4th Focus on China Lecture 2013
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Mark L. Sheldon is currently Lecturer in the Interna6onal Asian Studies Program, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. For over thirty years, Mr. Sheldon has been teaching courses on Chinese foreign rela6ons, Hong Kong poli6cs, compara6ve educa6on, and philanthropy in Asian socie6es.
Previously, Mark was the Director of the Yale-‐China Associa6on's Hong Kong Office, based at New Asia College, and also Director of the Hong Kong-‐America Center, a consor6um of eight Hong Kong higher educa6on ins6tu6ons. For six years, he was Director, Office of Academic Links-‐Interna6onal of CUHK, working closely with then Vice-‐Chancellor, Professor Charles K. Kao. Earlier in his career, he served in the China Program and as East Asia Secretary for the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries and as the founding Director of the China Program, United Board for Chris6an Higher Educa6on in Asia (both based in New York City). From 2007-‐2009, Mr. Sheldon was the Director, Office of Ins6tu6onal Advancement of HKIS.
Mr. Sheldon received his B.A. in poli6cal science from Illinois Wesleyan University and an M.A. in Interna6onal Rela6ons and Chinese Studies from the University of Hawaii, Manoa and the East-‐West Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
MARK L. SHELDON
LocationMiddle School
8th Floor Conference Room1 Red Hill Road, Tai Tam
RSVP by April 10Carol Lai
Topic: China’s Inten1ons: Military and Strategic Issues in the Asia Pacific Region -‐ Responsible ‘Peaceful Rise’ or Major Regional Threat?
Date: Monday, April 15, 2013
Speaker: Mark L. Sheldon (Lecture in English)
Time: 3:45pm -‐ 5:00pm
Loca1on: 8th Floor Conference Room, Middle School, Tai Tam
RSVP: Carol Lai ([email protected]) by April 10, 2013
This presenta6on will assess China's rise from a military and strategic point of view and examine the reac6ons and strategies of regional partners to China's economic, poli6cal, cultural and military role in the region. Ample 6me will be available for ques6ons and discussion.
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