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 YaleChina Associa6on's Hong Kong Office, based at New Asia College, and also Director of the Hong KongAmerica 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 ViceChancellor, 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 20072009, 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 EastWest Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii. MARK L. SHELDON Location Middle School 8th Floor Conference Room 1 Red Hill Road, Tai Tam RSVP by April 10 Carol Lai [email protected] 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. Brought to you by the Chinese Studies &Professional Development Offices Chinese Speaker Series

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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

[email protected]

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.

Brought to you by the Chinese

Studies &Professional

Development Offices

Chinese Speaker Series