Lunch was provided.


This workshop on the Chinese economy, hosted jointly by BFI-China and the China Lab at Northwestern University, aimed to convene scholars and students from across the Midwest who are interested in issues related to China.

Agenda

Friday, February 28, 2025
12:30 pm–1:00 pm

Registration and Lunch

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

The Politics of Outbreak Response: Researching "Wuhan – How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control"

Dali Yang, University of Chicago

2:00 pm–2:20 pm

Break

2:20 pm–3:20 pm

The Authoritarian Functions of Law

Taisu Zhang, Yale University

3:20 pm–3:40 pm

Break

3:40 pm–4:40 pm

Rethinking the China Model

Yasheng Huang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5:00 PM

Workshop Concludes