China Studies Research Centre, La Trobe University
2:30-4:00pm, Tuesday 20 February 2018
Room 318, Education 2 (ED2), La Trobe University
In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed “fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese Nation” as a cultural strategy for resolving ethnic issues. The proposal was reaffirmed in Xi’s report at last year’s 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and was subsequently written into the Constitution of the CPC. In this talk, the speaker will introduce the background to Xi’s strategy-making, analyze its policy implications, and discuss potential challenges to its implementation.
Speaker: Dr. Xuan Li
Dr. Xuan Li is Associate Professor in School of International Studies and a post-doctoral researcher in the School of History at Sichuan University. He received his PhD (2014) and MA (2010) from Renmin University of China and second MA (2014) from Indiana University Bloomington. He works on the modern history of Inner Asia, ethnic politics, and comparative global ethnic policy. He is currently a visiting scholar at the China Studies Research Centre at La Trobe University.