S2509 The Chinese Dream: Restoring the PRC’s “National Greatness” Before its Centennial in 2049
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Since he became China’s preeminent leader in 2012, Xi Jinping has pursued an agenda to make the country prosperous, strong, harmonious, and globally influential in advance of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic in 2049. This one-session talk will explore specific policies that the CCP has implemented to achieve this “Chinese Dream,” including domestic efforts to eliminate poverty and construct a unified national identity, and global outreach like the Belt and Road Initiative. It considers results to date and challenges that will impact China’s drive to cement superpower status over the next quarter century.
In-Person & Broadcast (Hybrid) - Not Recorded
Elizabeth Lublin
A historian of modern Japan, Elizabeth Lublin offered courses on East Asia at Wayne State for over 20 years before retiring in 2024. She returned to the classroom in the Spring of 2026 to teach study abroad students at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities near Kyoto. Her early publications examined the activism of Christian women in late 19th and early 20th-centuries Japan. Lublin’s current research explores Japan’s tobacco and match industries.