The benefits of globalization are being called into question around the world.

Why has this historical trend, which was once seen as something that would benefit both the East and the West, the Global North and the Global South, suddenly encountered such resistance? How will this resistance reshape our future?

In this session of the 725 Salon, we invite renowned Chinese historian Qin Hui to unravel some of the most significant misunderstandings and misconceptions of the idea of globalization centered on China’s shifting position in the global economic framework since its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001. We will explore the origins of these misunderstandings and their causal relationships to our  current predicament. Most crucially, we will discuss how these historical shifts have shaped and continue to shape the future of the world we live in.

The talk will be conducted in Mandarin with AI-generated English subtitles, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Tickets to this event include a free guided tour of the COAL + ICE exhibition. If you are interested in joining us, please arrive at Asia Society by 5 PM.

725沙龙预告  秦晖：东西方交流的误解从何而来，有何影响

当今世界对“全球化”是一个巨大的挑战。

这个原本使得东西方都受益匪浅的历史潮流为何会突然面对各种挑战，遭遇各种困境，而这些挑战和困境又将如何重塑我们的未来？

本期725沙龙邀请中国著名历史学家秦晖共同梳理东西方交流中的那些最为重大的误解，并探源其形成的原因，与当下困境的因果关系，更重要的是，我们将共同探讨我们正在面对怎样的历史变局和未来。

本期725沙龙将以普通话为主，配以AI字幕同传翻译。

本次活动门票包含亚洲协会《冰 + 煤》艺术大展导览。如您对导览感兴趣，请与当天下午五点到达活动现场。

Speaker:

Professor Qin Hui is a historian and public intellectual. He retired as Professor of History, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, in 2017 and then served as a Visiting Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Qin’s primary field is economic history and peasant studies and he has written extensively on issues relating to social justice in China’s countryside. Qin’s recent research includes three broad topics: China, globalization and the “new Cold War”; China’s social economy during the Cultural Revolution; and rethinking the lessons of the May Fourth Movement—what he calls “the failure of the second wave of global democratization.”

秦晖教授是一位历史学家和公共知识分子。他于2017年从清华大学人文社会科学学院历史系退休，后担任香港中文大学客座教授。秦晖的主要研究领域为经济历史和农民研究，他广泛撰写关于中国农村社会正义问题的文章。秦晖近期的研究涵盖三个广泛主题：中国、全球化与“新冷战”；文化大革命期间的中国社会经济；以及重新思考五四运动的教训。