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SUMMARY: Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with 
 the Sinosphere
DESCRIPTION: The Centre for Chinese Research presents a talk with Julia G. 
 Bentley on how tapping into Taiwan's expertise can provide insights on the 
 Sinosphere.
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 p>Taiwan can serve as a valuable platform for those pursuing China Studies 
 and Asian Studies\, as well international relations and global affairs more
  broadly.  Tapping into Taiwan's expertise can provide insights on the Sino
 sphere\, cross-Strait relations\, and regional issues in Northeast Asia\, S
 outheast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.</p><p>Join the <a href="https://sppga.u
 bc.ca/institutes-centres/institute-of-asian-research/ccr/"><strong>Centre f
 or Chinese Research</strong></a> for a talk with <strong>Julia G. Bentley\,
  </strong>a former Canadian diplomat who served in Beijing\, Taipei\, New D
 elhi and Kuala Lumpur. She was awarded a four-month Policy Practitioner Fel
 lowship at UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs in 2023\, and a
  three-month Taiwan Fellowship in spring 2025. She is now affiliated with t
 he Munk School at University of Toronto\, the York Centre for Asian Researc
 h\, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and National Taiwan University's 
 Centre for China Studies. She has degrees in East Asian Studies from Prince
 ton and University of Toronto\, as well as a post graduate diploma in moder
 n Chinese history from Nanjing University.</p>
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