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In 1950, the People’s Republic of China invaded and occupied the peaceful mountain nation of Tibet. For 58 years, the Communist regime in Beijing has waged a quiet war against the Tibetan people and their unique culture. Their clandestine methods follow the guidelines established by their imperialist...
The Beijing office would have been financed by the Harvard China Fund, a University-wide initiative with an annual operating budget of roughly $1 million to support teaching and research in and about China, said Todd Washburn, assistant provost for international affairs.
Like the newly established Shanghai office run jointly by the Harvard Business School and the China Fund, its Beijing counterpart would have provided on-site services and a support network for both Harvard faculty and students traveling or working abroad. The office staff would have also arranged interviews and hosted...
William C. Kirby, the Harvard China Fund’s director, said that he intends to expand the existing office in Shanghai before acting on plans for a second office in Beijing. The envisioned Harvard Shanghai Center—a joint venture with the Business School—will be...
The auction market, of course, has its own unique calculation, driven as it's said by the incalculable "price of two people's desires." Surprisingly, the only disappointment on Monday was that a late Cubist work by Picasso - Musical Instruments on a Table, which had the highest presale estimate, of...