Correction: Kellee Tsai's talk on October 9

Monday, October 9, 4:30PM, Tanenbaum 145 (Law School), Capitalism
without Democracy: Politics of Private Sector Development in China
Kellee Tsai, Johns Hopkins University
Popular observers expect that China is developing a capitalist class
that is likely to push for democratic reforms. Tsai's research shows
that although China’s private entrepreneurs are not clamoring for
democracy, they are influencing Chinese politics. In the course of
their day-to-day interactions, entrepreneurs are changing the country’s
formal political institutions in ways that reflect their needs and
interests. While liberal democracies permit many direct forms of
political expression, what China’s entrepreneurs are doing is more
subtle and possibly more politically effective than voting, lobbying,
and protesting. Major reforms in China’s formal institutions have
enhanced the private sector’s political legitimacy and economic
security and yet these institutional reforms have occurred in the
absence of political mobilization on the part of business owners.
CEAS-Lauder Distinguished Lecturer, Issues in Contemporary East Asia
Lecture Series
Co-sponsored by Penn Lauder CIBER and the Lauder Institute

East Asian Studies Graduate Student Colloqium

Penn Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), sponsors a graduate
colloquium for students with interests related to East Asia, hosted by
the CEAS and the East Asian
Languages and Civilizations department,.

This colloquium, which meets approximately once a month, serves as a
relaxed forum for graduate students whose work is in any way related to
East Asia to
come together and share their research. Generally, students use the
colloquium to do a dry run of presenting papers before conferences or
job interviews, or just to get feedback and support from their peers.

They are planning to meet at 4:30 on Thursday or Friday afternoons, to
be announced through the year. If you are interested in attending,
please send your email address to:

Paula Roberts, CEAS Assistant Director (proberts@sas.upenn.edu); or to
one of the colloquium coordinators:
Kate Baldanza (baldanza@sas.upenn.edu) or Neil Kuster
(neilkus@sas.upenn.edu).

Language Partner wanted

Linda S. Zhao, a Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Justice at Temple University seeks a native English speaker language partner. She wants to work on oral communication but also wants to talk with someone who is interested in comparing the U.S. and Chinese legal systems.

If interested, please email her at shuozhao@temple.edu.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

"Capitalism without Democracy: Politics of Private Sector Development in China"
Kellee Tsai, John Hopkins University

CEAS-Lauder Distinguished Lecturer. Co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, Penn Lauder CIBER & The Lauder Institute.

Monday, October 2
4:30 pm
Tanenbaum 145 (Law School)

Discussion Chair announced

Chiao-hui Su, an LLM candidate of the class of 2007, has volunteered to serve as the Discussion Chair for the CLSA this year. Chiao-hui Su comes from a background with expertise in both Taiwanese law and politics.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

September 21st, McNeil 286-7
"The Future of Sino-US Relations"
by Dr. Shulong Chu, Tsinghua University

Wharton China Business Society Meeting

If you are interested in learning about the business landscape in China, if you are interested in meeting the leaders of large Chinese corporations, if you are interested in having valuable and useful leadership experience to add to your resumes:

Details are as follows:

Monday Sept 18th 6pm
JMHH 345

Tuesday Sept 19th 6pm
JMHH 350

*Only need to attend one

For more details, please see attached flyer.

Wharton China Business Society (WCBS) is a professional student-run organization at the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. The organization is comprised of 5 major programs and over 80 undergraduate student officers, focusing on providing activities and programs that improve our understanding of China's business landscape and markets.



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The Wharton China Business Society has consistently benefited from an extremely talented group of people. From its founding the Wharton China Business Society's level of excellence has been consistently fueled by the personal ambition of its individual member. While the Wharton China Business Society is a student society, the level of quality and professionalism demanded by and of its members consistently demonstrates anything but a student level quality of
work. The Wharton China Business Society always welcomes new and innovative members, feel free to contact any member of our society for more information.

For more information, please visit www.whartonchina.com

Lunch with Judge Song

There will be a brown bag lunch with Judge Song of the Supreme People's Court, PRC, Monday, September 18 at noon. Judge Song, Visiting Scholar at Penn Law, will discuss his current research on international commercial arbitration. CLSA members are to meet at the Sansom entrance of the law school with their own lunches.

Judge Song of Supreme People's Court speaks at Penn Law

Judge Jianli Song of the Supreme People's Court of the PRC spoke to JD, LLM, and faculty on September 12, 2006 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Judge Song, who holds advanced degrees from both China and the United Kingdom, spoke about the Chinese judiciary and judicial reforms. Judge Song began by characterizing the traditional Chinese judicial system, the emergence of the modern judicial system within the past twenty-six years, and current judicial reforms. His talk addressed the relation between the judiciary as an institution and the professionalization of legal practitioners, international relations, market development, and China's transitional period. A reception followed the event.

First Meeting, Fall 2006

There will be a first meeting for those interested in participating in the Chinese Law Review this year on Wednesday, September 13, at 4:30 pm in T122. The Chinese Law Review focuses on pressing legal questions and concerns of Greater China, including the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The journal accepts submissions from both Chinese and Western legal specialists, academics, and practitioners. It is the only academic journal to feature articles as translated in both English and Chinese and as such seeks to foster dialogue between Chinese-speaking and English-speaking audiences.

All positions on the editorial board are open. 1Ls are encouraged to apply. For descriptions of positions, please see http://www.law.upenn.edu/groups/clsa/clr/participate/