Xi’s personalized, opaque rule eroding trust in Chinese economy
Prof. Jeremy Wallace comments on China's report that its third-quarter gross domestic product grew.
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A unique approach with unparalleled opportunities
The Levinson China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program
The Brittany and Adam J. Levinson China and Asia-Pacific Studies program offers a unique approach to the study of contemporary China through a set of courses on China's language, history, politics, economy, society and foreign relations, and by providing students with experience both on-and-off campus, including three years in Ithaca, one optional semester in Washington D.C., and one required semester in Beijing.
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Panelists: War in Ukraine reshapes world political order
Faculty and journalist experts considered the consequences of the ongoing conflict during “Aftershocks: Geopolitics Since the Ukraine invasion."
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With visit to Taiwan, Pelosi upsets Xi-Biden’s balancing act
Government Prof. Allen Carlson comments on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
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Reunion 2022 features host of A&S events
A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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The catastrophic success of China’s zero-COVID policy
In this op-ed, Prof. Jeremy Wallace explains the pitfalls of China's approach to the pandemic.
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'There is always more than one side to a story'
Maggie Zhang Grobowski is a China & Asia-Pacific Studies & Government major.
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Ten A&S faculty honored with endowed professorships
These professorships continue the College’s priority to recognize faculty excellence and accomplishments.
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More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours
On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
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Off-campus Learning: Beijing and Washington, D.C.
The CAPS major gives students experience both on and off campus, including one required semester in Beijing and one optional semester with Cornell in Washington, during which students participate in internships and cultural immersion. This unique and ambitious program offers CAPS majors unprecedented pre-professional training mapped onto a solid Cornell liberal-arts education.
Career opportunities with CAPS
With three years of intensive Chinese language training, internships in Beijing, and the option to complete additional internships in Washington, D.C., Cornell graduates with a major in CAPS are well suited for entry- or higher-level positions in consulting, journalism, law firms, businesses, financial services, NGOs, diplomacy, and other government and public service agencies. An undergraduate CAPS degree also readily prepares one for graduate studies in law, business, and other disciplines with a focus on China.
CAPS 4001 Travel Journals: Learning Beyond the Classroom
Wendy Chen '19: Field Trip to Dunhuang, Gansu Province 甘肃省, 敦煌市 Fall 2017
"Walking in the sand was incredibly tiring, each step was extremely taxing on the body, but it was so worth it. The eight of us got into sledding tubes that were linked to each other and down we go. I cheered as the adrenaline pumped through me, as the wind whipped my hair back, as the small individual grains of sand pelted my face and lodged itself into every single exposed surface of my body and clothes. Still, it was an amazing ride that was much too short for my (and some other people's) liking, inciting cheers of 'one more time!' and 'let's do it again!' as we got off our tubes and tried to shake the sand off of us to no avail."