Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

Student blogger Amanda  Walencewicz  (Certificate '20) writes about  her experience as one of  five  Hopkins-Nanjing Center   s tudents participating in the  Committee of 1 00 ’s C100  Scholars  Program .   (L-R) Joshua Cartwright, Erica Carvell, Alex Cowen, Eric Lacour, and Amanda Walencewicz receive certificates for their acceptance to the C100 Scholars Program. This year, the  Hopkins-Nanjing Center ( HNC )  was invited to nominate five students for the Committee of 100’s C100 Scholars Program, a program for outstanding Chinese scholars in its fifteenth year that was recently expanded to include American scholars. The 2019 program includes a trip to Shanghai for the C100 Greater China Conference and Gala and a study tour of Shanghai, Suzhou,  Nanjing , and Hangzhou in January 2020.    The Greater China Conference and Gala took place  the first weekend of December  at the Ritz-Carlton Ho...

Student blogger Will Putzier (Certificate '20 + Johns Hopkin SAIS MA '21) writes about local spots and activities in Nanjing. As one of China’s four ancient capitals, most recently during the Republican era in the early 20 th century, Nanjing is a city with a rich and varied history. Accordingly, there are many important sights in the city that students can explore during their time here. Nanjing also offers a plethora of delicious eats for students to take advantage of throughout the year. Near Campus The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is located in the downtown area of Nanjing, meaning students have a rich variety of places to check out near the HNC. Some students brew their own coffee or buy from the student-run coffee shop in the lounge, while others venture to one of several nearby coffee shops on a daily basis. Price, quality, and distance from campus vary, but most of the coffee is quite satisfying. A coffee shop called Jianshe opened this summer around the cor...

Julia Bowie, Certificate ’15, is an analyst and editor at Party Watch Initiative, a program of the Center for Advanced China Research that specializes in original analysis of government-controlled Chinese language publications to promote better understanding of Chinese domestic and foreign affairs. What current project at the Center for Advanced China Research are you most excited about and why? Right now I'm editing a compilation of essays about the Chinese Communist Party's first centenary goals, a collection of targets for the economy, environment, etc., that must be met by 2021, the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the CCP. The project has allowed me to seek out the expertise of very experienced China scholars and basically have them answer questions that I can't answer myself.  How did you become interested in China and end up at the HNC? I never planned on becoming a China specialist but when you begin learning about China, you quickly find that...