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In 1995, Professor Crane and I co-organized a demonstration on the Williams campus to protest restrictions on academic freedom in Singapore. In my new book, the longest chapter is a defense of academic freedom and a critique of censorship. But for some reason Crane thinks I have evolved into a defender of “authoritarianism” over the … Continue reading
I’m happy to announce the publication of my new book, The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University (Princeton University Press). https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691247120/the-dean-of-shandong (for a 30% discount, valid internationally till 10/31/2023, please type the code BEL30). There are also ebook and audio versions. It is also available on amazon and other online book sellers. The book is … Continue reading
I was lucky to participate in a fascinating discussion on Legalism vs. Confucianism at Peking University with Wang Hui, Bai Tondong, and Zhu Suli. Long — about two hours — but worth it, IMHO: Link to the Video
Here’s a keynote talk (in English) for an online workshop “Les Géopolitiques de Brest 2021.” I was asked to discuss why China is demonized in the West. The opening music is very cool and it ends at the 18 minute mark. Here’s the link on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKpKDbolVlc
I’m not surprised to see demonization of the Chinese government these days but it’s more surprising to see demonization of Chinese intellectuals. I’ve just seen David Ownby’s misleading introduction and translation of Wang Hui’s article commemorating Lenin’s 150th birthday (https://www.readingthechinadream.com/wang-hui-revolutionary-personality.html). I feel I must intervene. Wang Hui is a friend and we have been co-teaching … Continue reading
As dean at Shandong University, I’ve hosted some cross-cultural dialogues on various themes. I plan to put them together in book form but the Covid crisis makes it difficult to invite speakers and continue the dialogues (for the moment?). So let me put online some of the dialogues we’ve had so far. Here is the … Continue reading
As dean at Shandong University, I’ve hosted some cross-cultural dialogues on various themes. I plan to put them together in book form but the Covid crisis makes it difficult to invite speakers and continue to dialogues (for the moment?). So let me put online some of the dialogues we’ve had so far. This dialogue leads … Continue reading
Thanks to John Berger for excellent questions. Here is the interview: https://www.centeronnationalsecurity.org/vital-interests-issue-32-daniel-bell And here is a Chinese translation: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mEvsh2IISipY2nXWpaKt6Q
Thanks so much to Princeton University Press’s Beijing office for efficient and thoughtful organization of an online book talk on May 29th. We presented my new book Just Hierarchy (Princeton University Press) talk with Q and A followed by an informative summary and video link. It’s in Chinese and my brilliant co-author Wang Pei did … Continue reading
As readers of my blog will know, Niall Ferguson’s allegation that the Chinese government allowed regular flights out of Wuhan to cities in the US and Europe after they were cut off to the rest of China has been debunked (see https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/trumps-flawed-china-travel-conspiracy/ and https://www.thetimes.co.uk/past-six-days/2020-05-31/comment/corrections-and-clarifications-8tvc73g3c). Unfortunately, the allegation was repeated by President Trump several times, including his … Continue reading
Daniel A. Bell (贝淡宁) 