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As another school year begins, SURGE is delighted to welcome newcomers and returning members to our General Interest Meeting next Monday, Sept 19th, at 7PM in the Campus Center room 220. We invite anybody who is vaguely curious about SURGE to come say hello and check out what we have planned for the semester. AnyContinue reading “2022 Fall General Interest Meeting”

Welcome to the 14th Annual China-U.S. Symposium. This two-day academic conference is held every spring at Tufts. Our goal is to foster academic understanding of China and cultivate cooperation between students and experts from different backgrounds and cultures. We wish to create a unique crossroads of ideas, experiences, and people that characterize Tufts University toContinue reading “2022 Annual China-US Symposium”

One of the most overlooked regional relationships in the study of international relations is the one between China and the Caribbean. And this gap in the scholarship is further widened as the relationship is rising in international significance. To address this gap, on March 2nd, 2021, Tufts SURGE invited Rasheed Griffith to talk more aboutContinue reading “Discussion with Rasheed Griffith on China’s Influence in the Caribbean”

By: Edbert Jao In August of 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo suddenly announced his resignation due to health concerns. Especially given Abe having successfully pushed for a reinterpretation of the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Japanese conclusion, his yet-standing proposal to directly revise it, and an ambitious economic reform agenda colloquially called “Abenomics,” Abe’sContinue reading “Nicholas Szechenyi Presentation”

By: Megan Starses Since the turn of the century, China has grown increasingly more interested in redefining its post-World War II role to reshape both its domestic and international policy. On October 27th, Tufts SURGE had the honor of inviting Rana Mitter, a University of Oxford professor, for a discussion about his new book, China’s GoodContinue reading “Book Talk with Professor Rana Mitter: “China’s Good War””

On September 17, Tufts SURGE held their second GIM via Zoom and invited Paul Huang, a Taiwanese defense journalist who conducts research on China’s military and global influence operations, to speak about Taiwan’s unpreparedness for war with China. For the first half of the meeting, Huang gave a presentation about his article “Taiwan’s Military HasContinue reading “Paul Huang, Taiwanese Defense Journalist Presentation”

On Saturday November 2, from 12:00 – 13:15 at the Crane Room in Paige Hall, SURGE has the honor of hosting MIT Professor Emma J. Teng’s for our Fall book talk. She will present on and about the topics within her book titled “Eurasian: Mixed Identities in the United States, China, and Hong Kong,” afterContinue reading “Professor Emma Teng Book Talk”

This year, the China-US Symposium will take place from April 12th to 13th. The theme of this year’s symposium is “New Frontiers”, dealing with how the US and China can navigate uncertain futures of the world. Check out the descriptions of the panels and lectures. Follow our Facebook page for more timely updates. The China­-USContinue reading “2019 China-US Symposium: New Frontiers”

“The United States has been the world’s dominant power for more than a century. Now many analysts believe that other countries are rising and the United States is in decline. Is the unipolar moment over? Is America finished as a superpower?” (Excerpt drawn from: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?gcoi=80140107107650) SURGE is pleased to co-host its faculty advisor, Prof. MichaelContinue reading “Professor Michael Beckley Book Talk”

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship. On this special occasion, Tufts Sino-U.S. Relations Group Engagement (SURGE) cordially invite you and your organization to our Fall Speaker series to review the Sino-Japanese relationship and its profound implications on the international order. We are honored toContinue reading “Richard Samuels on Sino-Japanese Relations: SURGE Fall Speaker”