nctkwan@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Terence Kwan) (09/29/89)
Laurier Lecture Series 1989-90
Dr. Charles Burton
will speak on
"The Tiananmen Massacre and China's Political Future"
Monday, October 2, 1989
4 p.m.
Theatre Auditorium
Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Burton is a specialist in Chinese politics, history, society,
and culture at Brock University. Fluent in Chinese, he lived and
studied in China from 1978 to 1981. Dr. Burton has a deep
understanding of the current crisis in China and has made concrete
proposals for effective political change.
In the context of the decline of communist parties throughout the
world, Dr. Burton will discuss the causes of recent events in China
and will provide an analysis of China's political future.
Dr. Burton has studied at the University of Alberta, Fudan University
in Shanghai, Cambridge University, the University of Toronto, and
Carleton University. His most recent book is titles Political and
Social Change in China Since 1978.
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