Emily Matson, PhD
@DrEmilyMatson
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@PennUSChina fellow | @cfr_org term member | @guhistory @ElliottSchoolGW | @uva_history PhD, @Uva_EAC | 东北、历史记忆 | 普通话, español
Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2018
I'm excited to share that my first monograph, "China's Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II," is available for preorder through the University of Michigan Press, China Understandings Today series! via @UofMPress.
press.umich.edu
China’s Date Debate is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party’s remapping of China’s World War II timeline from eight years (1937-–1945) to fourteen years (1931–1945). Instead of...
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RT @SWWResearchNA: Our first AY 2025-26 reading group sessions is Wednesday, 3 September 2025 @ 7:30pm Eastern, with author Stephen Satkiew….
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For @Georgetown grad students - Dr. Denise Ho's fall seminar "ASST5083/HIST6383: From Pearl River Delta to Greater Bay Area" examines the history & politics of the South China region - topics include diaspora & migration, urbanization & industrialization, revolution & politics!
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RT @tongbingxue: He Feng-Shan何凤山, Chinese diplomat in Vienna during WW2 who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish people by providing them….
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RT @gwusigurcenter: This week, we are highlighting the course Korean-Japan Relations by Prof. Emily Matson! This course will explore the hi….
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RT @Reyhan_Silingar: Indeed. The first meeting between a sitting US president and a reigning Japanese emperor took place in Alaska. I explo….
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It was so kind of Rana Mitter to give my research and forthcoming book on China’s WWII and the 14-year war a mention in this episode. It’ll be out with the University of Michigan Press next June!.
In last week's episode of Pekingology @Henrietta_Ivy spoke with Rana Mitter on history and politics in today’s China, how memory of WWII shapes Beijing’s thinking on Taiwan, the worldview of the next generation of CCP leaders, and more.
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RT @tongbingxue: On this day 88 years ago in 1937, the Battle of Shanghai淞沪会战 erupted—marking the first major confrontation between China a….
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RT @PennUSChina: We are delighted to invite applications for our new Program Manager position! This is a full-time position, with benefits,….
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RT @kazushi_minami: My new article, "Unity and Struggle: The Twilight of Maoism in the United States," has been published open-access by @M….
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Unity and Struggle: The Twilight of Maoism in the United States - Volume 8 Issue 2
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RT @kyleichan: Wonderfully nuanced piece by Aaron Glasserman, drawing on conversations with regular people in Henan: .
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Despite slowing growth, people haven’t forgotten the party’s record of delivering public goods.
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RT @tongbingxue: A 2000-Year-Old Bronze Horse Ornament is the Spitting Image of Trending Toy Doll Labubu. This ancient artifact, dating ba….
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Honored to have had the incredible opportunity to engage with outstanding Chinese academics on timely issues related to US-China relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing the other week.
Each year, the centerpiece of our @PennUSChina fellows’ visit to Beijing is a 2 day workshop at @CISSTsinghua. This year’s discussions were simply outstanding. Many thanks again to my friend @mawangcun1 for hosting us, and also this year to Prof. Wang Jisi for his keynote remarks
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RT @BarackObama: Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our dem….
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RT @USAmbChina: 很高兴本周与第三梯次的宾夕法尼亚大学美中关系未来项目@PennUSChina学者以及马瑞欣教授@NeysunM见面。他们是国家安全、经济、贸易以及科技领域优秀被认可的领袖，其乃为未来美中关系关键的议题。.
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RT @USAmbChina: Pleased to meet with the third cohort of @PennUSChina fellows and @NeysunM this week. They are established leaders in natio….
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RT @NeysunM: Each year, the centerpiece of our @PennUSChina fellows’ visit to Beijing is a 2 day workshop at @CISSTsinghua. This year’s dis….
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RT @NeysunM: Our third cohort of @PennUSChina fellows have arrived in Beijing! Now in the midst of a very full and engaging week of dialogu….
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