[In Chinese] 725 Salon: Xu Jilin

An in-person salon in Chinese, with AI-translated English subtitles, in which historian Xu Jilin traces the intellectual transformations and historical experiences of Chinese intellectuals from the late Qing dynasty and the May Fourth Movement to the present day. Drawing on his own liberal perspective, Professor Xu revisits a century of Enlightenment ideals, intellectual debates, and historical choices, and explores intellectuals' place and responsibilities today. Xu Jilin is a Zijiang Scholar and Professor of History at East China Normal University and Deputy Director of its Institute of Modern Chinese Thought and Culture. The salon is moderated by Ouyang Bin, Associate Director for China Programs at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, and is presented by the Asia Society.