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Tsingshan Lecture XV: To Cooperate or Not? Individual Decision-Making in Team Settings

Titled “To Cooperate or Not? Individual Decision-Making in Team Settings,” Professor Xiaoping Chen examined how conflicts between individual and collective rationality shape cooperation in social dilemmas. Drawing on resource dilemmas, public-goods dilemmas, and classic game-theory experiments, she unpacked the decision-making logic behind free-riding in teams. Through research on perceived criticality, rewards and punishments, and “consistent contributors,” she showed that lasting cooperation depends not only on external incentives, but also on members’ internal recognition of their own value, the meaning of their actions, and cooperative norms. The lecture also turned to the age of artificial intelligence, exploring how AI as a “consistent contributor” may influence human cooperation and offering new perspectives on AI-enabled organizational collaboration and future team management.Date: September 8, 2026Venue: C110, School of ManagementTopic: To Cooperate or Not? Individual Decision-Making in Team SettingsSpeaker’s Profile: Xiaoping Chen, Philip M. Condit Endowed Professor, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
2026-09-08
Tsingshan Lecture XIV: Understanding the Rise of China's EV Industry

Date: 24 June 2026Venue: C110, School of ManagementTopic: Understanding the Rise of China's EV IndustryIn his speech entitled ‘Understanding the Rise of China’s EV Industry’, Li Shanjun began by framing the discussion from a macro perspective on the global expansion of electric vehicles, before conducting an in-depth analysis of the key drivers behind the cross-sectoral development of China’s electric vehicle industry. He systematically examined the logic behind the rise of China’s electric vehicle industry from four dimensions: industrial policy, charging infrastructure, the learning curve effect, and supply chain structure. Towards the end of the lecture, Professor Li broadened his perspective to the current landscape of global trade friction, analysing policy trends regarding the imposition of additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by the US and the EU, as well as their potential implications. He argued that the rise of China’s electric vehicle industry has been driven by cross-level policy coordination and continuity, the proactive development of infrastructure, and a supply chain structure characterised by both competition and clustering—offering valuable insights for the green transition of other economies. Speaker’s Profile: Li Shanjun, Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Global Sustainability in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
2026-06-24
Tsingshan Lecture XIII: Money Captial: New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous Society

Date: 2 June 2026Venue: C110, School of ManagementTopic: Money Captial: New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous SocietyIn his lecture entitled *Money Captial: New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous Society*, Huang Haizhou began by addressing the foundational tenets of monetarism. He examined the pioneering 1965 work by Friedman and Schwartz, highlighting the shortcomings of monetarism’s core arguments. Subsequently, Huang Haizhou put forward the core thesis of the lecture: money is a *stock* issued by the state, rather than a *bond* as understood in traditional monetary economics. Huang then integrated this framework with corporate finance theory, arguing that the consequences of increased state money supply fundamentally depend on whether the newly issued money flows into projects with a positive net present value. Concluding the lecture, Huang discussed monetary sovereignty within the macro framework of international political economy, calling for a re-examination of the internationalisation of the renminbi and the monetary policy framework. Speaker’s Profile: Huang Haizhou, renowned economist and member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China
2026-06-02
Tsingshan Lecture XII: The Origins of People’s Democracy: The Evolution of the Concept and the Development of Its Theoretical Framework

Title: The Origins of People’s Democracy: The Evolution of Concepts and Theoretical DevelopmentSpeaker: Professor Wang ShaoguangTime: May 12th, 2026Venue: C110, School of Management In his lecture entitled ‘The Origins of People’s Democracy: The Evolution of Concepts and Theoretical Development’, Professor Wang Shaoguang began by explaining what motivated his research into this topic. He pointed out that the term ‘democracy’, which we take for granted today, did not exist in ancient China, but has undergone a long process of translation, debate and evolution. Professor Wang then conducted a systematic analysis from three dimensions: the history of translation, the history of concepts and the history of theory. He highlighted that the primary force driving the establishment of the concept of democracy in China was not liberal scholars, but rather a group of progressive scholars influenced by Marxism. Building on this, Professor Wang broadened his perspective to a comparison of political thought between China and the West, emphasising that the Communist Party of China has continuously adjusted its definition of ‘the people’ in practice.Speaker’s Profile: Wang Shaoguang, renowned political scientist and Professor Emeritus at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2026-05-12
Tsingshan Lecture XI: The Unprecedented Transformation of the Century and the International Landscape of the 21st Century

Title: The Unprecedented Transformation of the Century and the International Landscape of the 21st CenturySpeaker: Professor Jin CanrongTime: April 2nd, 2026Venue: C110, School of Management Abstract: In his speech titled “The Unprecedented Changes of the Century and the International Landscape of the 21st Century”, Professor Jin Canrong began by reviewing and commenting on the military conflict between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other. Subsequently, Professor Jin conducted a systematic analysis from three dimensions—U.S.-China relations, the evolution of the global power structure, and China’s industrialization process—to explore the structural changes in the international landscape. Building on this, Professor Jin broadened his perspective to include historical comparisons and civilizational dialogue, and candidly pointed out internal challenges facing China, such as demographic shifts.Profile: Jin Canrong, Wu Yuzhang Chair Professor at Renmin University of China, Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor, and President of the China Society for Future Studies.
2026-04-02
Tsingshan Lecture X: Great Power Rivalry and China's Future

Title: Great Power Rivalry and China's FutureSpeaker: Professor Victor GaoTime: March 9, 2026Venue: C110, School of Management Abstract: In this profound lecture, Victor Gao argues that the world is witnessing the dawn of the end of Pax Americana and the emergence of Pax Sinica (the Chinese Peace). Analyzing the current geopolitical landscape, Gao characterizes U.S. strategic posture as increasingly hollow, particularly in light of Middle Eastern conflicts and the legal delegitimization of the U.S.-led tariff wars.Profile: Victor Gao, J.D. from Yale University, currently serves as Deputy Director of the Center for China and Globalization and Director of the China Energy Security Institute. He is a renowned diplomatic commentator and scholar of international relations.
2026-03-09
Tsingshan Lecture IX: Half a Century of Evolution: Strategic Challenges and Future Vision in China-EU Relations

Title: Half a Century of Evolution: Strategic Challenges and Future Vision in China-EU RelationsSpeaker: Professor Shen WeiTime: December 30, 2025Venue: C110, School of Management Abstract: The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the European Union. Over the past half-century, China-EU relations have undergone profound and complex evolution, progressing from tentative initial contacts to the current comprehensive strategic partnership. This edition of the Green Mountain Lecture Series will trace the key stages and driving forces behind the development of China-EU relations, analyzing patterns of interaction between the two sides in core areas such as economic and trade cooperation, global governance, and geopolitics. In light of recent frictions and fluctuations, it will explore how China-EU relations can strike a balance amid multiple roles—as partners, competitors, and systemic rivals. Looking ahead to future cooperation pathways, the lecture offers forward-looking insights into the trajectory of this vital bilateral relationship. Profile: Shen Wei is a Qiushi Chair Professor at the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, and a Jean Monnet Chair Professor of the European Union. Professor Shen holds a PhD in Human Geography from Loughborough University, an LLM from Stockholm University, and an Erasmus Master in Law and Economics and a Master in Urban Management from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Before joining Zhejiang University, he served as Associate Vice-President for International Relations at Deakin University in Australia, Director of the Confucius Institute and Professor at the Management School of Lancaster University, Professor and Associate Dean at ESSCA, and Visiting Professor at prestigious institutions such as Sciences Po and the University of Strasbourg.
2025-12-30
Tsingshan Lecture VIII: Liquidity

Title: LiquiditySpeaker: Professor Randall WrightTime: 16th October, 19:00Venue: C110Abstract: Since the financial crisis 10 years ago, virtually everybody in economics, finance and policy making agrees that liquidity is a critical concept. However, most academics do not know how to model liquidity. Today I’ll show you how I do it.Profile: Randall Wright is the Ray B. Zemon Chair in Liquid Assets in the Department of Finance, Investment and Banking at the Wisconsin School of Business, as well as a Professor in Wisconsin’s Department of Economics. He previously held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell, and was a National Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution. He is currently a consultant for the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Chicago, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he co-organizes the Macro Perspectives group, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society and Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. He has a B.A. (Economics) from University of Manitoba, a Ph.D. (Economics) from University of Minnesota, and an M.A. (Honorary) from University of Pennsylvania.Professor Wright is well known for his work on monetary, macro and labor economics, with over 100 publications. From 1998 to 2008, he was the Editor of International Economic Review, and is currently Associate Editor at Journal of Economic Theory and Advisory Editor at Macroeconomic Dynamics. He has won several awards for his research, and currently has the highest “degree centrality” in economics (basically, greatest number of coauthors).
2025-11-10

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