This talk attempts to read Max Weber's treatise on Chinese Confucianism and Taoism, contained in his magnum opus Wirtschaftsethik der Weltreligionen, as a critique of a rationalism that Weber sees as […]

摘要：互联网给中国语言生活带来的是“升级”还是“革命”？是“升级”，是交际方式的升级；是“革命”，是一场深刻的语言观的变革。互联网带来的这些变化，需要重新审视我们的价值观。 Is the internet “improving” or “revolutionizing” the Chinese language situation? If this change is considered as an “improvement”, it would be an “improvement” of the means of communication; if […]

This talk will explore some less widely researched topics related to the learning and use of Hanzi and Pinyin in learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language. First, we will […]

Sind manche Schriftsysteme besser als andere? Gibt es sinnvolle und verlässliche Kriterien zur Bewertung von Schriftsystemen? Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Fragen vergleicht dieser Vortrag die chinesische Schrift mit anderen Schriften. […]

Short Bio of the lecturer: QIN Yaqing is President and Professor of China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) and Chancellor of China Diplomatic Academy, Executive Vice-president of China National Association for […]