Project Title:	Historical Exchanges
Contact	Weiying Wan Asia Library Univ Lib/Asia Library 415 Hatcher N, 1205 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Tel: (734) 936-2354  wywan@umich.edu
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Description:	The University of Michigan's involvement with China has a long and complex history, beginning with the Angell ministry in Peking in 1880.  In 1976, UM Regents and administrative officers sent a delegation to China towards the end of the "Cultural Revolution". This might be the first American delegation invited to The People抯 Republic of China. In 1981, U-M scholars Mike Oksenberg and Weiying Wan were members of the Michigan delegation invited by Jiang Nanxiang, the Chinese Minister of Education. President Shapiro led the delegation and signed an agreement for exchange and cooperation with ten major institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Science, Peking University, Nanjing University, Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Sichuan University, and the Department of Higher Education of Shanxi Province.
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Participants:	President Harold T. Shapiro, University of Michigan Weiying Wan, Asia Library, University of Michigan Mike Oksenberg, scholar, University of Michigan
Sponsors:	University of Michigan Regents
Partnerships:	Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Science, Peking University, Nanjing University, Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Sichuan University, and the Department of Higher Education of Shanxi Province.