The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University a world-leading center for the study of China, bringing together leading researchers at Harvard with their counterparts from around the globe to share methods, approaches, and data pertaining to a wide range of questions related to contemporary and historical China.

Every year, the Center runs an active program of seminars, workshops, and conferences, which provide lively forums for inquiry and debate. Participants include the Center's more than 200 faculty and affiliates, along with more than 150 doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and professionals, from the United States and all parts of the Chinese world, as well as from Japan, Korea, Australia, and Europe.