David G. Atwill

Historian of China and Tibet. Dean of Arts & Sciences at NYU-Shanghai.

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

Received our copies of the 2nd edition of SOURCES IN CHINESE HISTORY! Yurong + I re-translated/updated over half the documents and included a lot of new material (including dialogues of Chinese films from the 1930s, 40s, and 2010s!). Available in paperback ($43) and ebook ($34)!

[Joseph Torigian @JosephTorigian]

After many years of research, and on the eve of a historic Putin-Xi-Trump meeting, my 80-page treatment of the 1969 fighting between Moscow and Beijing is out!

New exciting evidence about civ-mil, intelligence, and escalation, esp from Russian archives.
https://t.co/QaG8bg5lI7

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

And a second talk on November 26 hosted by Wlodek Ciecuira @Frogdeck at University of Warsaw.

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

Sharing an announcement of my talk next week in Vienna at CEU https://t.co/Ee9eckM8xo?

[U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue @USAmbChina]

在上海纽约大学与一群优秀的美国学生见了面。对于美国学生而言，通过亲身体验中国的语言、历史、文化以及当地复杂的现实情况，来加深对中国的了解，这很重要。

[U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue @USAmbChina]

Met with a great group of American students at NYU Shanghai. It is important for American students to deepen their understanding of China through firsthand experience with its language, history, culture, and complex realities on the ground.

[NYU Shanghai @nyushanghai]

NYU Shanghai was honored to welcome @USAmbChina David Perdue and his delegation to the University’s New Bund campus on Wednesday, November 11.

Chancellor Tong Shijun and Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman warmly received Ambassador Perdue and @USCGShanghai Christian Marchant.

During his visit, Ambassador Perdue spoke with NYU Shanghai students.

[Will Glover @WilliamJGlover]

I’m recruiting PhD students this year (either from the Chemistry or Physics NYU Shanghai programs). We’re running an info session on Wednesday Nov 18th at 10am (China Standard Time)- see flyer for details.

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

@HistorianZhang I’d only add one caveat: choose your advisor and the program.

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

Amazing production of Tosca by La Fenice in Shanghai’s new Grand Opera House with Anna Pirozzi as Tosca, Gregory Kunde as Cavaradossi and George Gagnidze as Scarpia. https://t.co/PC6LOK2Kiu

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

As President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to meet tomorrow in Washington, DC, only around 2,000 Americans are studying in China, down from 15,000 a decade ago.

Long-standing educational programs that built a generation of expertise, such as Fulbright, Boren, and the Critical Language Scholarship are all suspended, but a deal between the leaders could bring them back and protect the students who take part, write experts @RushDoshi and Rosie Levine.

"Improving mutual understanding is inherently valuable. For both Washington and Beijing, it also reduces the risk of miscalculation. If the next generation of policymakers has no China experience, both countries will suffer," they argue.

Read their full analysis in the comments below.

[NYU Shanghai @nyushanghai]

Today, NYU Shanghai launched the Global Institute for Longevity and Resilience, bringing together researchers and experts across healthy aging, urban resilience, finance, technology, and public policy.

The Institute will connect research from Shanghai, China, and Asia with NYU’s global network to turn interdisciplinary research into real-world impact.
https://t.co/wMv04v3F4U

[China Books Review @chinabksreview]

The veteran literary translator John Minford tells us how his collection ballooned, why his library is called “Three Dog Hall,” and how New Zealand pine is the best shelving material.

Read the latest My China Bookshelf column: https://t.co/i4FEClExX8

[Amy Stanley @astanley711]

I could not be prouder of my amazing translator @noriko_ocean and translation supervisor @HARA_Naofumi, who have been awarded a special prize in translation from the Japanese Translation Association!

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

A fascinating but wonderfully clear-eyed assessment of Lin Biao’s death. Glad to see @JosephTorigian and Professor Yu moving Cultural Revolution history out of conspiracy theories into the bright light of traditional history

[Joseph Torigian @JosephTorigian]

It’s quite a month for anniversaries in China. September 13 is the 55th anniversary of the death of Minister of Defense Lin Biao in a place crash in Mongolia. I talked about the latest evidence of the case with Chinese historian Yu Ruxin here:

https://t.co/iDfE8PoLLJ

[Victor Shih @vshih2]

“一旦此类虚假内容渗入基础语料库，将导致AI系统持续输出带有偏见的历史叙事，进而形成算法放大偏见—偏见固化认知—认知反塑算法的恶性循环，对国人尤其是青少年的历史认知构成长期、隐性甚至难以逆转的侵蚀。” so to prevent this from happening, you would have to control publications around the world. Is that the objective?

[Chris Horton 何貴森 @heguisen]

很榮幸《幽影之國》成為誠品本月選書。

感謝八旗文化與譯者盧靜 -- 沒有你們就沒有《幽影之國》！

[Chris Horton 何貴森 @heguisen]

In happy disbelief that the Chinese-language edition of #GhostNation is now available, and is a book of the month at Eslite and 博客來.

Huge thanks to 八旗文化 for publishing and 盧靜 for the excellent translation. And special thanks to the Taiwanese people for the inspiration.

[NYU Shanghai @nyushanghai]

Nine weeks. Mandarin only. 🇨🇳 Nearly 60 students from 22 universities & 14 countries took on NYU Shanghai’s Summer Chinese Immersion Program—an immersive experience combining 2 semesters of coursework with cultural activities, field trips, a speech competition & student-led clubs. https://t.co/KiaP3Sk81g

[David G. Atwill @DavidGAtwill]

@JohnDelury @SAISHopkins @HopkinsNanjing Congrats and so happy for you! Come visit in Shanghai!

[NYU Shanghai @nyushanghai]

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Sociology Yi-Lin Chiang! 🎉 Chiang has received the 2026 Asia and Asian America Section Early Career Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association, recognizing her outstanding scholarship on educational inequality and intergenerational status transmission in greater China. A well-deserved honor for her impactful research! 💜 https://t.co/pm3lB5nnMO