Global China Studies, the flagship development of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, successfully launched its first workshop on The Handbook on Minorities in China on 6—7 August, 2015. This workshop invited thirteen international experts on Chinese ethnic minorities from the U.S., the UK, Australia, Sweden etc.; and discussed various topics including ethnic minorities and nation-building, multiculturalism, languages and cultures, urban Chinese ethnicity, education inequality, ethnic tourism, politics and policies, state of research on Tibet and Xinjiang and the Uyghurs.

The workshop will contribute to the publishing of The Handbook on Ethnic Minorities in China, scheduled to publish in 2016 by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., UK. This publication will prompt to be the major guideline and reference in the studies of ethnic minorities in China.

About Global China Studies

"Global China" represents China in the world, China as a global phenomenon, and transnational processes and international institutions involving China. It not only encompasses conventional topics of China Studies, but also opens up new transnational and comparative perspectives for studying these issues and more directly China's connectivity with global issues. The prominence of Global China is vitally germane to research in humanities and social sciences disciplines. Taking advantage of Hong Kong's geographical location, Global China Studies aims to make itself an academic hub for China scholars in Asia and around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.cityu.edu.hk/class/gcs/04-2_workshop-2015.aspx.