I'm getting ready for two talks tomorrow.  Here at Williams, I will be giving an international studies colloquium on "Confucianism as Soft Power"  (would the Chinese title be: 以儒学为软实力?).  The local poster is below (yes, I will mention the dust up between the two movies…).  Right after that, at 4PM Eastern time, I will be interviewed on a radio show from Wisconsin Public Radio: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders.  I should be able to link to an audio of that program once it is done.

Bottom line for the "Confucianism as Soft Power talk:" I don't think Confucianism can effectively serve the foreign policy interests of the PRC state because any serious consideration of Confucianism encourages a fundamental critique of what Chinese society has become in the past thirty years.

More blogging later…