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Announcement of the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Cultural Interaction in East Asia___________________________________________________________________________________
Confucianism, Chinese characters and Buddhism all certainly represented importantfactors in the configuration process of East Asian culture. However, oceans and seas also
played an important role in the exchange of ideas and beliefs, along with the transport ofpeople and goods; without them, exchanges and interactions in the entire East Asian world
would have unquestionably been sluggish and reduced.
It is true that traditional China was a land empire, but in the first years of the Ming
dynasty, it already had enough strength to develop itself on the seas. In the end, though,China opted for the order on land it was already familiar with, giving up interest in oceansand seas. Nevertheless, beyond official policies, the entire Chinese maritime space hadalready become a fertile ground for merchant ships, fishing vessels, and pirates andimmigrants as well. Some scholars even believe that China was actually an overlord in all
East Asia’s seas as early as before the entry of Western imperialism in the 16th and 17thcenturies.
Besides China, countries such as Japan and Korea even more considered oceans andseas an important pillar of development. Before the middle of the 19th century, these East
Asian countries had already established denser ties of competition and cooperation basedon oceans and seas. After the middle of the 19th century, they analogously received thebaptism of Western ideas; under the gradual intervention of Western forces, they eachdeveloped different models of cultural exchanges and interactions.
During this conference, we will discuss themes under a Maritime East Asia
perspective, such as material culture, immigration and identification, production anddiffusion of knowledge, and port cities. We firmly believe that Maritime East Asia is anacademic field worth further exploring and expanding. Some research subjects we arefamiliar and unfamiliar with will surely reveal a completely new aspect under thisperspective.
The Chinese Civilisation Centre and the Department of Chinese and History of theCity University of Hong Kong are sincerely looking forward to the participation of scholars
and young researchers at such an important meeting.

Conference Theme this Year:
Maritime East Asia --- Network, Exchanges, and Mobilities

Panel Themes:
1. Transportation Networks and Goods Flow
2. Hong Kong from the Perspectives of East Asia
3. Immigration and Cultural Identification
4. Cultural Production and Reproduction
5. Religious Beliefs and rites
6. Diffusion and Production of Knowledge
7. Modern Translation in East Asia
8. Formation of Modern Keywords in East Asia
9. The Cold War and the East Asian Order
10. Port Cities
Meeting Schedule
Arrival: May 11, 2018 (Friday)
Annual Meeting: May 12-13, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Departure: May 14, 2018 (Monday)
Conference Venue
Joseph Lee Hall (LT-3505), City University of Hong Kong
Address: 3/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building
http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/wayfinder/en/Venue/LT-3505/

Application Schedule
The conference will be divided into four categories: keynote speeches, panel sessions,individual presentations, and papers presented by PhD candidates.
We encourage each Society member to refer to the above titles for the composition ofeach panel. Panels will be allotted two hours and will be comprised of four to fivepresenters, one moderator, and one or two discussants. Presenters can also serve as
moderators or discussants. Please submit your application and abstract (400 characters) tothe Organizing Committee by the deadline if you wish to participate.
The deadline for application submission is January 16, 2018. After the Organizing
Committee reviews your application and abstract, we will send you a formal letter ofinvitation around the middle of February.
Conference Expenses
With the exception of specially invited presenters, all participants are responsible for
their own roundtrip transportation and lodging expenses. In addition, in accordance withthe decision made at the last SCIEA conference, the 2018 conference fees will be 500 HKD
for full members and 300 HKD for PhD students. Fees include a welcome banquet, lunches

for both days at the conference, and the cost of the published conference proceedings.
Please submit payment in cash (Hong Kong Dollar) on site. (Credit cards and foreign
currency will not be accepted.)
To apply for participation, contact:
The Organizing Committee: （sciea2018@outlook.com）
Members of the Organizing Committee for the tenth Annual Meeting of the Society for
Cultural Interaction in East Asia:
Head organizer: Li Hsiao-ti, Vice-President (Professor, City University of Hong Kong)
Auxiliary organizers:
Li Xuetao, President, (Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Uchida Keiichi, Vice-President (Professor, Faculty of Foreign Languages, KansaiUniversity)
Fujita Takao, Councilor (Professor, Faculty of Literature, Kansai University)
Tao De-min, Councilor (Professor, Faculty of Literature, Kansai University)
CHING May-Bo (Professor, Department of Chinese and History, CityU of HK)
CHAN Hok-yin (Associate Professor, Department of Chinese and History, CityU of HK)
CHEUNG Wai-kwan (Senior Tutor, Chinese Civilisation Centre, CityU of HK)
Secretary:Shen Guowei, Secretary General (Professor, Faculty of Foreign Languages, KansaiUniversity)
Winnie K.F. Lee (Secretariat, City University of Hong Kong)