{"474591":{"#nid":"474591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hanchao Lu Presents at Sixth World Forum on China Studies in Shanghai","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/lu\u0022\u003EHanchao Lu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hsoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of History and Sociology\u003C\/a\u003E, was invited to give a presentation at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/china\/2015-11\/20\/content_37119598.htm\u0022\u003ESixth World Forum on China Studies\u003C\/a\u003E, which was held in Shanghai on November 20 - 21, 2015.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Lu\u2019s presentation was titled \u201cThe Pursuit of Happiness in Maoist China: What Can We Learn from It?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first three decades of the People\u2019s Republic of China is often described as an era of constant political revolution and economic deprivation.\u0026nbsp;However, Lu 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