Wagstaff to discuss China’s international rise with Alabama World Affairs Council

The rise of China as a world power since the 1970s will be the topic of Dr. Drew Wagstaff's presentation to the Alabama World Affairs Council.

The rise of China as a world power since the 1970s will be the topic of Dr. Drew Wagstaff's presentation to the Alabama World Affairs Council.

Dr. William “Drew” Wagstaff, an assistant professor of international security for the Blue Horizons Program within the U.S. Air Force’s Center for Strategy and Technology at Maxwell Air Force Base, will address China’s growth and what that means for the international community during a presentation to the Alabama World Affairs Council on Feb. 12.

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Chinese, Vietnamese New Year celebrations scheduled

A Chinese New Year festival takes place Thursday, Jan. 31 at the Trojan Center Ballrooms, and a Vietnamese New Year celebration follows Feb. 8.

A Chinese New Year festival takes place Thursday, Jan. 31 at the Trojan Center Ballrooms, and a Vietnamese New Year celebration follows Feb. 8.

Troy University international students will hold a variety of public new year celebrations in the coming weeks.

The celebrations start with the annual Chinese New Year Spring Festival on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. in the Trojan Center ballrooms.

This year’s program includes traditional dances and performances along with Chinese food, such as fried…

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Troy University Ambassador-in-Residence to address World Affairs Council, students during visit

J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. ambassador to Singapore, China and Indonesia, will serve as TROY's Ambassador-in-Residence next week.

J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. ambassador to Singapore, China and Indonesia, will serve as TROY's Ambassador-in-Residence next week.

Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, who served as the top U.S. envoy to Singapore, China and Indonesia, will serve as Troy University’s Ambassador-in-Residence next week, including an Oct. 16 presentation to the Alabama World Affairs Council at the University’s Montgomery Campus.

During his visit, Roy will speak to classes on the Troy Campus and deliver the…

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Remembering Zhao Kangmin, discoverer of the Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Warrior statues at Troy University's Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park.

The Terracotta Warrior statues at Troy University's Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park.

The Chinese archeologist who discovered the famous Terracotta Army passed away last month, leaving behind a legacy that left its mark around the world, including at the Troy Campus.

Zhao Kangmin was a self-taught archaeologist and lover of history who at 24 became curator of the Lintong Museum in Shannxi province. It was on an…

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