In the second Sokwanlok Distinguished Lecture on China, YU Keping, a renowned scholar and advocate of reform in China will address the great changes in governance since the economic reform. He will trace the principal lines of governance reform in China since the 18th Party Congress and assess the main challenges going forward. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. with a reception at the patio of Bella Vista Cafe. At 5 p.m. the lecture and question and answer portion will be at the Sanford Consortium Auditorium. Pacific Leadership Fellow YU Keping is the dean of the School of Government at Peking University. He has continued to be a stable voice in Chinese academia, as well as a strong advocate for democratization and rule of law from within the establishment—his book “Democracy is a Good Thing (2009)” relaunched an intellectual debate on the future of China’s political system and democratization. Read bio online here. This event is sponsored by the 21st Century China Center. It is cosponsored by the Center for Global Transformation and Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China. Reserved parking available at Sanford Consortium at first-come first-serve basis.