The lecture, “兩蔣日記（蔣介石日記、蔣經國日記）與民國史研究” took place on 24 March 2025 afternoon at LT7, Lee ShauKee Building. Prof. Lu explored how historical events were recorded in the diaries of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, and how these diaries reflected their point of views on both national and family affairs. These historical resources provided more perspectives for us to understand the political and historical developments in 20th-century China. The audience was highly engaged and greatly benefited from the lecture with the lively Q&A session.

The seminar, “蔣介石日記中的抗日戰爭” took place on 27 March 2025 afternoon at LT1, Esther Lee Building, Chung Chi College. Before the seminar, we were honorable to present the prize to Ms. Lau Man Wai from Kowloon True Light School, the winner of “Chen Jing Chinese History Teaching Award 2025”. In the seminar, Prof. Lu presented the topic “抗日戰爭延誤了中國近代化的進程”. He was joined by Prof. Chen Hong Min from the Department of History at Zhejiang University and Prof. Cheng Hwei Shing from ICS, CUHK, who discussed the topics “蔣介石在抗戰中的得與失” and “蔣介石的國際觀”, respectively. After the presentations, guest speakers and the audience engaged in a lively discussion on modern Chinese history which drew this year’s lecture series to a close.