TY - JOUR AU - Yu Hui PY - 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag JF - Asian Musicology IS - 1 VL - 34 SN - 2832-1197 TI - The Editor’s Preface T2 - Chinese Music Research in a New Global Era DO - 10.3726/JAM341_7 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1570082 N2 - From November 4 to November 5, 2023, Nanjing Normal University in China hosted the “International Symposium on Retrospective and Prospective of Global Chinese Music Research” to celebrate the publication of The Oxford Handbook of Music in China and the Chinese Diaspora. This landmark volume is the first Oxford Handbook dedicated to the music of a single country and its diaspora, marking a significant milestone in the global study of Chinese music. The symposium brought together over 200 scholars of Chinese music from China and abroad, both in person and online, to explore the past, present, and future of Chinese music research. A comprehensive report of the conference is featured in this issue of Asian Musicology. Additionally, we present the transcriptions of keynote addresses by Professor Jonathan Stock and Professor Fred Lau, which offer valuable insights into the discussions and outcomes of this unique event. ER -