Visiting scholar Mr. John Christopher Upton has registered at Center for Chinese Studies on June 30, 2017. Mr. John Christopher Upton is an American scholar who is currently a PhD student at Indiana University, Bloomington. His research period is from July to December, 2017. His research topic is "Rights and Rule-Crafting Processes in Taiwan's Indigenous Rights Framework." His host institute in Taiwan is Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica.