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Video: Suisheng Zhao on The Dragon Roars Back, China's Foreign Policy
Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
Julia Lovell on the Rise of Maoism
Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force, linking its evolution in China with its global legacy.
Video: Guobin Yang Discusses the Factional Violence in the Red Guard Movement
Guobin Yang examines the factional violence in the Red Guard movement as well as the de-sacralization of that revolutionary culture throughout the 1970s and the rise of a new wave of protest that inaugurated the democratic movements of the reform era.
Walder, China under Mao - A Revolution Derailed (April 6, 2015)
Andrew G. Walder's book was reviewed by David Buck for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Kiely, The Compelling Ideal - thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 (January 1, 2014)
Jan Kiely book was reviewed by Emily Whewell for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Cook, Mao’s Little Red Book: A Global History (March 6, 2014)
Alex Zukas reviewed this book for H-Socialisms in November 2014. It is reprinted here through a Creative Commons license.
USC Architecture Students Create Unique Mao Jackets in "Truth in Making, An Architectural Inquiry"
USC Architecture's 5th year students created unique Mao style jackets using unexpected materials as part of their studio assignment
Assignment: China - China Watching
This segment of the USC U.S.-China Institute series on the work of reporters for American news organizations looks at the period 1949-1971, when most Americans could not visit the People's Republic. Though some non-U.S. citizens reporting for American organizations did manage to get into China, most reporters had to watch what was happening in China from Hong Kong.
Ishikawa, The Formation of the Chinese Communist Party, 2013
Yoshihiro Ishikawa's book was translated by Joshua Fogel and reviewed by David Buck for H-Asia.
Calkins, China and the First Vietnam War, 1947-54, 2013
This book by Laura M. Calkins was reviewed by Mao Lin for the H-Diplo discussion list and is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?