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Mao Zedong
Screening: To Live
Zhang Yimou's film is presneted in conjunction with the Monterey Park Art+Film Lab presented by LACMA
Felix Wemheur, "Food Politics and Hunger in Maoist China (1953-1963)"
The Fairbank Center hosts Yomi Braester as he examines recent visual media practices, from traditional painting scrolls to state-of-the-art digital screens, and shows their collusion in the commodification of Chinaʼs cityscapes.
Nicholas Khoo, Collateral Damage: Sino-Soviet Rivalry and the Termination of the Sino-Vietnamese Alliance (1964-1991)
The Sigur Center hosts a discussion of China's Cold War alliances and policies from 1962 to 1991
Creating and Discarding Symbols: The Case of Mao Zedong’s Golden Mangoes
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Creating and Discarding Symbols: The Case of Mao Zedong's Golden Mangoes" by Alfreda Murck Monday, September 22, 2014, 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
Markets over Mao: The Rise of Private Business in China
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Markets over Mao: The Rise of Private Business in China" by Nicholas Lardy on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 12:30pm to 1:50pm.
Organized Knowledge and State Socialism, 1949-1978
UC Berkeley presents a workshop investigating knowledge production during the Maoist period (1949-1978) of the People's Republic of China.
The Kronos Quartet and Wu Man, pipa
UC Berkeley presents the Kronos Quartet and Wu Man's pipa performance.
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series ~ Is Lying Contagious? Spatial Diffusion of Agricultural “Satellites” During China’s Great Leap Forward
The University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Hongwei Xu on Agricultural Satellites during the Great Leap Forward.
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series ~ Is It Possible to “De-Maoify” the Cultural Revolution?
The University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Yiching Wu on the role of Mao in the Cultural Revolution.
The Life of a Slogan: Maoism, Gender, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution
A discussion by professor Emily Honig on the impact of the Cultural Revolution on state feminism in China.
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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.
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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?