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Music
Screening: Blue Sky Bones
University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies hosts a screening of Blue Sky Bones, a story about history, family, music, and politics.
Chu-Han Contention: Traditional Pipa Music
The Bowers Museum presents an afternoon of pipa music.
Beethoven in China
The Stanford Center for East Asian Studies presents Jindong Cai on the compelling story of Beethoven and the Chinese people.
China Onscreen Biennial: Are We Really So Far From The Madhouse? (我们离疯人院有多远) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, this documentary is a representation of the "mysterious chaos" of a band on the road that captures the restlessness of contemporary China.
Music of the Guqin with Dai Wei
The Huntington Library presents a performance.
Pipa Recital: Lan Weiwei
The University of Chicago Smart Museum of Art hosts a performance by pipa virtuoso Lan Weiwei
Hop Fu: Hip-hop meets Kung Fu
Hop Fu performs a live score for the classic Hong Kong film Super Ninjas.
Inseparable: The Story of Chinese Punk Rock
The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin presents a talk by David O'Dell on the Chinese Punk Rock movement that spanned 1995-2003.
Kayageum Workshop
Indiana University's East Asian Studies Center hosts a workshop series on the basics of Kayageum, a traditional Korean string instrument.
Music and Dance from Mongolia
The Asia Society and Museum present a performance of music and dance from Mongolia.
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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?