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Technology
2015 USC Global Conference: Shanghai, China
USC has long been at the forefront of this innovation, exploring what it can mean for business, science, technology, medicine, and the arts and entertainment. The conference will examine cutting-edge innovations that are already changing the world and the opportunities they present for the future.
Film Screening: DNA Dreams
Part of the film series "Being Human in a Biotech Age," the University of California, Berkeley hosts a screening of DNA Dreams
Science & Technology Policy Brown Bag Lecture Series: Labor Standards for High Technology: Comparative Experiance of China and India
The Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University presents a discussion comparing China and India in their labor standards for technology industries
Fiery Cinema: The Emergence of an Affective Medium in China, 1915–1945
UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Mary Ann Doane
2016 California China Forum: The Collision between Chinese and American Culture and Technology Innovation
USC Chinese Student and Scholars Association co-hosts a forum that aims to present in-depth discussion about the linkage between Chinese culture and technology in Southern California and the U.S. market.
Perry Link, "How Important is Internet Satire in China?"
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Perry Link on the importance of the internet in how the public affects the government.
Legends, Media and Stars: The Transmission of Chinese Popular Culture, 1820s-1920s
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk by Margaret Wan on transmission of Chinese popular culture in the Qing period.
A Brief Introduction to Digital Sinology
Jidong Yang gives a talk at Stanford University on the impact of technologies and standards in digitizing pre-modern Chinese texts on sinological research.
Chinese Computing and the Future of I.T.
21st Century China Center presents Tom Mullaney and Scott Klemmer on what Chinese telegraphs, typewriters and computers tells us about the relationships between language, coding and the richer ways we communicate and solve problems in the 21st century.
Networked China: How the Internet and Social Media Are Transforming China
On the occasion of the publication of Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground, join author Emily Parker, along with Andrew McLaughlin and Orville Schell, to discuss how the Internet and social media are transforming China.
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January 4, 2024
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
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
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?