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Culture
USC Annenberg’s resident Olympics expert has a front-row seat at his 12th Games
Olympics expert Alan Abrahamson, seen here at last year’s Tokyo Games, covered his first Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
The Olympics Return to Beijing
Beijing becomes the first city to host both summer and winter games. International scrutiny of Chinese policies and practices has increased since the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Happy Year of the Tiger! 祝您虎年快乐!
The USC U.S.-China Institute wishes you a Happy Lunar New Year! 祝您虎年快乐!
Studying Chinese in America
Has the promising rise in American students studying Chinese stalled?
Tennis in China
The Women’s Tennis Association is at odds with China’s government. How big is tennis in China?
How China’s ‘leftover women’ are using their financial power to fight the stigma of being single
Originally published by USC Annenberg on November 15, 2021.
Kirk Denton Looks at Taiwanese Museums
Kirk Denton looks at the role of politics—especially political parties—in the establishment, administration, architectural design, and historical narratives of museums in Taiwan.
Keliher, The Board of Rites and the Making of Qing China, 2019
This review by Jennifer H. Day was published on H-Asia and is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Urbanization in the U.S. and China
People keep moving from rural areas into cities.
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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.
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?