Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Health
Talk on "Collective Intelligence: Prediction on Elections and Infectious Diseases in Taiwan"
The University of Texas, Austin presents a talk by Dr. Chen-yuan Tung of National Chengchi University & UC Berkeley.
Indigenous Knowledge?: The Politics of Traditional Chinese Medicine
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Judith Farguhar on contemporary Chinese medicine as a weave of local historical constraints, global economic and epistemological pressures, and clinical and pedagogical pragmatics.
Mental health in China after the Sichuan 5.12 earthquake: An Empirical Study of Knowledge Transfer from Doctor to Patient
Zhe (Amy) Zhang will talk about her study on mental health after the Sichuan Earthquake at Stanford University.
Talk by Li Zhang, UC Davis
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies will host Li Zhang, Professor of Anthropology and Interim Dean of Social Sciences at the University of California, Davis.
Entrepreneurship Seminar
The Sino-American Biomedical & Pharmaceutical
Professionals Association hosts the first annual Entrepreneurship Seminar.
Exploring China: Legal, Regulatory, and Cultural Aspects
The USC International Center for Regulatory Science is pleased to announce our second regulatory science symposium of 2014: "Exploring China: Legal, Regulatory, and Cultural Aspects”.
Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations
The National Committee on US-China Relations will host the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations in Shanghai. David M. Lampton will deliver the keynote address to the audience on November 23.
Jennifer Pan - Welfare for Autocrats: How Social Assistance in China Cares for its Rulers
Jennifer Pan examines how China's major social assistance program, Dibao, has been used to quell dissent.
Ian Johnson on Sparks, his new book on China's Underground Historians
Throughout its history, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to dictate what is written and taught about its past. And some have always found ways to offer a fuller picture of what they and others have experienced.
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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?