In addition to the public programs below, USCI sponsored several private workshops (e.g., U.S.-China Bi-National Commission on Trust Building and training programs), plus screenings of our documentaries across the U.S. and China. USCI speakers presented research and participated in dozens of events sponsored by other organizations.
August 1, 2013
Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century
The USC U.S.-China Institute presented a book talk with Orville Schell on China's ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse. Through a series of absorbing portraits of iconic modern Chinese leaders and thinkers, two of today’s foremost specialists on China provided a panoramic narrative of the nation’s ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse in Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century.
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September 5, 2013
Two Billion Eyes: The Story of China Central Television
The USC U.S.-China Institute presented a book talk with Ying Zhu. Two Billion Eyes explores ways in which the country’s highest rated television network, China Central Television (CCTV), has become the surprising battleground for China’s future. While CCTV programming is state sponsored—and censored—the popularity and profit of the station are determined by the people. And as the Chinese Communist Party seeks to exert its own voice on domestic and international affairs, the prospect of finding an amenable audience becomes increasingly paramount.
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September 12, 2013
China's Wastelands: How the World's Trash (Including Yours) Ends Up in China's Rivers
The USC U.S.-China Institute welcomed Joshua Goldstein who teaches history at the University of Southern California. Goldstein discussed the U.S.'s biggest export to China, which is our trash and scrap. Through this informal, picture guided tour of the Chinese scrap economy, Goldstein demonstrated how your household recycling ends up in the Chinese countryside.
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November 1-2, 2013
Through Tinted Lenses? How Chinese and Americans See Each Other
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a panel discussion to address questions such as: What do Americans and Chinese “know” about each other and how do they know it? What images do they have of each other’s society and state? Where do these images come from? Why do some endure and others change? How do images vary with age and other factors? How do these perceptions affect the decisions and actions of governments, businesses, civic groups, and individuals? Leading academics gathered with pollsters, journalists, diplomats, and entertainment industry practitioners to explore these questions.
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November 13, 2013
Screening of Assignment: China - End of an Era
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a screening of a segment from the Assignment: China series. The early and mid-1970s were a time of intense political drama in China. As Chairman Mao's health deteriorated, the struggle between the radical "Gang of Four" led by Mao's wife Jiang Qing, and pragmatists like Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping was reaching a climax. For American correspondents, it was a huge – and hugely challenging - story.
November 14, 2013
Protecting the Vulnerable: a Discussion of Legal Reform and Civil Society in China
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a discussion with women's rights activist Guo Jianmei, providing insights to the NGO climate in China. Jianmei addressed China’s rapidly growing civil society sector and the differences it can make in the lives of women, youth and others.
February 7, 2014
The Asia Pacific in 2014: Rebalancing, Cross-strait Ties, and Regional Economic Integration
Expert observers gathered at the University of Southern California to discuss the policies and practices of key actors, how those are perceived, and the current and potential role of multilateral organizations in reducing tension, mediating disputes and promoting stability. A keynote address by Taiwan's former Defense Minister Andrew Yang opened the discussion.
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February 13, 2014
The Contest of the Century: The New Era of Competition with China-and How America Can Win
The USC U.S.-China Institute presented a book talk with Geoff Dyer. "The Contest of the Century" is both an inside account of Beijing's new quest for influence and an explanation of how America can come out on top--an essential book for businessmen, politicians, financiers, and anyone interested in current world affairs.
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February 28, 2014
Confucius Institutes: The Globalization of Chinese Soft Power
The Confucius Institutes are a platform for Chinese cultural diplomacy through language learning and cultural exchanges. This interdisciplinary panel of experts discussed the Confucius Institutes’ operations the United States and South Africa. This panel was a part of the conference titled "A New Era in Cultural Diplomacy: Rising Soft Power in Emerging Markets" hosted by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
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April 2, 2014
Worsening Sino-Japan Relations: Implications for the US
The USC US-China Institute welcomed Professor David Arase to discuss Sino-Japan-US ties. He argued that worsening Sino-Japan relations centered around the dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands are more about domestic Chinese politics and international geo-politics than history. A powerful nationalistic China feels it deserves a China-centric Asia, but the US-Japan alliance constitutes a major obstacle.
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April 3, 2014
China's High-Tech Surge: Investing in America and Innovation
As Chinese outbound investment shifts from natural resources into more advanced, innovation-intensive industries, a rapidly increasing share is going into U.S. IT, cleantech, biotech, advanced transportation, and more. Experts discussed what are the hottest sectors drawing the most Chinese investment and the economic and political factors behind these investments. This conference was co-sponsored by the Asia Society.
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April 17, 2014
Screening of Assignment: China - Tiananmen Square
The USC US-China Institute premiered a public screening of the latest episode in our Assignment:China series on American media coverage of China. This episode focused on the work of journalists covering the massive demonstrations that rocked Beijing in spring 1989. Through interviews with those journalists as well as officials and demonstration leaders as well as archival photos and video, the documentary showed how the demonstrations and the violence that ended them drew unprecedented and sustained coverage.
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April 22, 2014
Report Release: Building U.S.-China Trust
The USC U.S.-China Institute launched a joint report by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism & The School of International Studies of Peking University titled "Building U.S.-China Trust Through Next Generation People, Platforms & Programs". The report offers new ideas and concrete recommendations on how to build trust and improve U.S.-China relations.
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April 23, 2014
Film Screening - Assignment China: Tiananmen Square
Assignment China: Tiananmen Square, produced by the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California and narrated by former CNN Beijing bureau chief Mike Chinoy, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the reporters who covered the dramatic events in Beijing that spring. It features interviews with most of the leading American journalists who were there, as well as diplomats and scholars, and contains rare video clips and photos from that tumultuous time. This event was cosponsored by GW School of Media & Public Affairs and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies.
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April 24, 2014
Building U.S.-China Trust: Through Next Generation People, Platform & Programs
The Kissinger Institute on China and the United States in Washington, D.C. launched the report: Building U.S.-China Trust: Through Next Generation People, Platforms & Programs, a joint report by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism & The School of International Studies of Peking University. The report offers new ideas and concrete recommendations on how to build trust and improve U.S.-China relations.
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