Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute and USC professor Brett Sheehan for a discussion on the evolution of Chinese capitalism chronicling the fortunes of the Song family of North China under five successive authoritarian governments.
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Video: William Overholt Looks at China's Path Forward
Read moreWilliam Overholt argues that as China reaches a threshold where success has eliminated the conditions that enabled miraculous growth, Xi Jinping is pursuing the riskiest political strategy of any important national leader. Alternative outcomes include continued impressive growth and political stability, Japanese-style stagnation, and a major political-economic crisis.
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Video: "Forbidden Feeds" Report Launch
The U.S.-China Institute and PEN America hosted the West Coast launch of the PEN America report on social media in China, Forbidden Feeds.
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Watch presentations from "China: Finding Solutions," A USCI Conference
April 12, 2018Our "Finding Solutions" conference focused on the work of individuals, companies, and NGOs addressing some of China’s most pressing challenges. We had a large and diverse audience participate. Videos coming soon!
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Video: Lisa Hanson Discusses Video Gaming in China
March 16, 2018China accounts for over a quarter of the global video game/esports market. Lisa Hanson, who has studied the Chinese market since 2002, highlights key trends in that market.
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Video: Morris Rossabi on China And Mongolia Since 1990
February 20, 2018The USC U.S. China Institute presents a talk by Morris Rossabi on the current situation between Mongolia and China.
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Events
June 5, 2018
Los Angeles, California
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute, the East Asian Studies Center, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a screening of the 1993 Chinese film Woman Sesame Oil Maker (香魂女). It tells the story of a woman in a small village who buys a peasant wife for his mentally disabled son after her sesame oil business becomes unexpectedly successful. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Xie Fei (谢飞).
US-China Today
February 13, 2018
Jonathan Woetzel discusses the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in driving China's economic growth and its growing influence in our lives.
January 31, 2018
After giving birth, Chinese mothers often "sit the month" to restore their bodies with the help of a confinement nanny.
Announcements
April 13, 2018
China-related news stories featuring University of Southern California faculty, students, staff, and programs.
November 8, 2017
These short interviews introduce authors of new books about China and about U.S.-China relations.