Past Events
Cindy Li and Perry Wong discuss directions China's new leaders may be taking the country.
Chen Kaige (China, 1984). (Huang Tudi). Sound, landscape, and political history are transformed into blistering poetry in the film that launched China's Fifth Generation and introduced two major voices to world cinema, director Chen Kaige and cinematographer Zhang Yimou. (89 mins)
This hearing will examine the sustainability of Chinese socioeconomic and security policies in light of recent tensions, and will consider the effects of regional instability in the broader Central Asian context.
Zhang Nuanxin (China, 1985). (Qingchunji). A young Beijing woman is “sent down” to live among the Dai minority of Yunnan Province during the Cultural Revolution in this key work from one of China's few Fifth Generation female filmmakers. With Yang Fudong's 2011 short, The Nightman Cometh. (90 mins)
The Society for Asian Art presents a talk with Tamara Hill on how “five-colored” and rainbow-hued patterns are integral to Buddhist traditions and how the colors are auspicious metaphors for luck, hope and impermanence.
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents 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.
The Wilson Center presents a talk to examine the development of civil society groups in China.
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy and the USC U.S.–China Institute present a panel discussion to examine the media coverage and other behind the scenes details of the superpower summit.
The Seattle Art Museum presents Wan Qingli's ink pictures that address contemporary social ills.
The Wilson Center presents a talk with Frank Lavin China's rapid emergence as a major economic and political force.