Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Reviews - Pre-1949 China
Young, Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in China, 2015
Christoph Anderl and Laurent Van Cutsem reviewed Stuart Young's book for the History of Buddhism discussion list. The review is reprinted through Creative Commons license.
Wu, Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia, 2015
Jiang Wu's book was reviewed for the History of Asia discussion list by Stefania Travagnin and is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Sasaki, The Origins of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire, 2014
Randall Sasaki's book was reviewed by Sila Tripati for the History of Asia discussion list. It is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Kim, A History of Chinese Political Thought, 2018
Youngmin Kim's book was reviewed by Loubna El Amine for the History of Ideas discussion list and is published here through a Creative Commons license.
Kurtz-Phelan, The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947, 2018
Qingfei Yin reviewed this book in April 2019.
Kornicki, Languages, Scripts and Chinese Texts in East Asia, 2018
Peter Kornicki's book was reviewed by Zev Handel for the History of Asia discussion list and is published here via Creative Commons license.
Pages
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?