Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Explore the USCI documents collection
The collection includes treaties, speeches, and reports on a wide range of issues, including security, trade, human rights, civic organizations, law, intellectual property, and much more.
May 13, 2013
The USC U.S.-China Institute documents collection includes a wide range of government reports, speeches by leaders, treaties, and other materials. These are materials used by policymakers, journalists, and scholars in understanding the declared intentions of states, assessments of policies and practices, and expressions of hope. Some of the documents that have been in the news recently include the U.S. Defense Department’s assessment of China’s military aims and capabilities, China's government's statement on the functions of its military, reports on cyberhacking, and the official U.S. government review of human rights in China and the official Chinese government review of human rights in the U.S.
The documents collection includes public domain materials issued by governments or officials. We appreciate hearing about appropriate materials. Write to us at uschina@usc.edu.
Categories of documents include:
US-China: materials produced by one or the other about the other or about the relationship
For example: Congressional Research Service, “Understanding China’s Political System,” May 2012
Contemporary China: materials about China since 1949
For example: PRC State Council, “Diaoyu Dao: An Inherent Territory of China,” September 2012
Pre-49 China: materials about China prior to the establishment of the People’s Republic
For example: Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the Sino-Japanese war, 1895
US-Taiwan: materials focusing on the US-Taiwan relationship
For example: Dep. Asst. Secretary Thomas Christensen, “A Strong and Moderate Taiwan,” 2007
Contemporary Taiwan: materials about Taiwan since 1949
For example: China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, 2010
US-Asia: materials focusing on US relations with the broader region or with areas besides China or Taiwan
For example: Congressional Research Service, “The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress,” 2013
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October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024
Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Events
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 3:00pm
Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.