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Video: Weijian Shan's Life from Exile to Equity
The USC U.S.-China Institute and Asia Society hosted a talk with Weijian Shan, one of Asia’s best-known financiers, as he recounts his remarkable personal story of his exile to the Gobi Desert for hard labor at the age of 15 amidst the turmoil of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.
Global Exchange Program
Film students from the University of Southern California and Communication University of China pair up to create revealing documentaries.
Global Exchange Program 2019
The Global Exchange Workshop is a collaborative initiative of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Production Division, and the School of Theater, Film & Television at the Communication University of China in Beijing. These 8 new short documentaries were created by teams of students from USC and the Communications University of China in Los Angeles during the Summer of 2019.
One Child Nation Screening
From award-winning documentarian Nanfu Wang, One Child Nation explores the ripple effect of this devastating social experiment, uncovering one shocking human rights violation after another - from abandoned newborns, to forced sterilizations and abortions, and government abductions.
The Role of Chinese Consulates
A Conversation with Ambassador Zhao Weiping and Consul General Zhang Ping.
Lily Wong Looks at Shifting Depictions of Chinese Sex Workers in Popular Media
Lily Wong studies the mobility and mobilization of the sex worker figure through transpacific media networks, illuminating the intersectional politics of racial, sexual, and class structures.
Barbara Finamore on China's Environmental Challenges
Author and leading China environmental expert Barbara Finamore examines China's environmental challenges as it leads the development of a global system of green finance.
Video: Manfred Elfstrom Looks at Labor Unrest in China
Manfred Elfstrom's research looks at the growing wave of labor unrest in China, the state's response, and the the long-term implications for both activists and the government.
Video: Barbara Finamore Examines China's role in the future of the global climate
Author and leading China environmental expert Barbara Finamore examines China's environmental challenges as it leads the development of a global system of green finance.
Michael Dunne on General Motors in China
Michael Dunne's book reveals how extraordinary people, remarkable decisions and surprising breaks made triumph in China possible for General Motors.