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Video: Shibani Mahtani and Tim McLaughlin Discuss Among the Braves

Authors Shibani Mahtani and Tim McLaughlin and the cover of their book, Among the Braves, USCI.
November 21, 2023

Mahtani and McLaughlin were on the ground in Hong Kong and provide this history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's crackdown.

Video: Ian Johnson on Sparks, his look at China's Underground Historians

Ian Johnson, speaking about his book Sparks at the USC U.S.-China Institute on 2023-10-16.
November 14, 2023

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson spent a decade researching the work of these unofficial historians of China's recent past. This compelling study introduces readers to writers, filmmakers and artists, determined to preserve stories about mass movements that affected millions but get scant attention in the party-state's official history.

Video: Suisheng Zhao on The Dragon Roars Back, China's Foreign Policy

May 19, 2023

Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.

Video - Heribert Dieter examines Europe-China ties in a changing geopolitical environment

May 11, 2022

For decades, European countries assumed that China is a benign force in international relations.

The Great Wager - U.S.-China Ties from Nixon to Now

February 25, 2022

Veteran journalists Jane Perlez and Scott Tong talked about their new radio series and their own experiences on reporting from China.

Kirk Denton Looks at Taiwanese Museums

November 2, 2021

Kirk Denton looks at the role of politics—especially political parties—in the establishment, administration, architectural design, and historical narratives of museums in Taiwan.

Carolijn van Noort on China’s Belt and Road Initiative Narratives

September 23, 2021

Professor Carolijn van Noort from the University of West Scotland talks about her new book, which explores how China’s international political communication of the Belt and Road Initiative comprises narratives about infrastructure and the Silk Road.

Shelley Rigger on Taiwan's Role in China's Economic Rise

September 2, 2021

Shelley Rigger's new book traces the development of the cross-Taiwan Strait economic relationship and explores how Taiwanese firms and individuals transformed Chinese business practices.

Video: Teresa Wright Looks at Protest and Resistance in China

July 22, 2021

Professor Teresa Wright looks at how, when, and why Chinese individuals and groups have engaged in protests and how the targets of their complaints have responded; thus shedding light on the stability of China’s existing political system and its likely future trajectory.

Video: Erin Baggott Carter looks at how lobbying affects political outcomes in democracies

July 15, 2021

USC professor Erin Baggott Carter looks at how autocratic lobbying affects political outcomes and media coverage in democracies.

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