On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Dating but Not Married: Southeast Asian Security Responses to the Rise of China
This seminar will explore some of the nuances in Southeast Asian "hedging" strategies.
Where
Wednesday, May 28
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
John Ciorciari, 2007-08 Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University
During the Cold War, China was regarded in many corners of Southeast Asia as a sponsor of subversion and communist insurgency. Until the "Four Modernizations," its anemic economy and limited ability to project power offered little incentive for Southeast Asian governments to cozy up to Beijing. Clearly, times have changed. Essentially all of the states in Southeast Asia have robust diplomatic and economic engagements with the PRC. Yet security concerns have not evaporated. Most Southeast Asian governments now embrace China, but "hedge" by setting up fall-back security options with the United States and other partners in case the PRC becomes more menacing. This seminar will explore some of the nuances in Southeast Asian "hedging" strategies.
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