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Disorder
Screening of Disorder by Huang Weikai at the 12th San Diego Asian Film Festival.
Where
Huang Weikai's one-of-a-kind documentary captures the anarchy, violence, and seething anxiety animating China's major cities today. As urbanization advances at a breakneck pace, Chinese cities teeter on the brink of mayhem. This experimental film combines more than twenty street scenes into a strikingly visual collage that takes an unflinching look at the absurdity and anarchy of urban life in contemporary China.
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Events
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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?