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.
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Global Exchange Program 2016: The 9 Floor Commune
April 6, 2017
A short documentary produced in collaboration between one student from USC and one from the Communication University of China.
Video: Guobin Yang Discusses the Factional Violence in the Red Guard Movement
March 27, 2017
Guobin Yang examines the factional violence in the Red Guard movement as well as the de-sacralization of that revolutionary culture throughout the 1970s and the rise of a new wave of protest that inaugurated the democratic movements of the reform era.
Video: Aynne Kokas on Hollywood's relationship with China
March 13, 2017
Aynne Kokas, from the University of Virginia, offers an in-depth look at China’s growing role in the global media industries and how it is shaping Hollywood in the twenty-first century.
Video: Stein Ringen on China's "Perfect Dictatorship"
March 7, 2017
Stein Ringen examines how China's distinctive governmental system works and where it may be moving.
Video: Terry Lautz on the Life of John Birch
February 1, 2017
Terry Lautz examines the life of John Birch, an American missionary and military intelligence officer in China during WWII. He was killed in a dispute with Chinese Communist soldiers and later became the namesake of the controversial right-wing John Birch Society.
Video: Yawei Liu on Chinese Views of Trump
January 23, 2017
Professor Yawei Liu examines Chinese perceptions of America's 2016 presidential election and Trump's China policies.
Duncan Clark Discusses His Book "Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built"
December 21, 2016
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Syaru Shirley Lin Discusses Her Book "Taiwan's China Dilemma"
December 7, 2016
Syaru Shirley Lin examines the divergence between the development of economic and political relations across the Taiwan Strait and the oscillation of Taiwan’s cross-Strait economic policy through the interplay of national identity and economic interests.
Video: A Conversation With Teng Junjie
November 4, 2016
Dean Wilson of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism speaks with Teng Junjie, distinguished television and film director, about global media trends.
Video: Syaru Shirley Lin Examines Sino-Taiwan Relations
November 1, 2016
Syaru Shirley Lin examines the divergence between the development of economic and political relations across the Taiwan Strait and the oscillation of Taiwan’s cross-Strait economic policy through the interplay of national identity and economic interests.
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Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
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?