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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Democratic Governance in China
Stanford's Shorenstein APARC hosts a discussion of government reform in China over the last 30 years
Authors & Asia: Xiaolu Guo, I Am China
Xiaolu Guo will discuss her newest novel I Am China on September 3 2014.
Will China Democratize?
The National Endowment for Democracy presents a discussion celebrating the publication of “Will China Democratize?”, a Journal of Democracy
Asia in Focus Speaker Series: "Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in China"
Part of the University of Louisville's Asia in Focus Speaker Series
Screening of "Assignment: China - Tiananmen Square"
The United States Studies Centre presents a screening of "Assignment: China - Tiananmen Square", followed by discussion and Q&A with the film's reporter and narrator Mr Mike Chinoy.
Among the Braves with Shibani Mahtani and Tim McLaughlin
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.
Unveiling Censored Expression: What Chinese Citizens Write but Cannot Read
Professor Gary King will be speaking at Harvard University on censorship in China.
Madeleine Albright and Hank Paulson In Public Dialogue
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright '59 and Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson will visit Wellesley College on January 24 for a public dialogue on "The United States and China in the 21st Century."
Public Talk: What Is China?
Professor Xin Liu will be speaking at the University of California, Berkeley on April 17, 2012.
The Rule of Mandates: How China Governs Over Law and Democracy
The speaker will present evidence that China uses a distinctive form of governing, what she calls a "rule of mandates" in contrast to a rule of law.
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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?