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Education
Inauguration of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
On Tuesday, July 29, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will inaugurate the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. The Kissinger Institute is dedicated to Dr. Henry A. Kissinger's legacy and vision of the importance of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship. It will promote greater awareness of the U.S.-China relationship and its impact on both countries and the world.
ChinaFile Presents: The New Yorker on China
Join ChinaFile and five writers—Orville Schell, Peter Hessler, Evan Osnos, Zha Jianying, and Jiayang Fan—for a look back at their four decades of reporting on China for The New Yorker. The event will be moderated by David Remnick, Editor of The New Yorker.
Galal L. Walker and Xiaobin Jian, "A Chinese Language Pedagogy for the 21st Century: Basic Assumptions"
Ohio State University Institute for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Galal Walker and Xiaobin Jian on the study of Chinese as a foreign language.
Evolving Property Rights and Shifting Educational Forms: Evidence from Joint Venture Buyouts following China's WTO Ascension
The George Washington University holds a public talk on evolving property rights and shifts in educational reforms.
How Canadian Universities Contributed to China's Transformation
Canada was one of the first Western countries to sign an agreement to provide development aid to China in 1983, and the Canadian International Deve
Governing Educational Desire: Culture, Politics and Schooling in China
The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University presents a talk with Andrew Kipnis on educational desire and its causes from four perspectives.
Symposium on Literati Buddhism in Middle-Period China
This one day conference seeks to examine the intersection between elite culture and Buddhism in the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties.
Seeing and Reading East Asia: Approaches for the K-12 Classroom
Designed as an introduction to the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea, this course will encourage both teaching and learning about East Asian political, social, and cultural history through written and visual primary sources
Talks on Jewish Studies in China (Session 1)
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk with Professor Song Lihong, Nanjing University, that will address the current situation and future prospects of Jewish studies in China.
Compassionate Activity: Tibetan Schools in China
Hungkar Dorje will describe his operation of three schools in Golok Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?