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Film/TV/radio
Screening: Mrs. K
Kara Wai plays a retired assassin now living comfortably as a housewife. When her past comes back to haunt her in the form of a former criminal associate (Simon Yam), Mrs. K must dust off her martial arts skills to dispatch a parade of baddies
China and International Relations Graduate Student Workshop
The University of Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Contemporary China will host a graduate research workshop on China and International Relations. Hyun-Binn Cho, a Ph.D. Candidate from the Political Science Department, will organize the event with the help of Brian C. Chao and Chris Liu.
Screening: Summer Pastures
Tibetan film Summer Pastures will be screened at George Washington University on April 17, 2012.
"Megastructures: EcoARK” — Film Screening And Discussion
The Asian Pacific American Institute at New York University presents a screening and discussion with EcoARK architect Arthur Huang and Joachim Mitchell from NYU.
U.S. China Film & Television Industry Expo
The UCFTI Expo will showcase the best equipment, hardware, software, software and services providers from both U.S. and China.
Romance, Insularity, and Representation: Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love
UC Berkeley presents a talk by Giorgio Biancorosso on the predicament and reactions of a female character in the 2000 film "In the Mood for Love."
Embedded Feminist Agency: Wang Ping and Early Chinese Socialist Cinema
Lingzhen Wang will examine the first Chinese socialist female film director and her most representative film: The Story of Liubao Village (1956), re-theorizing female cinematic authorship
Film Screening: Assignment China: Follow the Money with Mike Chinoy
The China Research Center presents a screening of Assignment China: Follow the Money followed by a discussion with Mike Chinoy. The final episode of Assignment China, "Follow the Money" focuses on the behind-the-scenes story of the journalists who during 2012 conducted ground-breaking investigations about China's nouveau riche, and the dramatic, controversial, and often frightening consequences.
Screening - God Man Dog 流浪神狗人
University of California Santa Barbara's Department of East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies presents a screening of "God Man Dog," a film about a depressed hand model who tries to release herself from the pain of losing a newborn baby.
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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?