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Film/TV/radio
Screening – Flowers of Shanghai
The Smithsonian's Museum of Asian Art presents "Flowers of Shanghai," a film on the complex relationships playing out in brothels in 1890 Shanghai.
Between Disorder and Unexpected Pleasures: Tales from the New Chinese Cinema
Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall presents a series of Chinese film screenings.
A Chinese Ghost Story
Part of the series 18th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival.
Master class on Jia Zhangke's film 'Still Life'
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Dai Jinhua on the film Still Life
Screening: Winter Vacation (Han Jia)
The China Institute hosts the screening.
Tsai Ming-liang: The Wayward Cloud (Tian Bian Yi Duo Yun)
Part of the Jack H. Skirball Screening Series-
New Chinese Cinema: The Unofficial Stories of Tang Tang, Fourth Child, Little Moth and Others
Hong Kong Film Festival: "Ip Man 3"
In the third installment of this popular franchise, Donnie Yen reprises his role as the real-life kung fu master best known for having trained a young Bruce Lee. In this edition, which was nominated for eight Hong Kong Film Awards, Ip is settling into life as a family man, but he’s soon called to protect Hong Kong from a ruthless American businessman (with surprisingly strong boxing skills) who is trying to make a land grab.
Screening: My Kingdom (CAFF 2011)
The 2011 Chinese American Film Festival presents a screening of My Kingdom.
Museums, Exhibitions and Digital Media
John T. Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Moderated by Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University; Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
Documenting the Western Desert: Liu Xiangchen's Films of Xinjiang
Filmmaker, scholar, and writer Liu Xiangchen will speak at University of California, Berkeley on May 2 and May 9 respectively.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
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
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?