Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Labor
China's Strike Wave and the Prospects for Labor Relations Reform
Liu Cheng from Shanghai Normal University will give a talk on labor relations in China at UCLA.
Citizenship and Skill in Twentieth-Century China
Professor Jacob Eyferth discusses the historical labor trends in China before the middle and twentieth century.
Harry Wu, "In the Mouth of the Dragon: U.S. and China Relations in the 21st Century"
Harry Wu, a former Chinese political prisoner and later a human rights activist, will discuss U.S.-China relations in a speech called "In the Mouth of the Dragon: U.S. and China Relations in the 21st Century."
Screening: American Factory
The film takes a deep dive into a post-industrial Ohio, where a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant and hires two thousand blue-collar Americans.
China's Changing Labor Market
The National Committee on United States-China Relations presents a discussion with Professors Albert Park and Kam Wing Chan on topics related to Chinese labor.
The End of Reeducation Through Labor? Recent Developments and Prospects for Reform
A broadcast of a roundtable discussion by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Screening of "China Blue" with commentary by Prof. Richard Baum
“A clandestinely shot, deep access account of how the clothes we buy are actually made”
Cars, Currency, and Conflict:Three Issues Concerning Today’s China and How They Are Connected
Timothy Grose, a doctoral student at Indiana University, will host a discussion on cars, currency, and conflict. He will illustrate how all three element affect current economic conditions in China.
Radical Mind, Moderate Action: Workers’ Mobilization during Industrial Restructuring in China
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a talk with Xi Chen from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Chinese Voices
An hour-long screening of video vignettes followed by a question and answer session with digital journalists.
Pages
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?