The USC U.S.-China Institute talks with author David M. Lampton on his new book, which examines China’s effort to create an intercountry railway system connecting China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors.
Literature
Author interviews with USCI
February 6, 2020
These short interviews introduce authors of new books about China and about U.S.-China relations.
Scott Tong Discusses His Book "A Village with My Name: A Family History of China’s Opening to the World"
May 8, 2018
Scott Tong's new book is a personal, journalistic discovery of China’s long and interrupted economic opening. More than a faraway story from a long time ago, it addresses the divisive questions about globalization and drawbridges that many countries are debating today.
John Pomfret Discusses His Book "The Beautiful Country And The Middle Kingdom"
September 29, 2017
John Pomfret's new book examines the remarkable history of the two-centuries-old relationship between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
Frazier, The East is Black - Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination, 2014
June 1, 2017
Robeson Taj Frazier's book was reviewed by Joseph Parrott for the History of African Americans discussion list in June 2017.
Video: A Door Ajar - Charlotte Furth talks of teaching in a US-China Beijing program just after normalization
April 10, 2017
USC Professor Emerita Charlotte Furth discusses her adventures in Beijing teaching young Chinese scholars about America.
Rob Schmitz Discusses His Book "Street of Eternal Happiness"
June 22, 2016
Rob Schmitz creates an unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of China’s most exhilarating metropolis, Shanghai.
Gail Hershatter Discusses Her Book "The Gender of Memory: Rural Women and China's Collective Past"
June 9, 2016
Gail Hershatter explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s.
Michael Schuman Discusses His Book "Confucius: And the World He Created"
June 9, 2016
Author Michael Schuman examines the unprecedented resurgence of Confucianism as a significant trend in Chinese politics and culture.
Andrew Scobell Discusses His Book "PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking"
March 23, 2016
Andrew Scobell seeks to assess the "real" relationship between the PLA and its civilian masters by moving beyond media and pundit speculation to mount an in-depth examination and explanation of the PLA's role in national security policy-making.
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Featured Articles
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
We look at how reliant Southeast Asian nations are on trade with China and with the U.S. China is the top trading partner for all, but the U.S. Is a key export market for many.
Events
October 29, 2020 - 4:00pm
The USC U.S.-China Institute and the USC Center on Transnational Law and Business look at what might be the aims of the next administration by focusing on technology, trade and investment ties.