The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a discussion on American and Chinese aims and tactics in the US-China trade war as well as its impact and potential costs.
Mao Zedong
Walder, China under Mao - A Revolution Derailed (April 6, 2015)
May 12, 2015
Andrew G. Walder's book was reviewed by David Buck for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Kiely, The Compelling Ideal - thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 (January 1, 2014)
February 7, 2015
Jan Kiely book was reviewed by Emily Whewell for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Cook, Mao’s Little Red Book: A Global History (March 6, 2014)
December 3, 2014
Alex Zukas reviewed this book for H-Socialisms in November 2014. It is reprinted here through a Creative Commons license.
USC Architecture Students Create Unique Mao Jackets in "Truth in Making, An Architectural Inquiry"
March 20, 2014
USC Architecture's 5th year students created unique Mao style jackets using unexpected materials as part of their studio assignment
Assignment: China - China Watching
February 27, 2014
This segment of the USC U.S.-China Institute series on the work of reporters for American news organizations looks at the period 1949-1971, when most Americans could not visit the People's Republic. Though some non-U.S. citizens reporting for American organizations did manage to get into China, most reporters had to watch what was happening in China from Hong Kong.
Calkins, China and the First Vietnam War, 1947-54, 2013
January 1, 2013
This book by Laura M. Calkins was reviewed by Mao Lin for the H-Diplo discussion list and is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
Shen, Mao, Stalin and the Korean War: Trilateral Communist Relations in the 1950s, 2012
January 1, 2013
Zhihua Shen’s book was reviewed by Kathryn Weathersby for the H-Diplo discussion list in April 2013. It is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
Ishikawa, The Formation of the Chinese Communist Party, 2013
January 1, 2013
Yoshihiro Ishikawa's book was translated by Joshua Fogel and reviewed by David Buck for H-Asia.
Assignment: China - The Chinese Civil War
September 1, 2012
The surrender of the Japanese brought about the resumption of the battle between the Chiang Kai-shek-led Nationalists and the Mao Zedong-led Communists. American reporters tell of working to cover the struggle.
Getting to Know You -- The US and China Shake the World, 1971-1972
February 21, 2012
What US documents reveal about the uncertain path to rapprochement.
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Featured Articles
September 25, 2018
Political scientist Stan Rosen evaluates whether or not China’s soft power has grown in recent years.
Events
October 24, 2018 - 5:30pm
Los Angeles, California
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for the screening of Better Angels (善良的天使), a documentary film written and directed by two-time Academy Award winner Malcolm Clarke. Post-screening discussion will be with Clarke, co-executive producer David Dreier, and producers William Mundell and Han Yi.
October 28, 2018 - 10:00am
Hollywood, California
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute and the International Culture Collaborative at the 2018 US-China Television & Film Innovation Summit on October 28.