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The Impact of the Olympics: Susan Brownell
Atwill, The Chinese Sultanate: Islam, Ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in Southwest China, 1856-1873, 2005
Eva Goldschmidt reviews the book for H-War.
Screening: Linsanity
Outside the Box [Office] and 408 Films invite you and a guest to a special screening of Linsanity. Followed by a Q&A with Producer Christopher C. Chen.
40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy
San Francisco welcomes a delegation of Table Tennis Olympians
and sports officials, including members of the veterans team who played in the original matches in 1971.
40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy: The Rematch
The Richard Nixon Foundation presents a historic rematch celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy in the White House East Room.
China’s Bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics
China formally announced its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in January. At first blush, it's an unusual proposition: Chongli, the proposed site for the Olympic Village and Nordic skiing events is 150 miles from Beijing, and Yanqing, the town suggested for Alpine competitions, gets about two inches of snow annually. Join Susan Brownell, a world-renowned authority on Chinese sports and the Olympics, as she discusses the significance of the bid for China, what it says about China and about the rest of the world.
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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?