On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
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Balancing, Bandwagoning, or Standing Alone?: China's Rise and the Future of the Korean Peninsula
Professor Chung-in Moon of Yonsei University considers the questions: What is South Korea's perception of China's rise? How has China's rise influenced its interactions with the two Koreas as well as the ROK-US alliance?
Sex Work and Mental Health in Shenzhen, China
Based on 8 months of fieldwork in Shenzhen, a Special Economic Zone in China, this talk will describe female sex workers’ mental health challenges in the context of stigma, economic development, and gender. The logistical, methodological, and ethical issues that arise when doing global fieldwork will also be discussed.
Tracking China's Global Energy Finance
Dr. Gallagher will discuss how Chinese energy finance compares to other global energy financiers. Dr. Wang Yan (Peking University) will put this energy financing in a larger context by explaining the non-concessional finance approach China’s global banks are taking to promote industrial and infrastructure development around the world. Paulina Garzon will provide examples of positive and negative impacts that Chinese energy investments are having on communities in Latin America.
Making Matsutake Worlds: A Transnational Commodity Chain from Southwest China
UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies hosts a talk with Michael Hathaway
Business Briefing at USTDA Headquarters Chinese Civil Aviation Officials
A business briefing with senior Chinese civil aviation officials responsible for implementing environmental projects in the sustainable airport development sector.
The Trade War: Global Conflict, Local Impact
Stephen Cheung, president of the World Trade Center Los Angeles, will discuss the trade war and its impacts.
China - US Business Summit 中美企业峰会
Three day event devoted to helping link China and US based businesspeople understand the evolving business climate to forging effective company to company ties.
Making Waves: Contested Waters in the South China Sea
ASNC, the RAND Corporation, and UC Berkeley's Institute of East Asian Studies are pleased to present a two-panel conference that will look more closely at the foreign policies of the claimant countries in the region, examine what is driving the national interest of these Asian actors, and explore how these tensions are influencing political and social currents at home.
IU EASC Colloquium: China's Anti-Trust Investigation Against Foreign Companies (Xingxiang Zhang, Practitioner in Residence, RCCPB IU Bloomington)
Indiana University's East Asian Studies Center presents a talk from Zhang Xingxiang on China's anti-trust investigation against foreign companies.
Webcast: Sovereignty and the Belt and Road Initiative
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute and the USC Center for International Studies for webcast discussion with Professor Tom Narins from the University at Albany (SUNY Albany) on how the Belt and Road Initiative illustrates ways that sovereignty works that conventional international relations fail to account for.
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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?