Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Urbanization
The Great Urban Transformation: Politics of Land Development in Post Mao China
UC Berkeley's, You-tien Hsing, will speak on China.
China Onscreen Biennial: Beijing Flickers 有种 US Premier
BEIJING FLICKERS is inspired by interviews Sixth Generation auteur Zhang Yuan conducted with hundreds of 20-somethings when he was working on his photography exhibition of the same title.
Rise of the Market and the Reach of the State
This talk is part of the Stanford China Program Winter 2009 China Seminar Series titled "30 Years of Reform and Opening in China: How Far from the Cage?"
A Farmer's Struggle and Yak Dung
Documentaries from the Front Lines of China's Environmental Crisis-Part of the film series "Waking the Green Tiger: Documentaries from the Front Lines of China's Environmental Crisis"
Exploring Death in Modern China
Harvard Fairbanks Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk by Christian Henriot on the study of death in Chinese urban history.
Building the Cities of Asia
The Asia Society presents a talk with Jeffrey Heller at The Houston Club. He will give a visual tour of urban challenges and potential solutions in Asia, from the planning disaster of Mumbai to the success of Shanghai's World Expo.
Monumental Construction and Creative Destruction: Spatial Reconfigurations of Beijing in Architecture, Art, and Cinema
Sheldon Lu, Professor of Comparative Literature and Film Studies at University of California, Davis will give a talk on architecture in Beijing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Pacific Cities Green Transportation Conference: Mobility, Livability, and Economic Growth: Sustainability Lessons from the Pacific Rims
The Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative presents a conference exploring California's sustainability policies to its counterparts in the Pacific Rim.
The Challenge of Reducing Energy Consumption in China's Industrial Sector
Lynn Price will describe the technical support provided by LBNL for the pilot program that preceded the Top-1000 program.
China Onscreen Biennial: Double Exposure (二次曝光) North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial （银幕中国双年展）project, Li Yu's briskly paced psychological thriller is her most ambitious feature yet.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
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
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?