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Urbanization
Seven Prototypical Chinese Cities
USC's SPPD Research Seminar Series presents a talk by Professor Eric Heikkila on China's national urban planning strategies.
Chinese Lessons: Roadblocks on the Way to China's Superpower Status
Brown Bag Lecture Series, "Reporting China"
China Onscreen Biennial: Feng Shui (万剑穿心): North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial （银幕中国双年展）project, director Wang Jing renders this family story with shrewdness and compassion, locating the seeds of trouble in powerful crosscurrents of class and gender.
The Chinese Revolution and Military Mobilization: Reexamining Modern China through Armies and Regional Societies
The Harvard Yenching Institute presents "The Chinese Revolution and Military Mobilization: Reexamining Modern China through Armies and Regional Societies", a discussion on September 29 from 12:00-1:30pm.
Segmented Incorporation: The Second Generation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Shanghai
The Harvard-Yenching Institute Presents a talk by Lan Pei-chia on Chinese migrants.
"Prepare for War": Civil Defense, Population Dispersal, and Tianjin's Cultural Revolution
Jeremy Brown gives a talk on the effects that the Cold War as well as the Cultural Revolution had on the residents of Tianjin.
The Carrying Capacity of Energy in China’s Route towards Urbanization (in Chinese)
The Center for East Asian Studies Center at the University of Chicago presents a talk by Guangfeng Mou.
Factory Towns: Portraits of Modern China
Brown Bag Lecture Series, "Reporting China"
China Onscreen Biennial: Painted Skin:The Resurrection (画皮 II)
PAINTED SKIN smashed box-office records this summer to become the highest-grossing Mainland Chinese film of all time about humans and demons equally obsessed by something they cannot have… or cannot be.
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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?