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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Video: Andrew Scobell and Tai Ming Cheung examine the remaking of the PLA by Xi Jinping
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosts a discussion to look at how China's national security policy is shaped under Xi Jinping.
The President Receives President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, September 25, 2015
President Obama delivers remarks at the arrival ceremony of President Xi of the People’s Republic of China to the White House.
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, US-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change, Sept. 25, 2015
President Barack Obama and Xi Jinping issued a joint announcement on what the U.S. and China will do to support an ambitious agreement at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference. They issued this statement in Washington, D.C.
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, Joint Press Conference, September 25, 2015
Remarks by President Obama and President Xi of the People's Republic of China in Joint Press Conference
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Video: Willy Lam on Xi Jinping’s Unpublicized Agendas
Renowned for his coverage of China's elite politics and leadership transitions, veteran Sinologist Willy Lam has produced the firs
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change, Nov. 12, 2014
Meeting in Beijing, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping made a joint announcement regarding climate change and 2015 U.N. Climate Conference in Paris. The statement was issued in Beijing.
Congressional Research Service, “China’s Political Institutions and Leaders in Charts,” November 12, 2013
Susan V. Lawrence wrote this report for CRS.
Xi Jinping, Speech in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Building a Silk Road Economic Belt with Central Asian Nations, September 7, 2013
Xi Jinping announced China's Belt and Road Initiative though not with that name or vision. At this speech in the capital of Kazakhstan, Xi highlights the historical links between China and Central Asia. The next year he spoke in Indonesia of the maritime silk road portion of what will be known as the Belt and Road Initiative.
US-China experts convene at USC Journalism Forum
A recent meeting between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping was the focus of the second installment of the 2013 Journalism Forum series hosted on Sept. 3 by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. USC Annenberg faculty, students — including several from mainland China — and reporters from area media outlets attended the panel presentation on U.S.-China relations.
Congressional Research Service, "U.S.-China Relations: An Overview of Policy Issues," August 1, 2013
This CRS report was prepared by Susan V. Lawrence, specialist in Asian Affairs.
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