It's a good time to gather with family and friends and to reach out to those who may be more distant. We wish you the best possible holiday!
Zhou Enlai
Talking Points, February 27 - March 12, 2014
February 27, 2014
This issue of the USC U.S.-China Institute's newsletter discusses "China Watching," a new documentary from the institute. As always, the newsletter includes a comprehensive calendar of China-centered events across North America.
Assignment: China - China Watching
February 27, 2014
This segment of the USC U.S.-China Institute series on the work of reporters for American news organizations looks at the period 1949-1971, when most Americans could not visit the People's Republic. Though some non-U.S. citizens reporting for American organizations did manage to get into China, most reporters had to watch what was happening in China from Hong Kong.
Getting to Know You -- The US and China Shake the World, 1971-1972
February 21, 2012
What US documents reveal about the uncertain path to rapprochement.
Assignment: China - The Week that Changed the World
January 31, 2012
Richard Nixon described his 1972 trip to China as "the week that changed the world." This segment in the USC U.S.-China Institute's series on American reporting on China focuses on coverage of that historic summit.
Gao, Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary, A Biography, 2007
January 1, 2007
Yafeng Xia reviews this book for H-Diplo, January 2007, credit H-Asia
Henry Kissinger and Mao Zedong "Memorandum of Conversation," November 12, 1973, 5:40-8:25pm
November 12, 1973
Henry Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State, spoke with Chinese leaders at Chairman Mao's residence in Beijing.
Henry Kissinger and Mao Zedong "Memorandum of Conversation," February 17-18, 1973, 11:30pm-1:20am
February 18, 1973
Henry Kissinger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, spoke with Chinese leaders at Chairman Mao's residence in Beijing.
Nixon in China Itinerary, Feb. 17 -28, 1972
February 28, 1972
Outline of President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China. Excerpted from "Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents," February 28, 1972.
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai, "Toasts at a Banquet Honoring the Premier," February 25, 1972
February 25, 1972
Banquet in the Great Hall of the People. The toasts were made shortly after 9 pm and were broadcast live via satellite to the United States.
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai, "Memorandum of Conversation," February 23, 1972 2-6 pm
February 23, 1972
The leaders spoke at the President's guesthouse in Beijing.
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September 4, 2019
The USC U.S.-China Institute and Asia Society hosted a talk with Weijian Shan, one of Asia’s best-known financiers, as he recounts his remarkable personal story of his exile to the Gobi Desert for hard labor at the age of 15 amidst the turmoil of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.
Events
September 26, 2019 - 6:00pm
Los Angeles, California
The USC U.S.-China Institute and the Asia Society Southern California present a talk with Robert Koepp, the Hong Kong Director of The Economist Corporate Network, about the implications of the latest developments in Hong Kong.
October 3, 2019 - 4:00pm
Los Angeles, California
The USC U.S.-China Institutes presents a book talk with Klaus Mühlhahn. Making China Modern provides a panoramic survey of China's rise and resilience through war and rebellion, disease and famine. At this event Professor Mühlhahn will focus on the lessons from history that provide insight into China's evolving international position and how the United States and others should respond.