Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Culture
Dean's Forum on The Journey to the West
Dean's Forum on the new edition of "The Journey To The West" by Anthony C. Yu, Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, with responses from Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions, and Brook A. Ziporyn, Professor of Chinese Religion, Philosophy, and Comparative Thought.
The Culture of Water Pollution Control in Rural China
The Institute for Chinese Studies at the Ohio State University presents lectures associated with Chinese culture.
Chinese Lessons: Roadblocks on the Way to China's Superpower Status
Brown Bag Lecture Series, "Reporting China"
I-House Film Series: Disorder
UC Berkeley's International House Film Series presents a screening of Disorder.
4th Annual A Day with Kung Fu Masters
The Joy of Kung Fu and USC Pacific Asia Museum present a panel discussion and demonstrations with Kung Fu masters.
ICS Graduate Forum: Texts at the Crossroads: Books of Genius at Home and Abroad
The Institute for Chinese Studies at the Ohio State University presents lectures associated with Chinese culture.
The Rise of Guanxi in Chinese Transition Economy
Professor Yanjie Bian explores his theoretical model in which the role of guanxi is a function of institutional uncertainty and market competition.
I-House Film Series: San Yuan Li
UC Berkeley's International House Film Series presents a screening of San Yuan Li.
Chinese and Western Perspectives on the Jewish Community of Kaifeng
Chinese and Western scholars usually drew drastically different conclusions of how the Jewish community of Kaifeng came to be. Lihong Song's reflections on the differences will not only lay bare the orientations of Jewish studies in China, but also shed light on the worlds in which we live.
Special Screening of Confucius, starring Chow Yun-Fat!
The Pacific Asia Museum will show Confucius as part of the Chinese American Film Festival.
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Featured Articles
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
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?