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Politics
Keynote Presentations—The Age of Empires: Comparisons and Interactions between East and West in Antiquity
This program is presented as part of the symposium The Age of Empires: Comparisons and Interactions between East and West in Antiquity.
Speech and Media Freedom - New Lessons of the Umbrella Revolution
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University will host Margaret Ng for a talk on the implications of the Umbrella Revolution for media and free speech.
The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century
The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University presents a talk by Stein Ringen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Oxford.
The PRC Re-education Gulag: Repression, Assimilation and Islamophobia in the Name of Tianxia Harmony
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by James A. Millward on the internment of indigenous peoples in China.
Power and Its Use in Chinese Foreign Policy
Professor CHEN Zhimin, Dean, School of International Relations and Public Administration (SIRPA), Fudan University, will deliver a talk to Professor Miles Kahler's class "International Relations of the Asia Pacific." There will be a limited number of seats available to the public
Festschrift in Honor of John E. Wills, Jr.
This event is dedicated to the remarkable career of Professor Emeritus John "Jack" E. Wills, Jr. and the contributions he has made to the academic field in History and to the University of Southern California. Friends, colleagues, and students of Professor Wills will present articles and papers related to his research, leading to a publication in his honor.
Assignment China – "Follow the Money" Documentary Film and Speech
AmCham / ECCT Greater China Business Community and Rotary Club of Taipei hosts a dinner that will screen USC US.-China Institute's documentary followed by a discussion with Senior Fellow Mike Chinoy.
Bureaucracy and the State: What Do the Contemporaneous Inscriptions Say about the Western Zhou?
This talk highlights Li Feng's decade-long research into these contemporaneous inscriptions to understand the nature of the Western Zhou state and to capture the organizational as well as operational characteristics of its government.
Book Launch: Tangled Titans: The United States and China
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the George Washington University presents a book launch on U.S.-China relations.
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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?