Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Science and Technology
New Communication Technology and Shanghai: Global and Local
This symposium features leading professors from Fudan University’s School of Journalism. All are also researchers at the school’s Information and Communication Studies Center (复旦大学信息与传播研究中心). They’ll be discussing Shanghai’s past and present, interaction between state and society, and the varying roles of communication in the city’s governance and identity.
A City of Workers, A City for Workers? Beijing Urban Space in the 1950s
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Fabio Lanza.
Webinar: A Race to Innovate
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a conversation with Gary Reischel.
Asian Sound Revolution with Jin Hi Kim and Min Xiao-Fen
University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies hosts a performance by musicians Jin Hi Kim and Min Xiao-Fen blending traditional and modern Korean and Chinese music.
Exporting Censorship in the Digital Age: Lessons in Chinese Sharp Power
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University presents a talk by Dr. Glenn Tiffert on the use of technology to promote Chinese Party narratives.
Psychological Consequences of Walking in Urban Chinese Infants
University of California, Berkeley Professor of Psychology Joseph J. Campos will discuss the psychological consequences of motoric activity in Chinese infants at the University's Institute of East Asian Studies.
Deviant Writing and Youth Identity: Representation of Dialects with Chinese Characters on the Internet
University of California, Los Angeles Asia Institute hosts a talk by Jin Liu.
Fiery Cinema: The Emergence of an Affective Medium in China, 1915–1945
UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Mary Ann Doane
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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?