Teng Biao grew up in a rural village before attending law school at Peking University and focusing on human rights. While his early successes were lauded by the Chinese government, he was later abducted and tortured by police. He fled to the United States with his family and now teaches at Hunter College in NYC.
Culture
Video: Antony Dapiran on the Hong Kong Protests
June 5, 2020
Hong Kong based author and photographer Antony Dapiran looked at his new book on the city's protests and what they mean for the future of Hong Kong and China.
What's At Stake In Xinjiang
May 11, 2020
A symposium featuring a distinguished panel of specialists to discuss Uyghur beliefs and Chinese government policies in the region.
Video: Dexter Roberts on the myth of Chinese capitalism
April 20, 2020
Dexter Roberts's new book explores the reality behind today’s financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered.
Video: Teng Biao on human rights in China
March 16, 2020
Legal scholar and well-known human rights activist Teng Biao gave a talk at USC on the state of human rights in China.
To Have And To Embroider: The “Long Feng Gua” Wedding Tradition
March 5, 2020
Chinese traditional wear is growing in popularity, marking the re-emergence of colors like red and gold in the field that at least for the past few decades had been saturated with Western-centric white.
Video: Jeff Wasserstrom on the history of protests in Hong Kong
February 6, 2020
In this illustrated presentation, Prof. Wasserstrom puts events since the 1997 Handover and particularly since the 2014 Umbrella Movement into comparative and historical perspective.
Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink
February 6, 2020
Jeffrey Wasserstrom draws on his many visits to Hong Kong and knowledge of the history of repression and resistance to help readers understand the deep roots and the broad significance of the events unfolding day by day in the city.
PRC State Council, Equality, Development and Sharing: Progress of Women's Cause in 70 Years Since New China's Founding, September 2019
February 3, 2020
This government white paper was published in advance of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China
Happy Year of the Rat! 祝您鼠年快乐！
January 24, 2020
We are delighted to share our annual collection of lunar new year stamps. Which is your favorite?
Video: Q&A with Americaville Director Adam James Smith
January 22, 2020
In Americaville, Annie Liu escapes China’s increasingly uninhabitable capital city to pursue happiness, freedom, romance, and spiritual fulfillment in Jackson Hole; only to find the American idyll harder to attain than what was promised to her.
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Featured Articles
June 11, 2020
Professor Margaret Lewis examined the US government's use of criminal prosecutions to address a broad "China" threat is at tension with the criminal justice system.
Events
July 2, 2020 - 4:00pm
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a webinar with David Zweig to look at how tensions between the United States and China have impacted scientific collaboration and research.
July 16, 2020 - 4:00pm
Bob Davis and Lingling Wei, authors of Superpower Showdown, will help us understand the ramp up of US-China economic tensions and the far-reaching consequences of the stand-off.