On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Culture
PRC State Council, Human Rights Record of the United States in 2007, March 13, 2008
China's Information Office of the State Council, or cabinet, published a report titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2007".
History and China's Foreign Relations: The Achievements and Contradictions of American Scholarship
Historians, political scientists, and policy analysts discussed whether or not studies of the past help to illuminate the China's foreign affairs in the present.
Survey: Most Americans Now Have an Unfavorable Impression of China
Gallup pollsters find Americans increasingly see China as a rising economic power and a majority now see China in a negative light.
Anthropologist Eugene Cooper receives ACLS support
Eugene Cooper, professor of anthropology, received a planning meeting grant from A
Qiaobing Wu earns National Science Foundation grant
Student is the first from USC School of Social Work to get NSF support.
Mary E. Gallagher: The Rule of Law in China
Scholar draws on extensive fieldwork in assessing how Chinese are responding to the government's efforts to expand the role of the courts in resolving disputes.
Steven Spielberg withdraws as Olympics advisor, 2008
Statement from Steven Spielberg Regarding Beijing Olympic Games and Darfur
Slavkin Saluted by Peking University
School of Dentistry dean receives an honorary professorship from the prestigious Beijing institution.
Chinese Communist Party and State Council Delegation visits USC
USC researchers meet with Li Zhongjie and other officials
Congressional Research Service, “US-Funded Assistance Programs in China,” January 28, 2008
Thomas Lum wrote this report.
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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?