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.
Economics
China-Asia Growth Forum: Doing Business Across the Pacific
Asia Society will hold a forum on business between the U.S. and China in San Francisco.
Urban Growth and Sustainability: An Economist's Perspective
The University of Southern California presents a discussion by Matthew E. Kahn about his book "Urban Growth and Sustainability: An Economist's Perspective". Kahn is a Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Before joining the UCLA faculty in January 2007, he taught at Columbia and the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
Challenges and Opportunities for American Lawyers in China or with Chinese Companies
Carmen Chang explores the adaptations of both the American and Chinese legal professions in response to China's continuing modernization.
Discussion with Sigur Center Summer 2012 Research Fellows
Each year the Sigur Center awards students with grants to conduct field research in Asia over the summer. Join the Summer 2012 Student Research Fellows as they share their findings and impressions
China's Power: Up for Debate (2nd Annual ChinaPower Conference)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies presents the second annual ChinaPower conference focusing on the issues that underpin Chinese power.
Will China Fall into a Middle Income Trap? Growth, Inequality and Future Instability
The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University presents a conference on the Chinese middle class.
Debate: "Should the United States severely restrict Huawei's business?"
This event features a formal debate moderated by CSIS’s Scott Kennedy as well as the subsequent follow-up discussion with the participants and audience about the pros and cons of specific actions toward Huawei and the implications for US-China relations, American foreign policy, and the shape of the global economy.
Hiroshige’s City: From Edo to Tokyo
How does a city develop a distinct visual identity? This question became a major theme in Japanese art during the Edo period (1615–1868).
Money and Toil in Inner Asia: Local To Transnational
Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts a workshop on economics in Inner Asia.
The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University hosts David Autor who will speak on International Economics.
Pages
Featured Articles
February 7, 2024
Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
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?