Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
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Congressional Research Service, U.S.-China Cyber Agreement, Oct. 16, 2015
This CRS report was written by John W. Rollins, Sarah V. Lawrence, Dianne E. Rennack, and Catherine A. Theohary. The CRS is a U.S. government research office under the Library of Congress.
Council on Foreign Relations, "CFR Backgrounders: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization," October 14, 2015
The Council on Foreign Relations published the backgrounder, "The Shanghai Cooperation Organization", to explain what the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is and its role in foreign policy today. The piece was written by Eleanor Albert.
Congressional Research Service, "China-U.S. Trade Issues," December 16, 2013
This CRS report was written by Wayne M. Morrison, specialist in Asian trade and finance.
State Manufacturing Construction Strategy Commission, Made in China 2025 中国制造2025, Oct. 2015
Developing China's high-tech sectors has been a long term goal for China's government. The Made in China 2025 plan received attention from foreign companies and states that worried about being left out. The Chinese-language pdf document is available for download below.
The President Receives President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, September 25, 2015
President Obama delivers remarks at the arrival ceremony of President Xi of the People’s Republic of China to the White House.
Vice President Biden and Secretary Kerry Co-Host a Luncheon for President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, September 25, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hosted a lunch in honor of President President Xi of the People’s Republic of China at the Department of State.
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, Joint Press Conference, September 25, 2015
Remarks by President Obama and President Xi of the People's Republic of China in Joint Press Conference
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PRC State Council, Historical Witness to Ethnic Equality, Unity and Development in Xinjiang, September 24, 2015
The Chinese State Council Information Office published this white paper on Xinjiang.
Goldstein, Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry (March 31, 2015)
Lyle Goldstein's book was reviewed by Zachary Fredman for H-Diplo and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Video: Zhang Xiaojing and Victor Shih discuss the resources and debts of the Chinese government
Shih and Zhang discuss the large government debts that have accumulated in China, especially at the local level and the resources available to the government to meet its obligations and to foster continued economic expansion.
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Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.