Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
Environment
New Acquisition: Bill Einreinhofer China Archive
May 26, 2023
Explore modern China with USC Libraries' newly acquired Bill Einreinhofer China Archive, a collection of video, image, audio, and text files documenting historical events and daily life from 1910 to 2022.
Josh Goldstein's Remains of the Everyday Earns Top Honor from the Association for Asian Studies
February 19, 2023
This year's Joseph Levenson Book Prize goes to the 2021 work making "the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China."
Looking at China and the Global Environment
April 25, 2022
Select USCI resources relating to environmental issues in China:
Clearing the air
April 22, 2022
...is, along with purifying water and soil, a pressing issue for China and the United States.
China and India: Partners and Rivals
April 18, 2022
They partner to sell Land Rovers, but fret about shipping lanes, energy supplies and pollution. Where do China and India collaborate and where do they compete?
Panda Power
August 26, 2021
For a creature whose numbers are small and whose natural habitat is tiny, those lovable pandas have played key global roles in conservation, science and even diplomacy.
Video: Elena Songster on Pandas as China's Modern Icon
August 26, 2021
E. Elena Songster's new book links the emergence of the giant panda as a national symbol in China to the development of nature protection in the country.
Pangolins And A Pandemic: The Evolving Chinese Wildlife Trade
August 18, 2021
This article offers a look at China's lucrative wildlife trafficking industry and how the pandemic is driving demand.
Video: Kyle Obermann talks about his work documenting China's wild life
June 18, 2021
Award-winning conservation photographer and writer Kyle Obermann discusses his work documenting the evolution of China’s nature reserves, national parks, and grassroots environmental groups.
Running out of water
April 22, 2021
Freshwater supplies have been shrinking worldwide. How are the U.S. and China coping?
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May 15, 2023
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Events
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - 4:00pm
Join us for a book talk with Suisheng Zhao on how Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping each conceived and executed radically different approaches to China's relations with others.