Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
Environment
Video: Panelists Look at China's Green Efforts
April 22, 2021
The USC U.S.-China Institute looks at China's environmental protection efforts and the use of data in making and implementing Chinese environmental laws.
Buried in plastic?
April 15, 2021
The plastics industry is global and the task of cleaning it up should be global too.
Video: Panel Discussion on China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Action
April 12, 2021
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted an online panel discussion to examine the economic, environmental, social and political impact China's Belt and Road Initiative has in Southeast and Central Asia.
Joshua Goldstein on Recycling in Beijing's Past and Present
January 21, 2021
Historian Joshua Goldstein discusses the role recycling and recyclers have played in China's economy and its new sustainability challenges.
COVID-19 is changing the environment
March 26, 2020
A drop in travel and shuttered businesses has resulted in noticeably cleaner air: China's CO2 emissions are down 25% and satellite images show drops in pollution worldwide.
Barbara Finamore on China's Environmental Challenges
May 14, 2019
Author and leading China environmental expert Barbara Finamore examines China's environmental challenges as it leads the development of a global system of green finance.
Video: Barbara Finamore Examines China's role in the future of the global climate
April 23, 2019
Author and leading China environmental expert Barbara Finamore examines China's environmental challenges as it leads the development of a global system of green finance.
Watch The Presentations From The Environment and Food Panel At The "China: Finding Solutions" Conference
April 24, 2018
Our "Finding Solutions" conference focused on the work of individuals, companies, and NGOs addressing some of China’s most pressing challenges. We had a large and diverse audience participate.
Watch The Presentations From The Data, Environment, and Health Panel At The "China: Finding Solutions" Conference
April 24, 2018
Our "Finding Solutions" conference focused on the work of individuals, companies, and NGOs addressing some of China’s most pressing challenges. We had a large and diverse audience participate.
Watch The Presentation From The China and Wildlife Habitat Panel At The "China: Finding Solutions" Conference
April 24, 2018
Our "Finding Solutions" conference focused on the work of individuals, companies, and NGOs addressing some of China’s most pressing challenges. We had a large and diverse audience participate.
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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.