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.
Environment
Collaboration with Taiwan to Address Regional Environmental Challenges
Please come join the Wilson Center's China Environment Forum and Asia Program for a conversation with Taiwan's Minister of Environmental Protection, Dr. Stephen Shu-Hung Shen.
Book Launch: The China Reader: Rising Power & China's Future with Professor David Shambaugh
Elliot School of International Affairs Sigur Center for Asian Studies hosts a book launch of David Shambaugh's two most recent books on China's recent past and potential future.
Environmental Protection With Chinese Characteristics
Part of the Long Institute Lecture Series on Chinese Law, Business, and Society, Alex Wang will discuss the state of international environmental advocacy in China
Stepping Lighter?
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars presents a talk on environmental and social impacts of China's overseas oil, mineral, and gas investments.
China's Energy & Environmental Challenges: Fact vs. Fiction, Moving Forward
Julio Friedmann, senior adviser for energy innovation at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will share his extensive experience in collaborations and engagement in China, especially carbon capture and storage.
China’s Reigning Ambassador: The Giant Panda
“China's Reigning Ambassador: The Giant Panda,” a lecture and Q&A with World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Colby Loucks, Deputy Director, Wildlife Conservation Program.
Taiwan's Green Paradox: the challenges and successes of sustainability in Taiwan
Chair of Taiwanese Studies Professor Ping-hui Liao will host a public talk discussing the challenges and successes of sustainability in Taiwan.
Elizabeth Economy, The River Runs Black
Elizabeth Economy gives a talk on the environmental challenge to China's future.
A Mushroom's Perspective On Qing Environmental History
What environmental histories can Mongolian and Manchu archives of the Qing empire tell? This talk by Jonathan Schlesinger, Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University, finds an answer in a curious and forgotten event: the rush for wild steppe mushrooms in nineteenth-century Mongolia.
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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?