Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Human rights
HIV/AIDS NGOs in China and Their Relationship with the Government
UCLA's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Wan Yanhai.
Censorship, Surveillance, and Religion in China
Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, will discuss human rights issues in China and how these are being exported globally.
Screening: Til Madness Do Us Part
University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies hosts a screening of a documentary that follows the inner workings of a Chinese mental hospital.
Screening: DNA Dreams
Highly renowned international documentary filmmaker, Bregtje van der Haak, of VPRO (Dutch Television), is offering a special screening and first look at her most recent documentary, “DNA Dreams."
Meet the Filmmaker: A Touch of Sin
The Smithsonian Freer Sackler Museum presents a screening of A Touch of Sin followed by a talk with director Jia Zhang-ke
A Dialogue with China on Human Rights: A Personal Odyssey
John Kamm, the Founder and Executive Director of the Dui Hua Foundation, will speak about human rights in China at Harvard University.
The 23rd Anniversary of the Handover & The Future of Hong Kong
The fourth installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Wasserstrom of UC Irvine and Joanna Chiu of the Toronto Star on the future of Hong Kong.
Joshua: Teenager Vs. Superpower
Working with producer Matthew Torne, who directed the documentary LESSONS IN DISSENT (2014), director Joe Piscatella weaves candid moments from Wong’s life with interviews by fellow activists, academics, journalists and politicians to carve a sharp profile of a strong-willed, precocious young activist whose defiant voice refuses to be ignored.
Islam in China
The Foreign Policy Research Institute presents as part of the Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs series a lecture by Dru Gladney on Islam in China.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?