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.
Politics
How did we get here? The inside story of the US-China trade war
Bob Davis and Lingling Wei, authors of Superpower Showdown, will help us understand the ramp up of US-China economic tensions and the far-reaching consequences of the stand-off.
Discussion: Plastic China
Documentaries from the Front Lines of China's Environmental Crisis- Part of the film series "Waking the Green Tiger: Documentaries from the Front Lines of China's Environmental Crisis"
New Actors in Chinese Foreign Policy: Energy Companies and the PLA
A public talk in Washington, D.C. will focus on newly formed political relationships that now affect the way China addresses foreign policy.
China's Demographic Dynamics and Future Challenges
Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a lecture on China's Demographic dynamics.
Yellow Dust Blows East: Contemporary South Korean Images of China
Dr. Stephen Epstein will analyze images of China in contemporary South Korea, drawing on television news, cyberspace commentary, advertisements, and books aimed at the popular market.
Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University is holding a book discussion with Professor Diana Fu, a Professor of Asian Politics at
Between Arming and Disarming: The Culture and Politics of Private Gun Ownership in Modern China
University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk on the nuances, current and historical, that surround gun ownership in China.
China’s Great Western Development
Evaluations and Perspectives on China's Most Sweeping Developmental Initiative: The Great Western Development Project
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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?