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
Current Challenges to US-China Relations
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a talk with Dr. Cui Liru, former president of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Xu Weixin: Monumental Portraits
University of Michigan Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Xu Weixin: Monumental Portraits.
Honored Guests or Just Useful Visitors? Where American Companies Stand in China 40 Years after the Shanghai Communique
Michael Dunne, CEO of Dunne & Company and author of American Wheels, Chinese Roads: The Story of General Motors in China, gives a lecture on foreign businesses in China.
Coffee & Conversation with Jeremy Haft
Meet Jeremy Haft for a discussion of his second book on China entitled, “Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth about China's Economic Miracle." Jeremy will share his insights on their economy and relate it to the media coverage of President Xi Jinping’s visit to DC this month.
Nixon in China
This opera from the Metropolitan Opera in New York will be screened live in HD in Mesa, AZ.
Xiaoxing Xi - Scientific espionage, open exchange, and American competitiveness
Following his experience being falsely accused as a spy by the FBI, Xiaoxing Xi will speak to us on defending Chinese colleagues against injustice, safeguarding open fundamental research on university campuses, and protecting American leadership in science and technology.
"Chairman Mao Can Vote and So Can We": A history of Elections as State-Building Rituals in Twentieth Century China
The discussion examines the role of elections in 20th Century China as a ritual rather than a right.
ChinaFile Presents: The New Yorker on China
Join ChinaFile and five writers—Orville Schell, Peter Hessler, Evan Osnos, Zha Jianying, and Jiayang Fan—for a look back at their four decades of reporting on China for The New Yorker. The event will be moderated by David Remnick, Editor of The New Yorker.
Internet Activism and Human Rights in China
The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania presents a lecture with Guobin Yang.
Matteo Ricci: His Map and Music
University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced Study and ¡Sacabuche! present an exploration of Matteo Ricci's 1602 map of China via music, words, and images
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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?