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
Report Launch: The New Southbound Policy
The Center for Strategic and International Studies presents a talk featuring John Deng, a Minister without Portfolio for Taiwan, and other panelists.
Xi Jinping, China's Rise and Leadership in Asia with Robert Sutter
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Elliot School for International Affairs hosts a talk with Robert Sutter about his new book on Chinese foreign relations.
Guan Xinbing ‘Officials’ Heartache’: Depression, Bureaucracy, and Therapeutic Governance in China
This talk addresses the Chinese phenomenon of guan xinbing “officials’ heartache,” with particular emphasis on the media’s representations of “officials’ suicides” since 2009.
USC Shanghai Entrepreneur Forum
The USC Alumni Club of Shanghai will host the USC Shanghai Entrepreneur Forum on Sunday, November 15th.
The Politics of Museums and Memorial Culture in Post–Martial Law Taiwan
Kirk Denton will look at the role of politics—especially political parties—in the establishment, administration, architectural design, and historical narratives of museums in Taiwan.
Modern China A Multidisciplinary Exploration
The Cleveland Museum of Art hosts three scholars to explore differing perspectives of modern China.
The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia
James C. Scott will lecture at the Asia Society in New York about his new book, an enlightening examination of the pressures faced by indigenous peoples in the mountainous region connecting Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma, northeast India and southern China.
Legal Education in Republican and Maoist China
Part of the Long Institute Lecture Series on Chinese Law, Business, and Society, Glenn D. Tiffert provides an overview of modern legal education in China.
Putting Their Lives on the Line: Charter 08's Wake Up Call for China and America
The Defense Forum Foundation presents a discussion by Dr. Yang Jianli on the various foreign policy options that Charter 08 presents for the United States and the western democracies.
Strained Cooperation or a Final Rupture? China-US Relations Amidst a Global Pandemic
This forum will look at how the global pandemic is impacting nternational relations.
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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?