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
Competitive Regionalism Conference
The conference offers an original interpretation of this FTA frenzy by focusing on the competition and rivalry as the central elements in the on-going process.
Rising Tides: A Simulation of Regional Crisis and Territorial Competition in the East China Sea
The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University will host the simulation, "Rising Tides: A Simulation of Regional Crisis and Territorial Competition in the East China Sea". The event will be sponsored by Strategic Crisis Simulations.
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
Yuen Yuen Ang, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, will discuss her book, How China Escaped the Poverty Trap.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) hearing on "The Long Arm of China: Exporting Authoritarianism With Chinese Characteristics"
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) announces a hearing on "The Long Arm of China: Exporting Authoritarianism With Chinese Characteristics".
China’s Emergent Military Aerospace and Commercial Aviation Capabilities
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold a hearing on China's military and commercial aviation capabilities.
EASC Special Event - 6th Annual China Town Hall
CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections, is a national day of programming designed to provide Americans across the United States and beyond the opportunity to discuss these issues with leading experts.
Assessing the Impacts of China’s Ongoing Agricultural Modernization Reform Push
University of Washington East Asia Center hosts a talk with Ross Doll on the impacts of China's agricultural modernization.
Winning the Third World: Sino-American Rivalry during the Cold War
Winning the Third World: Sino-American Competition during the Cold War examines afresh the enduring rivalry between the United States and China during the Cold War. Gregg A. Brazinsky shows how both nations fought vigorously to establish their influence in newly independent African and Asian countries.
Governing Educational Desire: Culture, Politics and Schooling in China
The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University presents a talk with Andrew Kipnis on educational desire and its causes from four perspectives.
Dreyer, Middle Kingdom and Empire of the Rising Sun: Sino-Japanese Relations, Past and Present, 2016
Peter Mauch published this review on the H-Diplo discussion list. Reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
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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?