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.
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Reading Empire: Colonial Archive and Euroamerican Discourse on Sovereignty and Law in the Contact Zone of South China, 1720s–1830s
A part of the "Brown Bag Series: Rereading China's Legal Past" at Columbia Law School.
Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities
The 8th annual Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities focuses on modern Chinese cultural production.
Conversation with Ma Ying-Jeou, Former President of Taiwan
CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy CPD is pleased to host Dr. Ma Ying-jeou, former president of Taiwan (2008-2016), for a conversation on cross-strait relations and the vital role of commerce, exchanges and tourism in forging new relationships between mainland China and Taiwan after nearly 60 years of tensions, including the historic meeting between the leaders of mainland China and Taiwan in Singapore on November 7, 2015. Introduction by C. L. Max Nikias, president of the University of Southern California.
New U.S. Tax Regulations in China and Asia
The China Institute in New York City will hold a panel discussion on U.S. tax regulations in China and Asia.
Political Development in China: The Role of Civil Society
Indiana University's Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business presents a talk by Professor Chu Songyan.
China's Crisis of Political Morality: Diagnosis and Reconstruction
The University of California, Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies will host Professor of Political Science Lowell Dittmer to discuss public morality in China.
One Belt, One Road: Remaking Eurasia
The UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies will host a panel of political science and economics scholars to discuss the "One Belt, One Road" plan, its goals, and its potential effects with delegates from the Consulate General of the PRC - SF.
Taiwan’s China Dilemma
The Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute will host the event, "Taiwan's China Dilemma," featuring a discussion with Syaru Shirley Lin.
After ECFA: The Present and Future of Cross-Strait Relations
With an Address by Minister Shin-Yuan Lai, Director of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council
Film Screening: Lessons in Dissent
The Stanford University Center for East Asian Studies presents a documentary screening by Matthew Torne on "Lessons in Dissent," which tells the story of a generation of Hong Kongers dedicated to creating a new more democratic Hong Kong.
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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?