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
Ford, China Looks at the West: Identity, Global Ambitions, and the Future of Sino-American Relations, 2015
Robert Sutter reviewed Christopher Ford's book for the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
Holslag, China's Coming War with Asia, 2015
This review by Andrew Oros was published by the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
Cho and Crowe, eds, Germany and China: Transnational Spinners Since the Eighteenth-Century, 2014
This review by Irmy Schweiger was published on the History of Asia discussion list in March 2016.
Harnisch, Bersick, and Gottwald, eds, China's International Roles, 2015
Reviewed by Olga Daksueva for the History of Diplomacy discussion list, March 2016.
Khan, Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands, 2015
Marissa Smith reviewed Sulmaan Wasif Khan's book for the History of War discussion list in Oct. 2017. It is reprinted here through Creative Commons license.
John Kerry and Wang Yi, Remarks on North Korea, the South China Sea and other topics, February 23, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met at the U.S. State Department and spoke to the press in the Ben Franklin Room.
Sino-North Korean Trade: Q&A With John S. Park
In 2013 an estimated 90 percent or more of North Korean trade was with Chinese partners. US-China Today spoke with John S. Park of the Harvard Kennedy School and MIT to learn more about the dynamics of Sino-North Korean trade.
Video: Deborah Brautigam on China and Africa
Deborah Bräutigam, one of the world’s leading experts on China and Africa, explores China’s evolving global quest for food security and Africa’s possibilities for structural transformation.
Reeves, The Lone Flag -- Memoir of the British Consul in Macao during World War II, 2014
Augustine Meaher reviewed this book for the History of War discussion list in February 2016.
USC Marching Band to perform in Macao for Chinese New Year Parade
The Trojans will be the first American performers in the event’s history.
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Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?