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
Divided Nations and their Neighbors
This conference, sponsored jointly by the University of California Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies, Institute of European Studies, and Center for Korean Studies, will compare the experience of Germany, the two Koreas, and China-Taiwan as divided nations.
The Social Costs of China's Modernization: Implications for Chinese Politics and U.S.-China Relations
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies presents a talk about the effects of Chinese modernization by UC Irvine's Jeffrey Wasserstrom.
Nixon in China: The Visit that Changed the World
UC San Diego's 21st Century China Program invites you to attend San Diego Opera's Community Conversation, a roundtable discussion of John Adams' "Nixon in China," featuring Susan Shirk and Dr. Nicolas Reveles.
Digital Perspectives on Imperial Chinese Political History
Stanford University hosts a talk with Hilde De Weerdt
Proletarian Revolution: 20th-Century Chinese Propaganda
Co-curated by chief curator Anne Rose Kitagawa and History of Art and Architecture graduate students Kun Xie, Sangah Kim, and Alli
Dean's Forum on The Journey to the West
Dean's Forum on the new edition of "The Journey To The West" by Anthony C. Yu, Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, with responses from Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions, and Brook A. Ziporyn, Professor of Chinese Religion, Philosophy, and Comparative Thought.
Taiwan Elections: Implications for Washington & Beijing
Join the Wilson Center for a discussion on the implications of the Taiwan's latest election results and how they will impact U.S.-Taiwan relations as well as cross-Strait relations on the political, economic, and security fronts.
China through a Global Lens: Making Human Rights in the Vernacular: Plural Legalities and Traveling Rights in India, China, and the U.S.A.
Part of the Fall 2007 Noon Lecture Series. Professor Sally Merry discusses the spread of human rights.
Fraught Security in Asia - 70 Years after WWII
University of California, Los Angeles Asia Institute hosts a panel discussion of the security climate in Asia 70 years after WWII.
The Rule of Mandates: How China Governs Over Law and Democracy
The speaker will present evidence that China uses a distinctive form of governing, what she calls a "rule of mandates" in contrast to a rule of law.
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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?