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Politics
Screening: The Chinese Mayor
University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies hosts a screening of the documentary The Chinese Mayor that tells to story of Datong mayor Geng Yanbo as he tries to transform one of China's most polluted cities.
Xi Jinping's Anticorruption Campaign and the Transformation of China's Political Culture
As part of their speaker series, the University of Illinois Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies presents a talk by Macabe Keliher, Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellow at Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
China, Russia, and the World Symposium
The University of Indiana Russian & East European Institute will host a symposium addressing Chinese and Russian involvements in Central Asia, exploring the consequences of these involvements for the region and tracing the motivations that have shaped the nature of relations between the Central Asian states, Russia, and China, from the Cold War into the present.
Nationhood, Cultural Politics, and the Cold War: How Modern Chinese Literature Was Invented
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk with Xiaojue Wang on how modern Chinese literature was invented as a discipline in post-1949 mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan through critical reading of three foundational treatises that informed the cultural politics of these divided entities
Fusion Friday: Royal Taste
USC Pacific Asia Museum hosts a special evening viewing of the new exhibit, Royal Taste.
Great Games: Chinese Relations with South and Central Asia
Stanford University presents a lecture to examine China's relationship with South and Central Asia.
Heribert Dieter: Europe and China and the Changing Geopolitical Environment
Tensions evident in the recent European Union-China virtual summit reflect the increasing skepticism in Europe toward China and the worries over Ukraine and economic ties as well as human rights and environmental issues.
Covering China: The Challenges of Reporting on the Rise of a Superpower
Mr. Wong will talk about topics he has covered since 2008, including Chinese politics, foreign policy, propaganda, the environment, human rights, ethnic conflict, and the art of reporting in the age of Xi Jinping.
Gender and Professional Career: The Feminization of Judges in China
The University of Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Contemporary China will host Sida Liu, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss the feminization of judges in China.
Reflections on the Shanghai Communiqué and U.S.-China Relations
The Confucius Institute at the University of Oregon presents Ambassador Nicholas Platt.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
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?