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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US-China Relations: Can Conflict Be Avoided?
The Foreign Policy Research Institute presents Dr. Jacqueline Deal, exploring the rise, the potential for conflict, and US policy responses to China in a "Main Line Breakfast Briefing".
Ian Johnson on Sparks, his new book on China's Underground Historians
Throughout its history, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to dictate what is written and taught about its past. And some have always found ways to offer a fuller picture of what they and others have experienced.
The Military and Militarization of Republican China
The Republican period in Chinese history saw wars on multiple fronts, with invasions from without and civil strife from within. The period was shaped by wars that traumatized and transformed society. Papers by scholars from China, the US, and Europe, including work informed by new archival materials and interdisciplinary in approach, analyze the issue of "militarization" and look into the way wars, and the institutionalization or routinization of violence, might have shaped the culture of Republican China.
Varieties of State Building in the Borderland Area between China and Mainland Southeast Asia
UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk by Enze Han on state formation in the borderland area between China and Southeast Asia.
Power Transition Theory and the Rise of China
Professor Jack Levy will speak on his work on the power transition theory.
Maritime Regime Building in East Asia: The Past, Present, and Its Prospects for the Future
The Harvard-Yenching Institute will be hosting Koo Min Gyo, Associate Professor of Public Administration at Seoul National University, to discuss maritime regime building in East Asia.
Comparative Industrial Policy in the Cybersecurity Industry: Policies, Drivers, and International Implications
The UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies and Center for Chinese Studies prsents a conference on cybersecurity policy.
The Case of Professor Xiaoxing Xi: Scapegoating Immigrants as National Security Threats
Join Professor Xiaoxing Xi, a Chinese American scientist falsely accused of espionage, and other community leaders as they examine how Chiense American scientists are being racially profield and scapegoated much as Japanese Americans were during World War II or Muslim Americans have been since September 11, 2001
Digital Divide? The Cyber-Security Challenge and Asia
The Asia Society presents a program that will examine dimensions of cyber-security, the scope of the challenge, implications for businesses operating in the U.S. and Asia and what a cyber-war might look like.
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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?