Panelists examined the issues driving the protests in Hong Kong, the social composition and motivations of the protesters and counter-protesters, and how the various sides are using media to reach local, mainland and international audiences.
U.S.-China Institute Executive Committee, 2017-2018
Tom Hollihan, chair
Communication, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Erin Baggot Carter
International Relations, Dornsife College for Arts, Letters, and Sciences
Baizhu Chen
Finance, Marshall School of Business
Iris Chi
Golden Age Association Frances Wu Professor for Chinese Elderly, School of Social Work
Clayton Dube
Executive Director, U.S.-China Institute
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Eric Heikkila
Policy, Planning, and Development, Price School of Public Policy
Director, Price School Global Engagement
Gabriel Kahn
Journalism, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Co-director, Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship
David Kang
International Relations and Business, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and Marshall School of Business
Director of the Korean Studies Institute and the Center for International Studies
Daniel Lynch (on leave)
International Relations, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Stanley Rosen
Political Science, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Phil Seib
Public Diplomacy and International Relations, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Brett Sheehan
History, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Director, East Asian Studies Center
John Strauss
Economics, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Jian Wang
Public Relations, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Director, Center on Public Diplomacy
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September 4, 2019
The USC U.S.-China Institute and Asia Society hosted a talk with Weijian Shan, one of Asia’s best-known financiers, as he recounts his remarkable personal story of his exile to the Gobi Desert for hard labor at the age of 15 amidst the turmoil of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.
Events
November 7, 2019 - 4:00pm
Los Angeles, California
The USC U.S.-China Institute and the USC East Asian Library present a screening of Daughter of Shanghai, a documentary featuring actress Tsai Chin talking about her life, scenes from the films and series she has starred in, and footage of celebrities talking about Tsai’s influence on them.