Speakers
Video: Mei Fong examines the origins and consequences of China's one child policy
Mei Fong, a Pulitzer winning author and former USC Annenberg professor, examines the origins of China's one child policy and some of its unintended consequences through a narrative-rich story.
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.
Video: Terry Flew discusses China's investments in exporting entertainment media
The USC U.S.-China Instituted hosted Terry Flew from the Digital Media Research Centre at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. He examined the case of China's investments in exporting entertainment media as case study of the opportunities and challenges of a changing global media landscape.
Video: Andrew Scobell and Tai Ming Cheung examine the remaking of the PLA by Xi Jinping
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosts a discussion to look at how China's national security policy is shaped under Xi Jinping.
Video: Tiananmen Revisited with Louisa Lim
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a book talk by Louisa Lim, an award-winning journalist who has reported from China for a decade. "The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited" discusses how the events of June 4th changed China, and how China changed the events of June 4th by rewriting its own history.
Q&A with Fu Hongxing, Director of "Mr. Deng Goes to Washington"
Watch the Q&A session with director Fu Hongxing following the screening of his new documentary that delves into the lesser known details of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s historic trip to the United States in 1979.
Video: Panel discussion on the influence of Chinese photographer Wang Wenlan's work
Watch videos of Judy Polumbaum, Kristopher Li, and Steve Stroud discussing the works of Wang Wenlan, who was the first photojournalist for the national English-language newspaper China Daily and has documented Chinese life and culture over the past 40 years.
Video: Zhang Xiaojing and Victor Shih discuss the resources and debts of the Chinese government
Shih and Zhang discuss the large government debts that have accumulated in China, especially at the local level and the resources available to the government to meet its obligations and to foster continued economic expansion.
Video: Lu Ye examines Shanghai's promotional videos
This presentation draws on in-depth interviews in Shanghai to explore how local audiences understand visual expressions of their urban culture, and how their personal experiences shape what people take away from these images of the city.
Video: Frank Lavin discusses China's e-commerce market
Frank Lavin, the CEO and founder of Export Now, draws on his experience with the company as well as his background in China banking, trade negotiations, diplomacy. and market entry strategy to share techniques that companies can use to compete in China e-Commerce.