Speakers
Video: Terry Lautz on the Life of John Birch
Terry Lautz examines the life of John Birch, an American missionary and military intelligence officer in China during WWII. He was killed in a dispute with Chinese Communist soldiers and later became the namesake of the controversial right-wing John Birch Society.
Video: Yawei Liu on Chinese Views of Trump
Professor Yawei Liu examines Chinese perceptions of America's 2016 presidential election and Trump's China policies.
Video: A Conversation With Teng Junjie
Dean Wilson of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism speaks with Teng Junjie, distinguished television and film director, about global media trends.
Video: Syaru Shirley Lin Examines Sino-Taiwan Relations
Syaru Shirley Lin examines the divergence between the development of economic and political relations across the Taiwan Strait and the oscillation of Taiwan’s cross-Strait economic policy through the interplay of national identity and economic interests.
Video: Andrew Morris on the Defection of PLA Air Force Commander Fan Yuanyan to Taiwan
Andrew Morris discussed the defection of squadron commander Fan Yuanyan to Taiwan.
Video: Duncan Clark on the Rise of Jack Ma and Alibaba
Duncan Clark discusses his new book that chronicles Jack Ma's rise from an English teacher to the founder of one of the world's biggest companies, Alibaba.
Video: Matthew Kahn on Economic Growth And The Environment In China
Matthew Kahn, an economic expert on climate change policy and USC professor, looks at life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution.
Video: “China policy is a subset of our Asia policy, and not the other way around” – Daniel Russel opens USCI “China’s Growing Pains” Conference
Assistant Secretary of State Russel delivered the 2016 Herbert G. Klein Lecture to open the USC U.S.-China Institute conference on “China’s Growing Pains.”
Video: Michael Schuman on the resurgence of Confucianism
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a conversation with author Michael Schuman to examine the unprecedented resurgence of Confucianism as a significant trend in Chinese politics and culture.
Video: Christopher Rea and Henry Jenkins on how vaudeville differed between Hollywood and China
Christopher Rea and Henry Jenkins explore comic convergences on the silver screen, focusing on filmmakers who embraced a vaudevillian aesthetic of visceral comedy and variety entertainment.