Rural Education in China
How do rural-urban divides in education impact a country’s economic development?
China Now
Comparing Chinese and American Law
This lesson explores the Chinese legal system created after the Culture Revolution. It also compares similarities and differences between the Chinese culture’s concepts of the law and America’s view of the legal system.
Legal Reform in China: New Opportunities and New Challenges
Mr. Smith presents China’s development of civil law as well as the foundations from which these laws were developed.
Neighbors
Mr. Schmitz elaborates on selected people that were discussed in his book “Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road.”
Religious Revival in China
Dr. Madsen discusses the growth, or revival, of spiritual beliefs and practices in China which are neither “religious” nor “secular”
Mapping the Belt and Road Initiative
This lesson explores how China’s Belt and Road Initiative can promote economic development and trade around the world.
Contemporary China as Reflected Through Its Cinema
Ms. Yang discusses the incredible expansion in movie making in China as well as in the US, in the last few years, to attract the Chinese audience.
The Chinese and American Education Systems
Dr. Frank Chong discusses trends in student demographics, college readiness, technology, and growth of for-profits colleges in the U.S., in contrast to the Chinese Educational system. (See Lenora Chu’s talk on the Chinese Education System.)
The Chinese and American Education Systems
Ms. Chu describes the Chinese education system, including her personal experience as a Chinese-American mother with a child in a Chinese public school.
China’s Millennials
Eric Fish, author of the book “China’s Millennials: The Want Generation”, explores the attitudes and lifestyles of Chinese millennials.