Question: Which California university has more established relationships with Asian researchers, University of Southern California or Stanford University?

 Stanford's undergraduate program is the most selective in America. Stanford University (Stanford; officially Leland Stanford Junior University, colloquially the Farm) is a private research university in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco.  Due to its academic strength, wealth, and proximity to Silicon Valley it is often cited as one of the world's most prestigious universities. <SEP> The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university located in Los Angeles, California.  Founded in 1880, it is the oldest private research university in California.  USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals.  In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim.  An engine for economic activity, USC contributes $8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California. <SEP> Bernard Faure (born 1948) is a Franco-American author and scholar of Asian religions, who focuses on Chan/Zen and Japanese esoteric Buddhism.  His work draws on cultural theory, anthropology, and gender studies.  He is currently a Kao Professor of Japanese Religion at Columbia University and an Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies (and formerly Professor of Chinese Religions) at Stanford University.  He also previously taught at Cornell University, and has been a visiting a professor at the University of Tokyo, the University of Sydney, and the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris.  He co-founded the Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University and the ARC: Asian Religions and Cultures Series within Stanford University Press.  He is also the founder and co-director of the Columbia Center for Buddhism and East Asian Religions (C-BEAR).  His work has been translated into several Asian and European languages. <SEP> kynamatrix Research Network is a nonprofit network of researchers dedicated to the scientific understanding and advancement of interactive communication.  One of the programs includes a project called "ResearchHDiscovery," launched in April 2007—"Through two-way high-definition communication, research meets discovery."  As a proof-of-concept for collaborative one-on-one research using two-way high definition, this project connects multiple universities in the United States enabling researchers to work and innovate in new ways.  Participating universities include Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, MIT Media Lab, Stanford University, and University of Washington.  The experience opens virtual windows between university labs connecting professors, researchers, and colleagues so they can regularly brainstorm, develop and review inter-university graduate programs, and manage relationships with students and advisors.  The goal of the project is to increase innovation through collaboration.