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Religion
Professor Sam Crane Discusses "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life"
October 31, 2014
Sam Crane of Williams College talks to USCI about his book examining contentious social issues in the US (abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia) using concepts drawn from pre-Qin Confucianism and Daoism.
Chairman Brown and Cochairman Smith Statement on 2014 Annual Report, October 9, 2014
October 9, 2014
Chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China announce bipartisan Hong Kong legislation & in letter to President and Congressional leaders, identify an action agenda for the next year.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2013 – China
January 1, 2014
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
Clarke, The Virgin Mary and Catholic Identities in Chinese History, 2013 and Young, Ecclesiastical Colony: China’s Catholic Church and the French Religious Protectorate, 2013
January 1, 2013
Jeremy Clarke and Ernest Young’s books were reviewed for H-Catholic (October 2014) and is reproduced here under a Creative Commons license.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2012 – China
January 1, 2013
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
Professor Eugene Cooper Discusses "The Market and Temple Fairs of Rural China: Red Fire"
October 22, 2012
USC Professor Eugene Cooper talks to USCI about his new book examining the economic, cultural, religious and political effects of rural Chinese market and temple fairs.
House Foreign Affairs Committee, “Hearing – Organ Harvesting of Religious and Political Dissidents by the Chinese Communist Party,” September 12, 2012
September 12, 2012
The House hearing featured testimony and statements from Ethan Gutmann, Gabriel Danovitch, Damon Noto, Charles Lee, and Christopher Smith.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2011 – China, July 30, 2012
July 30, 2012
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
Silbey, The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China, 2012
January 1, 2012
Jay Carter reviewed this book for H-War, October 2012.
Campany, Signs from the Unseen Realm - Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China, 2012
January 1, 2012
This review by Richard Simmons was published by the History of Asia discussion list.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?