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Urbanization
New Frontier of City-Making
USC architecture students share their experiences after the Asia Architecture and Urbanism study abroad program in the summer of 2010.
Spatial Mismatch and the Well-Being of Rural Migrants in China
Pengyu Zhu's project examines the relationship of rapid urbanization in China and the massive rural-urban migration.
USC Urban Planners Scrutinize China
Four USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development students are applying their expertise in China.
Visser, Cities Surround the Countryside: Urban Aesthetics in Postsocialist China, 2010
Alexander F. Day reviews the book for H-Urban, January 2011, credit H-Asia.
Documenting the Global City Project, Beijing 2009 -- Invisible Wall 我的小升初
Collaboration between the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Communication University of China yields films exploring contemporary life in Beijing and the surrounding countryside.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks at USA Pavilion at Shanghai Expo, Nov. 16, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton often referred to herself as the mother of the USA Pavilion.
Sun, "Population and employment distribution and urban spatial structure: An empirical analysis of metropolitan Beijing, China in the post-reform era," 2009
USC Dissertation in Urban Planning.
Qiu, "Ownership, incentive contracts, and autonomy of Chinese TVEs," 1997
USC Dissertation in Economics.
Li, "Government and technology development experience of Japan and China in the electronics sector," 1992
USC Dissertation in Public Administration.
Chung, "Migration, urban amenities, and commuting: A case study of high-technology workers in Hsinchu, Taiwan," 1994
USC Dissertation in Urban Planning.
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Featured Articles
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
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?