A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Art
Stone and Mist: Chinese Landscape Photography by Michael Cherney
American-born photographer Michael Cherney, who has lived and traveled in China for more than 20 years, uses a camera to capture the images as he prints and mounts them as traditional Chinese scrolls.
Silent Poetry: Masterworks of Chinese Painting
The Cleveland Museum of Art will host the exhibition Silent Poetry: Masterworks of Chinese Painting in celebration of the museum's 100th anniversary in 2016.
Faces from China’s Past: Paintings for Entertainment & Remembrance
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents paintings that were made for decoration and entertainment or to honor the living and commemorate the dead in ancient China.
26th Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture on Chinese Archaeology and Art
Professor Nancy S. Steinhardt presents the 26th Lecture titled, "Yuan: Chinese Architecture, Mongol Patrons, Asian Archaeology"
China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts presents an exhibition to showcase some of the greatest archaeological finds in China of our times.
Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904–1965)
The Cleveland Museum of Art with the Nanjing Museum presents art from modern Chinese master Fu Baoshi.
Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints
“Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints” explores the art of pictorial prints from the late 16th century to the 19th century—and marks the first time the public can see The Huntington’s rare Ten Bamboo Studio Manual.
Tasting Chocolate at the Kangxi Court: Medicine, Politics, and Global Trade Flows in the 17th Century
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Tasting Chocolate at the Kangxi Court: Medicine, Politics, and Global Trade Flows in the 17th Century" by Beatriz Puente-Ballesteros on Monday, October 20, 2014, 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
Sacred Caves of the Silk Road: Ways of Knowing and Re-Creating Dunhuang
The Princeton University Art Museum will host the exhibition, "Sacred Caves of the Silk Road: Ways of Knowing and Re-Creating Dunhuang".
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European views toward China are not uniform. Europeans recognize China's economic prowess and clearly favor continued ties, but majorities in much of Europe now have a negative view towards China.
Events
Tensions evident in the recent European Union-China virtual summit reflect the increasing skepticism in Europe toward China and the worries over Ukraine and economic ties as well as human rights and environmental issues.