Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
Education
Studying Chinese in America

Has the promising rise in American students studying Chinese stalled?
Confucius Institutes in the United States

Only 25% of the Confucius Institutes that have opened in the U.S. are still operating.
Online Education in China

Online education has been a profitable and growing business. China's government has slammed the brakes on that.
Scott Rozelle on China's Urban-Rural Divide

Scott Rozelle discusses his new book that looks at the stark contrast between China's rural and urban populations.
Mike Pompeo and Betsy DeVos, Joint Letter to Commissioners of Education about China's Confucius Classrooms Program, October 14, 2020
The U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Secretary of Education argue that China's Confucius Classrooms are an influence effort and should be constrained.
Mike Pompeo and Betsy DeVos, Joint Letter to Presidents of American Institutions of Higher Education and Affiliates Regarding the People’s Republic of China, October 14, 2020
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Policy on International Students, July 6 and 14, 2020
Below is the ICE policy announcement prohibiting visas for international students who might be studying in schools which moved all classes online as a measure to cope with the covid-19 threat. That policy was rescinded on July 14, returning to the March 13, 2020 policy included before.
Three Trojans receive prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China

The USC trio will explore trends in business, media and culture during a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University.
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