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Education
Mann, The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, 2007
The former Beijing bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times and author of a new book on China is not the lone voice in the wilderness, writes Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
Richard C. Atkinson, Recollections of the First U.S.-China Student Exchange, December 14, 2006
Recollections of events leading to the first exchange of students, scholars and scientists between the United States and the People’s Republic of China
U.S.-China Institute offers overseas opportunities
The campus-wide initiative offers new class, internships for USC students.
China: Students' Development Lab Spotlights Bank-funded Projects in Chongqing
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June 26, 2006 - With support from the World Bank Office, Beijing, the China Development Lab recently conducted a dual-city case study on Bank-funded urban projects in such secondary cities in Chongqing municipality.
U.S. House of Representatives, “Hearing on Chinese Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy Through U.S. Educational Institutions, Multilateral Organizations, and Corporate Amercia,” Feb. 14, 2006
House subcommittee hearing under its chair, Dana Rohrabacher, discusses China's influence on U.S. foreign policy.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: The Library of Congress Chinese Language Collection," September 16, 2005
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on September 15, 2005. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
USC Expert in Asian Languages Dies
Classical violinist and professor emeritus Laurence Thompson, who made a commitment to the study of Chinese religion, was the first director of the USC East Asian Studies Center.
USC Viterbi Dean Unveils China Strategy
USC's Viterbi School of Engineering agrees to collaborate in continuing and distance education with Tsinghua University, known as the MIT of China.
NIH awards USC $8.7 million to study tobacco use in China
C. Anderson Johnson of the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research will head the study.
Acting on a Chance Encounter
Inspired by brief meeting in China, a USC alumna creates a fund for international study. The $500,000 gift will provide scholarships for foreign students coming to USC and Trojans who want to study abroad.
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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?