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Under Secretary Tara Sonenshine on China's Public Diplomacy, March 13, 2013
Host Carol Castiel and VOA State Department Correspondent Scott Stearns interview Tara Sonenshine, the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
USC Global Fellows program receives funding
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USC’s Global Fellows International Internship Program, a Student Affairs program administered by the USC Career Center, has received $150,000 in funding from the Freeman Foundation to continue its 2013 program.
Hillary Clinton, “Launch of the 100,000 Strong Foundation,” January 24, 2013
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the formal launch of a foundation to support the goal of having 100,000 Americans study in China.
Video: David Zweig on the Role of the Communist Party's Organization Department in China’s Reverse Migration
David Zweig 崔大偉 discusses his research on the party-state's efforts to "reverse the brain drain" to bring expatriate talent back to China.
USC Price dean strengthens school’s presence in Asia
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Dean of USC Price School of Public Policy, Jack H. Knott, visited China, Indian, and Hong Kongo advance the school’s mission of shaping — and being shaped by — the world last November.
Chinese Internet Research Conference 2012: Huan Sun
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Speaker at 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference. The title of the presentation is "Informational Use of Social Networking Sites By Chinese Students To Their Political Participation.”
Chinese Internet Research Conference 2012: Eric Harwit
Speaker at 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference. The title of the presentation is "Rising Influence of Microblogs.”
Chinese Internet Research Conference 2012: Ying Wang
Speaker at 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference. The title of the presentation is "Why Grassroots Stars Shine: Examining Social Media Audiences’ Motives And Involvement.”
Chinese Internet Research Conference 2012: Jiachun Hong
Speaker at 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference. The title of the presentation is "Colonized Microblogsphere? Verification System’s Impact on Online Opinion Leadership in Sina Weibo.”
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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.
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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?