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Energy
Unfinished Country: New Video from China
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) exhibition Perspectives 180 – Unfinished Country: New Video from China presents a cross-section of work by a new generation of artists from China working in video and video installation.
Daniel Yergin: On Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Daniel Yergin will speak at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World.
Green Innovation in China: China’s Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) presents "Green Innovation in China: China's Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy," a brown bag lecture with Joanna Lewis, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA), Georgetown University.
Beijing's Bets: Planning China’s Energy Future
The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University presents a talk with Zhongying Wang.
Stepping Lighter?
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars presents a talk on environmental and social impacts of China's overseas oil, mineral, and gas investments.
China's International Energy Strategies: Global and Regional Implications
The Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington D.C. presents Philip Andrew-Speed as part of the transnational Asia lecture series.
Junkyard Planet: A Lecture and Q&A with Adam Minter
Writer Adam Minter will visit USC to discuss his book Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade, where he explores the export of America's recyclables and the massive profits that China and other rising nations earn from it.
2012 Roundtable on Post-Communism
The Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University presents a roundtable with numerous speakers to talk about the post-communism world.
Increasing Oil Demand in China-Rising Risks and International Consequences
Columbia University's Elizabeth Wishnick will be speaking at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Fracking and China's Energy Revolution
Asia Society presents an exclusive preview of a yearlong investigation by Mother Jones and Climate Desk into China's nascent fracking boom, followed by discussion of China's energy future.
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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?