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.
foreign policy
Congressional Research Service, “U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China,” April 24, 2009
April 24, 2009
Thomas Lum wrote this report.
China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean
April 20, 2009
The first ever policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean region launched by the Chinese government.
Congressional Research Service, “China’s Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia,” February 25, 2009
February 25, 2009
This Congressional Research Service report was prepared by Thomas Lum, Hannah Fischer, Julissa Gomez-Granger, and Anne Leland. It draws on work at New York University.
U.S. Democratic and Republican Party Platforms and China, 2008
September 6, 2008
Excerpts from the official party platforms. Compiled by the USC U.S.-China Institute.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: China's Expanding Global Influence - Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools," March 18, 2008
March 18, 2008
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 18, 2008. 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.
U.S. Sec. of State Condoleeza Rice, Beijing Press Conference, Feb. 26, 2008
February 26, 2008
MR. MCCORMACK: We got half an hour. And let's get right into your questions.
SECRETARY RICE: Dive right in.
Clements, Wellington Koo: China (Makers of the Modern World), 2008.
January 1, 2008
Yongjin Zhang reviews the book for H-Diplo.
U.S. Department of State, "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XVIII"
January 1, 2008
The U.S. Dept of State Office of the Historian's "Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)" series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
Negroponte on "The Future of Political, Economic and Security Relations with China" -- May 1, 2007
May 1, 2007
US Deputy Secretary of State John D Negroponte testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, saying the US accepts that China has increased political and diplomatic influence.
Pages
Featured Articles
May 13, 2022
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.