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Labor
2006 US State Department Report on Human Rights in Taiwan, March 6, 2007
This report describes the human rights practices by the Taiwanese government. Problems exist in the following areas: corruption by officials, violence and discrimination against women, trafficking in persons, and abuses of foreign workers.
Franke and Loeken, Losers and Winners (film), 2007
Maurizio Marinelli reviews the film for H-Asia.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: Major Internal Challenges Facing the Chinese Leadership," February 2-3, 2006
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 2-3, 2006. 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.
Zelin, The Merchants of Zigong: Industrial Entrepreneurship in Early Modern China, 2005
Thomas Hirzel reviews the book H-HistGeog, January 2009.
China's Changing Labor Market
The National Committee on United States-China Relations presents a discussion with Professors Albert Park and Kam Wing Chan on topics related to Chinese labor.
The End of Reeducation Through Labor? Recent Developments and Prospects for Reform
A broadcast of a roundtable discussion by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Screening of "China Blue" with commentary by Prof. Richard Baum
“A clandestinely shot, deep access account of how the clothes we buy are actually made”
Radical Mind, Moderate Action: Workers’ Mobilization during Industrial Restructuring in China
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a talk with Xi Chen from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Chinese Voices
An hour-long screening of video vignettes followed by a question and answer session with digital journalists.
Cars, Currency, and Conflict:Three Issues Concerning Today’s China and How They Are Connected
Timothy Grose, a doctoral student at Indiana University, will host a discussion on cars, currency, and conflict. He will illustrate how all three element affect current economic conditions in China.
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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?