U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Demers discussed the China Initiative and the process for assessing risks posed by Chinese acquisitions or the business operations of Chinese companies in America.
Media
USC And China in the News in 2020
September 21, 2020
China-related news involving USC research, faculty, students and organizations.
PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Takes Countermeasures Against Restrictive Measures on Chinese Media Agencies in the US, March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
The Chinese government announced that five U.S. media organizations would be treated as foreign government entities. One, VOA, is U.S. government-controlled, the others are private companies. American nationals working for three of the organizations would be required to leave China, if their journalist visas are to expire in 2020.
Designation and Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, October 21, 2019
March 4, 2020
A Notice by the US State Department.
Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, February 24, 2020
March 4, 2020
A Notice by the US State Department.
Michael Pompeo, Institution of a Personnel Cap on Designated PRC Media Entities, March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020
Two documents are included here. The first is an announcement by the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on new limits imposed on the number of people permitted to work in the U.S. for designated PRC media entities. The second is a background briefing on the policy by two senior State Department officers. The policy was announced and the briefing was held at the State Department in Washington, D.C.
Senior Officials, State Department Designates Chinese Media Entities as Foreign Missions, Feb. 18, 2020
February 26, 2020
Two senior State Department officials spoke to the media on the Department's decision to label Chinese media entities (Xinhua News Agency; China Global Television Network (CGTN) - part of China Central Television, CCTV; China Radio International (CRI); China Daily Distribution Corporation; and Hai Tian Development USA (distributor of People's Daily in the U.S.) as foreign missions. The officials explained the reasoning behind the designation and what it would mean.
Chinese are more impressed by Japan's response to the coronavirus than America's
February 12, 2020
A survey of Chinese netizen reaction to the responses of the Japanese and U.S. governments to the coronavirus outbreak.
Talking Points, January 6-20, 2020
January 5, 2020
We look back at some of the noteworthy individuals who passed away in 2019.
USC And China In The News, November and December, 2019
December 26, 2019
China-related news involving USC research, faculty, students and organizations.
Journalistic Bias In Hong Kong Protest Reporting: Q&A With Stanley Rosen
December 5, 2019
US-China Today spoke with Rosen, an expert in Chinese politics and media, about how the differences in media coverage between Chinese and international media outlets impact the Hong Kong protests, and how such entrenched biases came into being.
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Featured Articles
September 23, 2020
As the dance over control of TikTok gets more complicated, last week it came out that the U.S. government has asked American-based video gaming companies where China’s Tencent is an owner or investor to detail how they handle the data of American players.
Events
October 15, 2020 - 4:00pm
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a book talk with author David Lampton. His new book examines China’s effort to create an intercountry railway system connecting China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors.