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Migration
Qin, "The decisions of migration and remittances in rural China," 2007
USC dissertation in Economics.
Yutani, "International brides: Cross-border marriage migration in China and Japan through a feminist lens," 2007
USC thesis in East Asian Area Studies.
Wallis, "Technomobility in the margins: Mobile phones and young rural women in Beijing," 2008
USC dissertation in Communications.
Xu, "The dilemma of Chinese students in America: To return or stay?," 2006
USC thesis in Anthropology.
Haarman, Shanghai (Urban Public) Space, 2009
Anke Haarmann's book was reviewed by Milica Muminovic for H-Urban and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Neil Gregory, ed, New Industries from New Places: The Emergence of the Software and Hardware Industries in China and India, 2009
Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen reviews the book for H-Net, August 2011.
Property Rights, Land Speculation, and Urban Sprawl: A Comparative Study of U.S. and China
Pengyu Zhu investigates the impact of the different property rights regimes in the U.S. and China on urban sprawl.
The Health and Well-Being of the Elderly in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)-Pilot
Shuyang Sheng seeks to identify how health affects the behaviors of labor force participation, retirement and savings of the elderly.
USCI Symposium Explores The Taiwan Vote
Faculty and students present results and other observations from their 2008 election observation trip to Taiwan.
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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?