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.
Music
Q&A With Bohan Phoenix About Hip-Hop & Cultural Expression In China
May 2, 2019
US-China Today spoke with Bohan Phoenix, a Chinese American hip-hop artist based in New York about Chinese hip-hop and its power to bridge the cultural divide between east and west.
TENG Jimeng Discusses His Translation of The Book "No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan"
May 8, 2018
Teng Jimeng discusses his 2016 translation of the best known biography of Bob Dylan, Robert Shelton’s No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan 《迷途家园：鲍勃 迪伦的音乐与生活》and the place of Dylan and American popular music in China.
Q&A with Eric Priest on Chinese Music Industry Investment
July 25, 2017
We spoke with Eric Priest, an expert in international copyright law, to understand the streaming market and current Chinese investment in domestic and international music.
Call for Papers - Journal of East Asian Popular Culture (no deadline)
March 1, 2016
The editors of this new journal issue a general call for papers.
Ma, Sounding the Modern Woman: The Songstress in Chinese Cinema (May 13, 2015)
November 13, 2015
This review of Jean Ma's book was written by Andrew Stuckey and published by the H-Asia discussion list. It's republished here by Creative Commons license.
KUSC covers Schoenfeld String Competition in China
December 16, 2014
Gail Eichenthal reports on the annual Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld event for gifted musicians.
Kerry plays guitar at the Great Hall of the People, July 10, 2014
July 10, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday showcased his guitar-playing, holding a lunchtime jam session during talks with officials in Beijing.
Video: Alison Friedman Discusses China’s Performing Arts in the 21st Century
February 19, 2013
The USC U.S.-China Institute sponsored a discussion with Alison Friedman of how China is searching for a new globalized contemporary identity through music, dance and theater.
Performing Asia: Drift
Asia Society hosts a performance by Frame Dance that represents Chinese cultural forms
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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.