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.
Religion
Michael Schuman Discusses His Book "Confucius: And the World He Created"
June 9, 2016
Author Michael Schuman examines the unprecedented resurgence of Confucianism as a significant trend in Chinese politics and culture.
Video: Michael Schuman on the resurgence of Confucianism
April 25, 2016
The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a conversation with author Michael Schuman to examine the unprecedented resurgence of Confucianism as a significant trend in Chinese politics and culture.
Call For Papers: New book series “Christianity in Modern China” from Palgrave Macmillan
January 1, 2016
This series addresses Christianity in Modern China since the end of the Opium War in 1842, after which China was opened to foreign countries, companies, missions and individuals, to the present.
McGuire, Living Karma - the Religious Practices of Ouyi Zhixu (January 1, 2014)
July 6, 2015
Beverley Foulks McGuire's book was reviewed by Daniela Campo for H-Net Reviews and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Council on Foreign Relations, "CFR Backgrounders: Religion in China," June 10, 2015
June 10, 2015
The Council on Foreign Relations published the backgrounder, "Religion in China", to explain the freedom and regulation of religion in China, Atheism and the Chinese Communist Party, Christian state-sanctioned and house churches, Islam and Uighurs in Xinjiang, Chinese Buddhism and Folk Religions, Tibetan Buddhism, Banned Religious Groups, and China's religious revival. The piece was written by Eleanor Albert.
Council on Foreign Relations, "CFR Backgrounders: Christianity in China," May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015
The Council on Foreign Relations published the backgrounder, "Christianity in China", to describe the history of Christianity in China, China's current policy no religious practice, and the Chinese government's reaction to the increase in Christians. The piece was written by Eleanor Albert.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2015 – China
April 30, 2015
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
Idema, The Resurrected Skeleton: From Zhuangzi to Lu Xun (August 13, 2013)
January 26, 2015
Jeffrey L. Richey (Berea College) reviewed this book for H-Net in January 2015. It is reprinted here through a Creative Commons license.
Video: Sam Crane on Teaching Confucius in China
January 15, 2015
Sam Crane (Williams College) discusses the limits of the Confucian revival in China.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2014 – China
January 1, 2015
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
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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.
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 4:00pm PDT
Tensions evident in the recent European Union-China virtual summit reflect the increasing skepticism in Europe toward China and the worries over Ukraine and economic ties as well as human rights and environmental issues.