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.
Tibet
PRC State Council, Democratic Reform in Tibet – Sixty Years On, March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
The Chinese government released this white paper.
Khan, Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands, 2015
March 1, 2016
Marissa Smith reviewed Sulmaan Wasif Khan's book for the History of War discussion list in Oct. 2017. It is reprinted here through Creative Commons license.
U.S. Congressional–Executive Commission on China, "Annual Report 2015," October 8, 2015
October 8, 2015
The Congressional-Executive Commission offers its annual report on human rights in China and current affairs in regards to rule of law.
PRC State Council, Successful Practice of Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet, September 6, 2015
September 6, 2015
The State Council Information Office issued this official white paper.
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.
Grad student thinks small when crafting Chinese ornaments
April 12, 2015
USC Dornsife scholar studies tiny wooden replicas of buildings that adorn Buddhist temples and monasteries
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.
Video: Enze Han on The Politics of National Identity in China
September 23, 2014
Enze Han (University of London) examines how five major ethnic minority groups in China, the Uyghurs, Chinese Koreans, Dai, Mongols, and Tibetans, negotiate their national identities with the Chinese nation-state.
A Secluded Society in China Shares its Secrets With USC Alumni Filmmakers
January 27, 2014
Documentary covers little-known corner of the world
Participatory Communication and Cultural Continuity Perspectives Regarding Ecological and Environmental Migration (EEM) in China: A Case Study in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
January 15, 2014
Xin Wang's project examines the the increasingly important effects ecological and environmental migration has on the national and regional levels in the past decade.
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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.