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California Counts
November 12, 2023
California plays an outsized role in the multidimensional U.S.-China relationship.
China, the U.S. and a hungry world
May 20, 2022
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.
Shifting priorities for China and Europe
May 5, 2022
China has extensive and productive ties with many European nations, but the relationship has been worsening in recent years. The war in Ukraine has led to still more unease.
Looking at China's Economy
November 11, 2021
Track China's rise to the world's second largest economy and its economic ties to the U.S. through USCI events, newsletters and document collections.
Comparing U.S. & China Trade in Southeast Asia
October 15, 2020
We look at how reliant Southeast Asian nations are on trade with China and with the U.S. China is the top trading partner for all, but the U.S. Is a key export market for many.
Playing with trade blocs
September 3, 2020
After President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the remaining 11 countries negotiated a new trade deal, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which was signed in March 2018. At the same time, China was negotiating its own trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), whose 15 countries would account for 30% of the world’s population and GDP if it is ratified.
Mike Pompeo, U.S. States and the China Competition, Feb. 8, 2020
February 8, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at the National Governors Association Meeting in Washington, D.C.
PRC State Council, China's Position on the Economic and Trade Consultations, June 3, 2019
February 6, 2020
The Chinese government released this white paper prior to the U.S. and China signing a phase 1 trade deal in January 2020.
Understanding the ongoing U.S.-China trade war
May 17, 2019
Clayton Dube, director of the USC U.S.-China Institute, explains this latest phase of the trade war and how it might impact American consumers.
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November 21, 2023
Mahtani and McLaughlin were on the ground in Hong Kong and provide this history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's crackdown.
Events
Monday, December 4, 2023 - 4:00pm
IOKIBE Kaoru (University of Tokyo) will focus on U.S.-Japan relations in historical and contemporary contexts.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 4:00pm PT
Mahtani and McLaughlin were on the ground in Hong Kong and provide this history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's crackdown.