Teng Biao grew up in a rural village before attending law school at Peking University and focusing on human rights. While his early successes were lauded by the Chinese government, he was later abducted and tortured by police. He fled to the United States with his family and now teaches at Hunter College in NYC.
US-China relations
Ford, China Looks at the West: Identity, Global Ambitions, and the Future of Sino-American Relations, 2015
March 1, 2016
Robert Sutter reviewed Christopher Ford's book for the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
John Kerry and Wang Yi, Joint Press Conference, January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016
Press conference with Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Wang.
Congressional Research Service, "China-U.S. Trade Issues," December 16, 2013
October 6, 2015
This CRS report was written by Wayne M. Morrison, specialist in Asian trade and finance.
U.S. Relations with China- Fact Sheet, January 21, 2015
January 21, 2015
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs released a fact sheet on U.S. relations with China.
Department of Defense, "Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Rules of Behavior for Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters," November 10, 2014
November 10, 2014
On November 10, 2014, the United States Department of Defense and the Ministry of the National Defense of the People's Republic of China signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Sec. John Kerry, “Remarks on U.S.-China Relations,” Nov. 4, 2014
November 4, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.
John Kerry, "Remarks on U.S.-China Relations," November 4, 2014
November 4, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. His comments preceded the APEC Summit meeting to be held in Beijing.
Congressional Research Service, "China-U.S. Trade Issues," July 10, 2014
July 10, 2014
This CRS report was written by Wayne M. Morrison, specialist in Asian trade and finance.
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June 11, 2020
Professor Margaret Lewis examined the US government's use of criminal prosecutions to address a broad "China" threat is at tension with the criminal justice system.
Events
July 2, 2020 - 4:00pm
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a webinar with David Zweig to look at how tensions between the United States and China have impacted scientific collaboration and research.
July 16, 2020 - 4:00pm
Bob Davis and Lingling Wei, authors of Superpower Showdown, will help us understand the ramp up of US-China economic tensions and the far-reaching consequences of the stand-off.