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.
U.S. politics
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hearing on Sen. Max Baucus, nominee to be Ambassador to China, Jan. 28, 2014
January 28, 2014
Senator Max Baucus (b. 1941) has served in Congress since 1975 and has been a senator from Montana since 1978. He was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Ambassador to China, to succeed Gary Locke.
Joseph Biden, “U.S.-China Business Relations,” Dec. 5, 2013
December 5, 2013
Vice President Biden spoke to the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing
Congressional Research Service, Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy, June 19, 2013
June 19, 2013
This CRS report was written by Thomas Lum.
Congressional Research Service, “Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales since 1990,” March 14, 2013
March 14, 2013
This CRS report was written by Shirley A. Kan, specialist in Asian defense affairs.
Congressional Research Service, "U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress," Nov. 27, 2012
November 27, 2012
This CRS report was written by Shirley A. Kan, specialist in Asian security affairs.
House Foreign Affairs Committee, "Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China Sea," September 12, 2012
September 12, 2012
This hearing included presentations by Toshi Yoshihara, Bonnie Glaser, Peter Brookes, and Richard Cronin.
Congressional Research Service, "U.S.-China Relations: Policy Issues", August 2, 2012
August 2, 2012
This CRS report was written by Susan V. Lawrence (specialist in Asian Affairs) and David MacDonald (research associate).
Congressional Research Service, "China, Internet Freedom, and U.S. Policy," July 13, 2012
July 13, 2012
This report was written by Thomas Lum (acting section research manager/specialist in Asian affairs), Patricia Moloney Figliola (specialist in internet and telecommunications policy), and Matthew C. Weed (analyst in foreign policy legislation).
Congressional Research Service, "China's Economic Conditions," June 26, 2012
June 26, 2012
This CRS report was written by Wayne M. Morrison, specialist in Asian Trade and Finance.
Congressional Research Service, “Pivot to the Pacific? The Obama Administration’s “Rebalancing” Toward Asia,” March 28, 2012
March 28, 2012
This report was written by Mark E. Manyin, Stephen Daggett, Ben Dolven, Susan V. Lawrence, Michael Martin, Ronald O’Rourke, and Bruce Vaughn.
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