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.
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Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, “Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of our Party since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China,” June 27, 1981
June 27, 1981
This resolution repudiated “ultraleftism” as seen in Mao-led movements including the Cultural Revolution.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution, August 7, 1964
January 7, 1964
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the resolution authorized the President to do whatever necessary in order to assist "any member or protocol state of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty." This included involving armed forces.
Order of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Supplementing the Act of Surrender 1945
September 9, 1945
This is order No. 1 of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to the Japanese forces in China, excluding Manchuria, Formosa, and French Indo-China north of 16 degrees of north latitude, which were surrendered under the act of 9 September 1945. This order supplements the acts of surrender to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers and his General Order No. 1.
Instrument of Surrender by Japan, 1945
September 2, 1945
Instrument of Surrender by Japan, September 2, 1945, Tokyo Bay
Soong Mei-ling, “Addresses to the House of Respresentatives and to the Senate,” February 18, 1943.
February 18, 1943
宋美龄1943年2月18日在美国众议院的演说
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives of the United States:
Japanese Note to the United States ("Fourteen Part Message"), 1941
December 7, 1941
Japanese Note to the United States, December 7, 1941,(Generally referred to as the "Fourteen Part Message.")
Yellow Peril! An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear
On Friday, March 7, guest speakers will discuss some of New York City's most urgent racial issues and link them back to divisive and corrosive stereotypes, policies, and practices.
Prize-Winning Author Nicole Mones Reading at the Skirball
Join prize-winning author Nicole Mones as she discusses Night in Shanghai, her epic novel about jazz, war, and the Holocaust.
Authors on Asia: Nicole Mones Presentation and Book Signing at the USC Pacific Asia Musuem
Join prize-winning author Nicole Mones as she discusses Night in Shanghai, her novel about jazz and war in Shanghai in 1936.
The Search for Major McMurrey
The Wilson Center presents "The Search for Major McMurrey", a documentary on American aviators who fought for China during WWII. The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Zhang Dongpan and the families of the men memorialized in the film.
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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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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.