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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Sec. John Kerry, “On the Conviction and Sentencing of Ilham Tohti,” September 23, 2014
September 23, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued the following statement following the sentencing of Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur economist who taught in Beijing.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2013 – China
January 1, 2014
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
U.S. Congressional–Executive Commission on China, "Annual Report 2013," October 10, 2013
October 10, 2013
The Congressional-Executive Commission offers its annual report on human rights in China and current affairs in regards to rule of law.
Uzra Zeya, Press Conference following U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue, August 2, 2013
August 2, 2013
U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor met Li Junhua and other Chinese representatives in Kunming in southwestern China. The press conference, however, was in Beijing.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2012 – China
January 1, 2013
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2011 – China, July 30, 2012
July 30, 2012
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
U.S. Congressional–Executive Commission on China, "Annual Report 2010," October 15, 2010
October 15, 2010
The Congressional-Executive Commission offers its annual report on human rights in China and current affairs in regards to rule of law.
Video: What happened in Xinjiang in July 2009?
October 9, 2010
Yang Zhongdong, USC U.S.-China Institute visiting scholar and Xinjiang University professor, examines Xinjiang's history and the social disturbances that broke out in Urumqi in July 2009.
Talking Points, September 12-22, 2010
September 13, 2010
This issue of the USC US-China Institute newsletter focuses on how 9/11 changed the US-China relationship and affected the views Chinese college students have of the US. As always, the newsletter also brings information about China-related events across North America.
U.S. Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2009 – China, October 26, 2009
October 26, 2009
The U.S. Congress mandates that the State Department prepare an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
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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.