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Happy Year of The Dragon! 祝您龙年快乐!
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Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Passings, 2023
![Image with the title "Passings" for an article about US-China figures who died in 2023.](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/featured-image/passings-2023-940px.jpg?itok=0obvbBN4)
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
A U.S. company, its Chinese owners and Hong Kong
![Cirrus Aircraft, owned by AVIC, a Chinese state owned aerospace giant, celebrated making its 9,000 plane with this special edition craft. Credit: Cirrus](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/thumbnails/cirrus-9000-aircraft-celebration-2023-web-thumbnail.jpg?itok=xXT6qy_8)
Will Hong Kong continue to be a vital global business hub?
California Counts
![California Governor Gavin Newsom visiting the Great Wall during an official visit to China, October 2023. Credit: Office of the Governor.](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/thumbnails/newsom-great-wall-2023-thumbnail.jpg?itok=ts1MbGFV)
California plays an outsized role in the multidimensional U.S.-China relationship.
NIMBY laws and U.S.-China Relations
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A number of states have enacted laws prohibiting Chinese and others from “countries of concern” from purchasing homes or land.
Genshin's Global Impact
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Genshin Impact: Charting a Global Gaming Phenomenon and Chinese Dominance
Learning beyond school
![Learning to use drones in agriculture. Photo shows student and teacher in the countryside near Wuhu city, Anhui province.](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/featured-image/training-use-of-drone-agriculture-web.jpg?itok=d82mxOL1)
Is China's education system meeting the needs of its people and the nation?
Science Diplomacy at a Crossroads
![Photo illustration of "Chinese" and "American" brains utilizing colors of the countries' flags. By Ernest Gunasekara-Rockwell for the U.S. Department of Defense.](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/featured-image/Ernest-Gunasekara-Rockwell-photo-illustration-dept-of-defense-2021.jpg?itok=XuKukIdL)
Science and Technology Agreement Renewal Debate: Balancing SciTech Ties & Security beyond August 27th.
China and its Central Asian Neighbors
![The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met in Xi'an in May, 2023. Xinhua photo.](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/featured-image/cchina-central-asia-summit-2023-xinhua-web.jpg?itok=U9v5Rz2e)
Central Asian nations increasingly linked economically to China. Russia, the U.S. and others have noticed.
China's PLA Day Approaches
![U.S. Navy photo: The guided-missile destroyer Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an "unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait, Saturday, June 3, 2023.](https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_scale_crop_300x150/public/article/featured-image/us-china-naval-near-miss-2023-06-dod-photo.jpg?itok=eUL9FfTM)
China is a significant power in Asia and developing its global reach. U.S. and Chinese vessels and planes have been coming closer and closer to each other. The photo shows a Chinese vessel cutting in front of an American ship in the Taiwan Strait in June 2023.
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We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
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Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?