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NIMBY laws and U.S.-China Relations

September 1, 2023

A number of states have enacted laws prohibiting Chinese and others from “countries of concern” from purchasing homes or land.

Learning beyond school

Learning to use drones in agriculture. Photo shows student and teacher in the countryside near Wuhu city, Anhui province.
August 21, 2023

Is China's education system meeting the needs of its people and the nation?

Joe Biden, Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern, August 9, 2023

President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House, this photo is from April 2023 and is a White House photo.
August 9, 2023

Long anticipated and focused on China, President Joe Biden issued this executive order on August 9, 2023.

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.
August 3, 2023

Central Asian nations increasingly linked economically to China. Russia, the U.S. and others have noticed.

New Acquisition: Bill Einreinhofer China Archive

skyline at night
May 26, 2023

Explore modern China with USC Libraries' newly acquired Bill Einreinhofer China Archive, a collection of video, image, audio, and text files documenting historical events and daily life from 1910 to 2022.

Xi Jinping, China-Central Asia Summit Opening Remarks, May 19, 2023

Xinhua photo of summit participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
May 19, 2023

China hosted a summit with the leaders of Central Asian nations in Xi'an. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Zhaparov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the summit as well.

Josh Goldstein's Remains of the Everyday Earns Top Honor from the Association for Asian Studies

February 19, 2023

This year's Joseph Levenson Book Prize goes to the 2021 work making "the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China."

China, the U.S. and a hungry world

May 20, 2022

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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