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.
Economics
China Bans Cryptocurrencies
September 30, 2021
Once the world leader in Bitcoin mining, China's regulators have now made cryptocurrencies illegal.
Looking at Taiwan
September 30, 2021
Links to events USCI has hosted and documents it has collected relating to Taiwan.
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Admits to Misleading Global Financial Institution, September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021
Meng Wanzhou 孟晚舟, chief financial officer and daughter of the founder of tech giant Huawei 华为, "Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement to Resolve Fraud Charges"
Carolijn van Noort on China’s Belt and Road Initiative Narratives
September 23, 2021
Professor Carolijn van Noort from the University of West Scotland talks about her new book, which explores how China’s international political communication of the Belt and Road Initiative comprises narratives about infrastructure and the Silk Road.
Congressional Research Service, China’s Recent Trade Measures/Countermeasures, Sept. 20, 2021
September 20, 2021
Karen M. Sutter, specialist in Asian trade and finance, at the non-partisan Congressional Research Service wrote this report.
Twenty Years Later
September 9, 2021
2001 launched the new century and saw dramatic events that shaped where the U.S. and China are today.
Shelley Rigger on Taiwan's Role in China's Economic Rise
September 3, 2021
Shelley Rigger's new book traces the development of the cross-Taiwan Strait economic relationship and explores how Taiwanese firms and individuals transformed Chinese business practices.
Cross-Strait Economics
September 2, 2021
While cross-strait political tensions have risen, Taiwan and China remain tightly intertwined economically.
Online Education in China
August 12, 2021
Online education has been a profitable and growing business. China's government has slammed the brakes on that.
U.S. Industry Groups, Letter to Biden administration on next steps in US-China affairs, August 5, 2021
August 5, 2021
August 5, 2021
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Featured Articles
May 13, 2022
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.
