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Economics
China Bans Cryptocurrencies

Once the world leader in Bitcoin mining, China's regulators have now made cryptocurrencies illegal.
Looking at Taiwan

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
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

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

Karen M. Sutter, specialist in Asian trade and finance, at the non-partisan Congressional Research Service wrote this report.
Twenty Years Later

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

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

While cross-strait political tensions have risen, Taiwan and China remain tightly intertwined economically.
Online Education in China

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
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Featured Articles
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.
Events
Join us for Aynne Kokas's discussion of the global battle for control over and use of the personal and institutional data we create every day.
Join us for a discussion with Mike Chinoy on his new book that expands on USCI's Assignment: China series.