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Environment
Financing China’s Expanding Role in Global Energy
The Energy and National Security Program and the Freeman Chair in China Studies is pleased to host Kevin Gallagher and Bo Kong to discuss the role of Chinese state financing in global energy development and to present findings from two of their recently published studies from the Global Economic Governance Initiative at Boston University.
The Long Road to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China: Partnerships for Cleaner Energy Innovation
The Wilson Center hosts a panel discussion of the emerging bilateral relationships focused on developing cleaner green technologies.
The Dragon Roars Back – Mao, Deng and Xi Jinping and China’s evolving relations with the world - Zhao Suisheng 赵穗生, University of Denver
Join us for a book talk with Suisheng Zhao on how Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping each conceived and executed radically different approaches to China's relations with others.
Environmental Film Festival: "Born in China"
The Freer Sackler will host a screening of Disneynature's film "Born in China."
Burning Pelts and Blazing Passions: Transnational Environmentalism and Nationalism in Tibet
Emily Yeh will lecture on Tibet at the University of Washington in Seattle.
"Invisible” Pollution? Examining Taiwan’s High-tech Environmental Disputes from STS Perspective
The Institute of East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley presents a lecture by Wen-Ling Tu from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan on core perspectives brought by Science, Technology, and Sustainability on the invisibility of pollution problems.
Greening China: Can Hu and Wen Turn a Test of their Leadership into a Legacy?
University of Hawaii's East West Center presents a talk by Dr. ZhongXiang Zhang about current environmental issues in China.
Muscolino, The Ecology of War in China - Henan Province, the Yellow River and Beyond, 1938-1950, 2014
Sustainable Urbanism
Climate One in San Francisco will hold a conference on sustainable urbanism, taking into account China's efforts to build smarter cities from the beginning.
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Featured Articles
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.
Events
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?