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Environment
Things China Working Group: Xin Wang on "Applying A Gendered Lens to Climate Change-Migration Nexus: A Case Study of Forced Environmental Migration on Tibetan Plateau"
Things China Working Group is an informal group to explore research interest in the material networks, systems, economies, media and practices of communication pursued within China or between China and its partnerships. Open only to USC graduate students and faculty.
A Political Ecology of the Qin Empire
The University of California, Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies will host Brian Lander from the Harvard University Center for the Environment to discuss political ecology during the Qin Empire.
How Ecology is Forgotten During the Process of Ecological Relocation: A Case Study of S Banner in Inner Mongolia from a Sociological Perspective
A talk by Professor Bao Zhiming (Department of Sociology, Minzu University of China; HYI Visiting Scholar 2010-11) will be held at Harvard University
Berkeley Students Working in China on the Future of a Water Village in the Pearl River Delta and on the Grand Canal in Hangzhou
Peter Bosselmann will speak about UC Berkeley students' work in Guangzhou and Hangzhou, China, in January and March of this year.
Ecological Civilization and Eco-social Transformation in China
The University of California, San Diego presents Professor Chen Kegong, speaking on the topic of "Ecological Civilization and Eco-social Transformation in China."
Red Alert: China Time, China Scale
Climate One at The Commonwealth Club hosts a talk with clean tech experts on China's clean technologies.
Sustainability Network: Colloquium on China's Approach to Urban Environmental Sustainability
The USC Sustainability Network presents a colloquium on China's approach to urban environmental sustainability.
"Will China Save the Planet?" with Barbara Finamore, NRDC
Princeton University's Environmental Institute hosts a talk with Barbara Finamore on her most recent book.
Managing Scarcity: Water and Culture in Modern China
UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies and Center for Chinese Studies co-host a talk by David Pietz
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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?