Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Environment
Screening and Discussion of "Under the Dome"
The Wilson Center presents a screening of Under the Dome, a documentary about China's pollution.
Chinese Tidings Lecture: “Is China's Carbon Emission Target Achievable: China's Climate Policy and Economic Development - 中国碳减排目标的可达性:中国的气候政策与经济发展”
Indiana University's Center for Chinese Language Pedagogy presents the fourth lecture on climate policy and economic development in the Chinese Tidings series.
Seeking Truth from Facts: Data-driven Environmental Policy in China
The University of Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Contemporary China will host Angel Hsu, PhD, from the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy for a public talk.
From Industrial Ruins to a Sustainable Future? Land Redevelopment and Urban Upgrading in the Pearl River Delta after the Crash
The Institute of East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley presents a discussion that will explore how land redevelopment in the Pearl River Delta
How Low (on Energy and Carbon) Can Buildings in China and the U.S. Go?
The Wlison Center's China Environment Forum presents a panel on the growing movement to reverse energy use increases in homes.
Change and Recovery in Two China Landscapes: Scenarios for the Sichuan Region and Poyang Lake Ecosystem
Janet Silbernagel will give a talk on change and recovery of two Chinese landscapes at UW-Madison.
China’s Energy Consumption and Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation to Address the Effects of China’s Energy Use
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing in Washington, DC.
China: Threat or Opportunity? From hacking scandals and climate change to economic growth and currency issues.
USC Annenberg, in partnership with the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) and the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg (IDEA), presents a panel moderated by Robert Scheer in Comm 310: Media and Society.
Green Innovation in China: China’s Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) presents "Green Innovation in China: China's Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy," a brown bag lecture with Joanna Lewis, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA), Georgetown University.
Green Paradoxes: Literature and Environmental Crises in China and Japan
Karen Thornber will speak on environmental crises in China and Japan at Harvard University.
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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?