Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Environment
John Kerry, Getting the U.S.-China Climate Partnership Right, July 19, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry begins by noting President Richard Nixon’s famous 1972 handshake with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.
Deputy Secretary Burns and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, EcoPartnership Signing Ceremony, July 11, 2013
On July 11, 2013, Yang Jiechi, State Councilor and special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended the signing ceremony of China-U.S. EcoPartnership Program in Washington, D.C.
Carbon footprint labels inaccurate, USC study finds
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Robert Vos of the USC Spatial Sciences Institute and Joshua Newell of the University of Michigan examined the carbon footprint of paper in U.S. and Chinese supply chains.
Congressional Research Service, “Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress,” Sept. 5, 2012
This CRS report was written by Valerie Bailey Grasso, specialist in defense acquisition.
Undergraduate Seminar: Communication and Social Change in China
Yu Hong will be offering Comm 400 this fall. Tuesdays/Thursdays 11-12:20
Zhang, "Association Between Changes in Air Pollution Levels During the Beijing Olympics and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Thrombosis in Healthy Young Adults" 2012
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.
NEW COURSE - Water and Energy Management in China: Market Forces and Socialist Ideology
Dr. Juliana Qiong Wang's Course will discuss environmental economics and policy. The class meets from 12:30-1:50 on TTH in SOS B-15.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States," January 26, 2012
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on January 26, 2012. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
An Inside Look at Global Health Activity at USC
The University of Southern California's Institute for Global Health Students in China recently supported Lily Fu to conduct summer research in China.
Political Opportunities, Resource Constraints, and Policy Advocacy of Environmental NGOs in China
Shui-Yan Tang's research examines the development of policy advocacy among China‘s civic environmental eNGOs.
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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?