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Environment
2009-2010 USCI Faculty Research Grants
USC Faculty study visual ethnography, urbanization and environmental change, and American brands in China
Congressional Research Service, "China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies," July 18, 2011
Jane Leggett, a specialist on Energy and Environmental Policy, wrote this report.
Gary Locke, Testimony before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 26, 2011
Ambassador-designate Gary Locke's testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is the nominee to become President Obama’s next U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
Video: When a Billion Chinese Jump
When a Billion Chinese Jump is a journey through an environment in crisis.
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, “China’s Rare Earths Industry and its Role in the International Market,” Nov. 3, 2010
This staff background report was written by Lee Levkowitz and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga.
Jean-Pierre Bardet Visits Quake Region
Professor Jean-Pierre Bardet, chair of the Sonny Astani Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, was part of a U.S. delegation visiting the mountainous terrain of Sichuan Province in western China in August.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: The Challenge of China’s Green Technology Policy and Ohio’s Response," July 14, 2010
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on July 14, 2010. 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.
China and the United States-A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies June 14, 2010
This Congressional Research Service Report was authored by Richard J. Campbell, specialist in energy policy.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, East Asia and the Pacific: U.S.-China Achievements Go Beyond Expo, May 21, 2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton co-edited an article that appeared in the Global Times on Friday, May 21, 2010. The article discusses the importance of U.S.-China relations in the development of our future world.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: China’s Green Energy and Environmental Policies," April 8, 2010
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 8, 2010. 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.
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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?