This year's Joseph Levenson Book Prize goes to the 2021 work making "the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China."
Environment
Paulsen, "Multi-proxy studies of climate variability in central China: Subdecadal to centennial records in stalagmite from Budda Cave," 2000
USC thesis in Geochemistry.
Ortega, "Intrapersonal and environmental factors associated with Chinese youth alcohol use experimentation and binge drinking behaviors," 2008
USC Dissertation in Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research).
Sen. John Kerry, "America and China on the Road to Copenhagen: Toward a Climate Change Partnership," July 29, 2009
Chairman Kerry Discusses Climate Change At National Press Club.
"US-China Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change, Energy, and the Environment," July 28, 2009
Agreed to at the conclusion of the first round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Washington, DC, July 28, 2009.
Statement of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 23, 2009

Testimony by Jon M. Huntsman, Jr on global warming.
Talking Points, July 15 - 29, 2009
Energy consumption and efforts to adopt greener energy technologies are the focus of this week's USC U.S.-China Institute e-newsletter. As always, the newsletter offers a comprehensive list of China-related events and exhibitions throughout North America.
US Commerce Sec. Gary Locke, “US Relations with the People’s Republic of China,” July 15, 2009
Remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce-Beijing.
Todd Stern, Remarks on the U.S. Delegation's June 7-10 Trip to China to Discuss Climate and Energy Issues, June 12, 2009
Stern is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s special envoy for climate change.
Talking Points, June 10 - 24, 2009

This week, the USC U.S.-China Institute's newsletter looks at General Motors in China, unemployment among college graduates, and the mindsets of young Chinese.
As always, the newsletter offers information about China-centered events and exhibitions across North America.
National Energy Administration, "To Change the Mode of Development and Speed up the Restructuring of Energy Industry; To Build a Steady, Economical, Clean and Safe Energy Supply System" June 1, 2009
Paper from NEA for press briefing by Zhang Guobao, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Administrator of the National Energy Administration (NEA.
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Join us for a discussion with Mike Chinoy on his new book that expands on USCI's Assignment: China series.
Join us for Aynne Kokas's discussion of the global battle for control over and use of the personal and institutional data we create every day.