The son of Hong Kong immigrants, Andy Mok left New York to find China on the cusp of a tech boom. To help fill the entrepreneurship knowledge gap, he started Beijing Tech Hive, the first weekend startup bootcamp in China.
Health
How the Coronavirus Is Exposing Failed Leadership
July 7, 2020
A pandemic emergency exposes the vulnerability of a country’s governance system. Originally published by The National Interest on July 7, 2020. Written by USC professor Shui-Yan Tang and Brian An.
Alumni donate 8,000 masks to help shield USC health care workers from COVID-19
June 18, 2020
Chinese alumni procured and donated thousands of surgical masks to USC health workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Originally published by USC Dornsife. Written by Margaret Crable.
Improving nutrition for children
May 29, 2020
One in nine people around the world, over 820 million individuals, are undernourished. For preschoolers and kindergartners, this food insecurity leads to lower cognitive and social-emotional skills. Ensuring children are ready to learn (and later to produce) means guaranteeing them a basic level of nutrition. Programs to address this are well established, if not always adequate, in the U.S. and researchers in China are pushing to establish standards there as well.
Scientists collaborate despite politics
April 16, 2020
A wave of nationalism from government leaders threatens to halt the global collaboration to find a vaccine for COVID-19.
The world is running out of N95 masks
April 9, 2020
Have you been able to find an N95 mask? The issue with masks is an issue with global trade.
Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (2013 Amendment), June 29, 2013
January 29, 2020
(Adopted at the Sixth Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on February 21, 1989; revised at the 11th Sessi
传染病信息报告管理规范, October 29, 2015
January 29, 2020
2015年10月29日，国家卫生计生委办公厅以国卫办疾控发〔2015〕53号印发《传染病信息报告管理规范（2015年版）》。
Nakajima, Body, Society, and Nation: The Creation of Public Health and Urban Culture in Shanghai, 2018.
December 16, 2019
Chieko Nakajima's book was reviewed by John Knight for the History of Socialisms discussion list. It is reprinted here by Creative Commons license.
PRC State Council, Food Security in China, October 2019
October 14, 2019
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published this white paper on food security.
Cao, GMO China - How Global Debates Transformed China's Agricultural Biotechnology Policies, 2018
October 3, 2019
Ronald J. Herring wrote this review of Cao's GMO China for the History of Asia discussion list. It's reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
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February 17, 2021
With every country vying for vaccines, the deals may have more to do with international diplomacy than health policy.
Events
March 11, 2021 - 1:00pm
Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force, linking its evolution in China with its global legacy.