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
Public Health Scholar On China’s Research Partnerships With Coca-Cola
July 8, 2019
Critics have long accused food and beverage companies of trying to exonerate their products from blame for obesity by funding organizations that highlight alternative causes. US-China Today investigates the supposed model of transparency between Coca-Cola and China’s private and government research institutions and its implications for public health.
USC researchers race against a tick-borne illness originating in China
January 24, 2019
The Asian longhorned tick, new to North America, can transmit a disease that causes nausea, diarrhea and muscle pain — and, often, death.
USC, Peking University to team on one of China’s first graduate programs in occupational therapy
October 28, 2016
The partnership has the potential to transform the quality of life for millions of people, USC provost says.
Let's Talk About Smog: Censoring Environmental Issues in China
March 29, 2016
China is increasingly making strides toward becoming a global environmental leader, but its continued censorship of critical discussion at home complicates this progress.
U.S. Department of State, "2015 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report," March 18, 2015
March 18, 2015
The U.S. Dept of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs produces an annual report describing the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2014.
U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, "Annual Report 2014," October 9, 2014
October 9, 2014
The Congressional-Executive Commission offers its annual report on human rights in China and current affairs in regards to rule of law.
Chinese newspaper covers USC visits
September 14, 2014
A longtime academic and professional partner to many experts, students and employers in China, the USC Davis School of Gerontology was featured in Ta Kung Pao, the oldest active Chinese-language newspaper in China.
Bregtje van der Haak Discusses Her Film "DNA Dreams"
June 19, 2013
Bregtje van der Haak discusses her documentary, “DNA Dreams," which documents the work of Chinese scientists who are attempting to analyze and potentially clone the DNA of 2,000 highly gifted children.
House Foreign Affairs Committee, “Hearing – The Threat of China’s Unsafe Consumables,” May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
The hearing was chaired by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). Witnesses included Mark Kastel, William Triplett II, Patty Lovera, and Sophie Richardson.
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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.