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Election ’08 and the Challenge of China - USCI Documentary

October 6, 2008

The U.S.-China relationship is complicated and is vital for both countries and the world. Where do Senators McCain and Obama stand on U.S.-China trade, security, environmental, and human rights issues? How important has policy toward China been in past elections and in 2008? These are the questions explored in a USC U.S.-China Institute documentary.

International Religious Freedom Report 2008

September 19, 2008

China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: The Memoranda of Understanding Between the U.S. and China Regarding Prison Labor Products," June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on June 19, 2008. 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.

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: Access to Information and Media Control in the People’s Republic of China," June 18, 2008

June 18, 2008

This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on June 18, 2008. 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.

U.S. Asst. Secretary of State David Kramer, “Human Rights, Democracy, and the U.S. Relationship With China,” May 25, 2008

May 25, 2008

David Kramer, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Remarks at Beijing Foreign Affairs University
Beijing, China

U.S. Dep. Asst. Secretary of State Thomas Christensen, “Shaping China’s Global Choices Through Diplomacy,” March 18, 2008

March 18, 2008

Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

U.S. Department of State, 2007 Human Rights in China, March 11, 2008

March 11, 2008

This report is produced annually by the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

USC scholars investigate China's homeowner associations

February 10, 2008

Civic Engagement Intiative researchers are part of effort to understand the implications of the mobilization of property owners

National People's Congress, Selection of Hong Kong Chief Executive and Legislative Council, December 29, 2007

December 29, 2007

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress issued the following decision regarding the process by which Hong Kong's chief executive and legislative council would be chosen in 2012.

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