Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Perceptions
What's At Stake In Xinjiang
A symposium featuring a distinguished panel of specialists to discuss Uyghur beliefs and Chinese government policies in the region.
Joint Statement on Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
The March 16th mass shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent, occurred in the wake of a yearlong upsur
PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Takes Countermeasures Against Restrictive Measures on Chinese Media Agencies in the US, March 18, 2020
The Chinese government announced that five U.S. media organizations would be treated as foreign government entities. One, VOA, is U.S. government-controlled, the others are private companies. American nationals working for three of the organizations would be required to leave China, if their journalist visas are to expire in 2020.
Video: Cara Wallis on social media in contemporary China
Prof. Cara Wallis of Texas A&M University delivered the annual Walt Fisher Lecture at the USC Annenberg School of Communication.
Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, February 24, 2020
A Notice by the US State Department.
Designation and Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, October 21, 2019
A Notice by the US State Department.
Michael Pompeo, Institution of a Personnel Cap on Designated PRC Media Entities, March 2, 2020
Two documents are included here. The first is an announcement by the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on new limits imposed on the number of people permitted to work in the U.S. for designated PRC media entities. The second is a background briefing on the policy by two senior State Department officers. The policy was announced and the briefing was held at the State Department in Washington, D.C.
Media moves
Some of the avalanche of news this week concerning the U.S. and China has been about the news media itself. Both the U.S. and Chinese governments took action towards media organizations operating in each other’s countries.
Senior Officials, State Department Designates Chinese Media Entities as Foreign Missions, Feb. 18, 2020
Two senior State Department officials spoke to the media on the Department's decision to label Chinese media entities (Xinhua News Agency; China Global Television Network (CGTN) - part of China Central Television, CCTV; China Radio International (CRI); China Daily Distribution Corporation; and Hai Tian Development USA (distributor of People's Daily in the U.S.) as foreign missions. The officials explained the reasoning behind the designation and what it would mean.
Chinese are more impressed by Japan's response to the coronavirus than America's
A survey of Chinese netizen reaction to the responses of the Japanese and U.S. governments to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Featured Articles
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?