Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Politics
Ambassadors Jeffrey Bader and Zhang Ping Discuss the state of U.S.-China relations
Two of the most experienced and insightful Chinese and American diplomats discuss the state of U.S.-China relations, the dangers of worsening ties, and the impact of U.S.-China relations on the wider world. The conversation will also explore possible avenues to improve ties and lessen international volatility.
Journalistic Bias In Hong Kong Protest Reporting: Q&A With Stanley Rosen
US-China Today spoke with Rosen, an expert in Chinese politics and media, about how the differences in media coverage between Chinese and international media outlets impact the Hong Kong protests, and how such entrenched biases came into being.
Hubbert, China in the World: An Anthropology of Confucius Institutes, Soft Power and Globalization, 2019
Jennifer Hubbert's book was reviewed for the History of Diplomacy discussion list and is republished here via Creative Commons license.
Mike Pence, US-China Affairs – the Frederic V. Malek Memorial Lecture, Oct. 24, 2019
Vice President Pence spoke at a Woodrow Wilson Center event in Washington.
Heer, Mr. X and the Pacific -- George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia, 2018.
Chichi Peng's review of Heer's book was originally published by the History of War discussion list and is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
U.S. State Department, 2019 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, March 21, 2019
As mandated by the US-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, the U.S. State Department reports on conditions in Hong Kong.
Speech by Xi Jinping At the Reception in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of The Founding of the People's Republic of China
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Comrades and Friends,
PRC State Council, Food Security in China, October 2019
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published this white paper on food security.
Yang and Sheel and Sheel, Thirteen Months in China: A Subaltern Indian and the Colonial World, 2017
This review by Emily Whewell was originally published on the History of Asia discussion list and is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Scott Busby, U.S. State Department, Defending Democracy through Media Literacy II, September 10, 2019
Busby is Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. He spoke in Taipei, Taiwan.
Pages
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?