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Politics
Michael Pompeo, Statement on PRC National Security Law for Hong Kong, May 27, 2020
Statement issued by Michael Pompeo, the United States Secretary of State.
What's At Stake In Xinjiang
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A symposium featuring a distinguished panel of specialists to discuss Uyghur beliefs and Chinese government policies in the region.
Video: Julia Strauss Compares Post-1949 China And Taiwan
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Julia Strauss discusses on the period 1949 to 1954 and compares how the Communist Party in China and the Nationalist Party in Taiwan sought to consolidate their authority and foster economic development.
U.S. State Department, The PRC’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy, March 12, 2020
This is a transcript of a background press briefing done at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. The briefing comes amidst heightened tensions in the U.S.-China relationship.
Michael Pompeo, On Taiwan’s Election, January 11, 2020
A press statement issued by the US Department of State.
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.
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.
China as a campaign issue
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What have the Democratic frontrunners said about China? We answer that in our new weekly newsletter.
Chinese are more impressed by Japan's response to the coronavirus than America's
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A survey of Chinese netizen reaction to the responses of the Japanese and U.S. governments to the coronavirus outbreak.
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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?