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Inaugural Class of Groundbreaking U.S.-China Degree Program Arrives at USC

October 19, 2021

Participants in the Communication Data Science Dual Degree Program with Tsinghua University arrived in August 2021 to begin a year of coursework at USC.

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Admits to Misleading Global Financial Institution, September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021

Meng Wanzhou 孟晚舟, chief financial officer and daughter of the founder of tech giant Huawei 华为, "Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement to Resolve Fraud Charges"

Shelley Rigger on Taiwan's Role in China's Economic Rise

September 3, 2021

Shelley Rigger's new book traces the development of the cross-Taiwan Strait economic relationship and explores how Taiwanese firms and individuals transformed Chinese business practices.

China's Commercial Space Industry

July 15, 2021

U.S.-based billionaire space ventures get a lot of attention, but China's commercial space industry is growing fast as well.

Chairs Issue Statement about Forced Labor in Apple’s Supply Chain in Xinjiang

June 8, 2021

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to ensure that Apple’s supply chains are free of forced labor.

Joseph Biden, Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People’s Republic of China, June 3, 2021

June 3, 2021

Pres. Biden ordered that Americans and American firms not sell or purchase shares in a number of Chinese firms the U.S. judges to be a real of potential threat to U.S. national security.

Clinical trial explores the use of traditional Chinese medicine against COVID-19

March 4, 2021

The pilot study centers on a combination of 13 traditional medicinal compounds used in China early on in the coronavirus outbreak. [5 min read]

Semiconductor Dependency

March 4, 2021

Semiconductors are found everywhere in the modern world. Companies and countries are racing to position themselves in this vital market.

Xiaoxing Xi on Defending Chinese Researchers

Prof. Xiaoxing Xi and his wife
February 11, 2021

Following his experience being falsely accused as a spy by the FBI, Xiaoxing Xi spoke to us on defending Chinese colleagues against injustice, safeguarding open fundamental research on university campuses, and protecting American leadership in science and technology.

Joshua Goldstein on Recycling in Beijing's Past and Present

January 21, 2021

Historian Joshua Goldstein discusses the role recycling and recyclers have played in China's economy and its new sustainability challenges.

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