A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
USC and China in the News, July and August 2015
China-related news stories featuring University of Southern California faculty, students, staff, and programs.
The USC U.S.-China Institute’s Clayton Dube was interviewed for a story about “Terracotta Warriors,” a stage show featuring music, opera, dance, and acrobatics combined with 3D projections. Dube noted “China has the capacity to invest much more heavily in developing its cultural industries. The government in Beijing is frankly quite jealous of the fact that the U.S. has this well-developed commercial apparatus through the success of Hollywood and the success of the music industry in attracting viewers and listeners all over the world.”
August 13, 2015: KABC
Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute was interviewed on the implications of China’s currency devaluation.
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