USC US-China Institute 南加州大学美中学院 China's changing -- what does this mean for the Chinese and everyone else?
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Barbara Walters, 1929-2022, accomplished much during her long career, including being among the few women who were part of the press pool accompanying Pres. Nixon to China. She's among those featured in Assignment:China. Pressed for time? Skip to 14:20 youtube.com/watch?v=uyCZDvec…
125,000+ names. The first comprehensive list of those Japanese Americans and Japanese incarcerated without charge or due process has been compiled by USC's Duncan Williams and others. dornsife.usc.edu/news/storie…
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The UN condemned China's system of arbitrary detention in Xinjiang. China's government rejected the UN report and blamed the criticism on anti-China forces. Read the report and the response at: china.usc.edu/un-assessment-… What's at Stake in Xinjiang? china.usc.edu/whats-stake-xi…
Problems on the Belt and Road, including in SE Asia. China sections of the report: china.usc.edu/us-state-depar… Credits China with anti-trafficking laws, but uneven enforcement, especially on firms abroad. A lot on forced labor at Xinjiang detention centers.
#Vietnam, #Cambodia #Brunei join ##Malaysia on US #trafficking blacklist. Cited for weak efforts to stop forced sex work or assist migrant labourers, Those on list subject to US sanctions, tho friendly nations spared punishment w./ promise to improve sc.mp/2cq5?utm_source=Twitte…
Delighted to talk with Amb. Rao about the Indian-Chinese relations past and present. Video available at the WAC-OC worldaffairscouncil.org and USCI china.usc.edu websites soon.
Coming up soon. Pleasure to join @LisaCurtisDC and @claydube for this discussion. Fractured Himalaya: Understanding India-China Bilateral Relations with Nirupama Rao – World Affairs Council of Orange County worldaffairscouncil.org/even…
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I think looking at Russian demographic data can help to better understand Putin's game. A thread🧵
China has more than 700 billionaires. The Economist offers a look at crony capitalism in Russia, China and other places. economist.com/finance-and-ec…
Actual good news on the climate change front. China's government reports that co2 emissions per GDP unit dropped 3.8% in 2021. Electricity from coal dropped to 56%, the share from renewables increased to 26%. stats.gov.cn/english/PressRe…
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We remember Michael Parks, who covered China for the Baltimore Sun and as the Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times: china.usc.edu/memoriam-micha…
1/3Teaching history in Xi’s China:
1. Journalism instructor Song Gengyi 宋庚一 was dismissed from a Shanghai college for questioning the official death toll of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. chinamediaproject.org/2021/1…
2/3 2. Pregnant Hunan teacher Li Tiantian 李田田was sent to a psychiatric hospital after supporting Song. rfa.org/english/news/china/t…
3/3 The agenda: "Primary schools will focus on cultivating love for the country, the Communist Party of China, and socialism." globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1…
Viya 薇娅 as her fans know live streaming star Huáng Wēi 黄薇 was fined $210 m for tax evasion. Several publications including Bloomberg profiled her. This @supchinanews look at her and the live stream commerce model is worth your time.
supchina.com/2020/07/06/viya…
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"Examining whether our research may be aiding the PLA is neither political nor racist." I agree
But any such examination should be done with a keen eye to how it can fuel suspicion of people seen as connected to China because of their ethnicity, national origin, or other ties 1/2
MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research board member resigns, saying: "I’m no longer confident the institute can ethically push the boundaries of science for the good of humanity while working with institutions beholden to the regime in China."
wsj.com/articles/is-mit-rese…
A holiday reminder: Things Change. Foreign Policy editor Charles Maynes writing in Dec. 1991: “In the 1970s China evolved from a hostile into a friendly power. Now in the 1990s the Soviet Union is following a similar evolution.” From "America without the Cold War."
Excellent report from @cissy_chow on how Chinese firms and Chinese families are coping with the new restrictions on tutoring for schoolchildren. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Bus…
The creation, spread and decline (in the US) of one of China's preeminent #softpower initiatives, the #ConfuciusInstitutes. Check out this week's newsletter for an interactive map and details on the program's shrinking footprint. china.usc.edu/confucius-inst…
Terrific presentation by Prof. Repnikova yesterday. Did you miss it? Good news - video at: china.usc.edu/maria-repnikov… or on YouTube at: youtube.com/watch?v=pfdn4zUh… #China #SoftPower
Looking forward to my first talk today on the forthcoming @Cambridge_Uni Press Elements book, Chinese Soft Power @USC US-China Institute: china.usc.edu/calendar/chine…
Chinese has invested billions to build its soft power. How has it done? Join us 11.18 for a discussion with Prof. Maria Repinoka, author of the new book: Chinese Soft Power. china.usc.edu/calendar/chine…
And please watch Stan Rosen's earlier evaluation: youtu.be/YlvypPjchp4