China and California Forge Cooperation on Climate
California Governor Jerry Brown recently concluded a trip to China, where he met with President Xi...
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UCSD Stands By Dalai Lama Invite Despite Protest
On February 2, the University of California San Diego announced confirmation of their invited...
What a Strong Earthquake Does in China vs. the U.S.
A video from Vox’s Joss Fong explains why the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan this month...
US Police Department Uses Weibo to Engage Immigrants
Concurring with the recent increase in official accounts on weibo, the Alhambra Police Department...
Environmental Concerns Over China-CA Dairy Ties
As China’s growing demand for dairy products is expected to keep rising, and as its domestic industry is currently unable to satisfy demand and riddled with safety scandals, California dairy farmers are suffering due to...
California’s ‘Chinese Dream’
After California Governor Jerry Brown led a delegation to China earlier this month in a effort to stimulate economic interaction – and especially Chinese FDI in California, Truman National Security Project fellow Dean...
Gov. Brown Sees China as Ticket to High-Speed Railway
On a weeklong trade mission to China, California Governor Jerry Brown is seeking to promote Chinese investment in the U.S. state’s enormous but struggling economy, and Chinese media has been taking note. On Friday in...
Gov. Brown to Seek Chinese Investments for California
After a delayed departure in order to celebrate his 75th birthday at home, California Governor Jerry Brown heads to China on Tuesday for a weeklong visit. As part of his effort to rejuvenate his state’s flagging economy,...
An Upside to China’s Air Pollution
The New York Times brings us a rare piece of good news related to China’s environmental situation: A storm of yellow dust darkens the skies above Beijing, an increasingly familiar phenomenon blamed on the disappearance of...
Yao Ming Courts China's Wine Boom
With demand for wine in China ripening – both for domestically produced and, more dramatically, imported wines – one of the country’s most recognizable faces is taking aim at the market. From The Wall Street...
LA City Leaders Observe 'Chinese Massacre' Anniversary
Los Angeles city officials gathered on Sunday to mark the 140th anniversary of the city’s 1871 Chinese Massacre, in which 18 Chinese were killed by a 500-strong mob. From The Los Angeles Times: The convictions of seven men...
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge Gets 5,300-Ton Steel Span Delivery from China
The heavily-traveled Bay Bridge, which connects San Francisco to the East Bay, is going to contain a section constructed in and shipped from China. The construction has now been completed and is currently being loaded onto a...
California Seeks China’s Help for High-speed Rail
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is in China where he is looking for both partners and financing for development of California’s high-speed train. From Reuters: Earlier this year, California was awarded $2.25...
China Offers High-Speed Rail to California
China is offering to supply the equipment, technology, and engineers to construct California’s high-speed rail. From the New York Times: China is offering not just to build a railroad in California but also to help finance...
New Chinatown Grows in Far East San Gabriel Valley
The Los Angeles Times reports on an enclave of Chinese immigrants in southern California: In fact, much of the eastern San Gabriel Valley has more in common with Taipei, Beijing or Shanghai than it does with neighboring Los...
China and California Look for Green Energy Solutions
From New America Media: Scientists, inventors and venture capitalists from the US and China came together in San Francisco last week to discuss ways to conserve energy. Mary Ambrose is the environmental editor for New America...
California to Sign UN Compact to Help China Cut Emissions
From AP: California, which puts out more greenhouse gases than any other state, is promising to share ideas and research to help China cut back on its own emissions, which rival those of the U.S. as the world’s largest....
New Art Exhibit Explores Chinese Immigration in California
Inspired by a new art exhibit at the California History Society, Michael Krasny talks about the lives of Chinese immigrants in California from the late 1800s until the 1960s on KQED’s Forum. Guests on the Feb. 13, 2008...
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