The U.S./China Media Brief seeks to assist media outlets and journalists to cover U.S.-China relations. We offer easily-accessible information materials ranging from online interviews to written articles on Sino-American issues.
The U.S.-China Media Brief is a unique online media tool developed by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center for all those who are interested in obtaining a clearer and more balanced understanding of U.S.-China relations today.
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The concerns about whether the rise of China represents an opportunity for or a threat to the United States are played out most vividly on the economic front. Though an economic relationship has existed between the two countries since 1784 when bilateral trade was first established, it is only in the last 30 years, when China’s economy, growing at a scope and speed that is unprecedented in history, has impacted the global economy that the economic relationship between China and the U.S. has become a front and center issue in both countries.
The People’s Republic of China at 60: Some Chinese American Perspectives and Podcasts
As far as auspicious occasions and the People’s Republic of China are concerned, 2009 is a year that should get an exclamation point. Not only is it the anniversary of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2009 marked the 20th anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen Square crackdown, the 30th anniversary of normalization of relations with the United States, the 50th anniversary of the Tibet uprising and, on Oct. 1, China’s National Day, its 60th anniversary.
A select group of Chinese Americans were interviewed for this article and five accompanying podcasts. In alphabetical order, they are Stanford University professor of American History Gordon H. Chang, graduate student Philip Guo, journalist William Wong, Howard University law professor Frank Wu and film producer Janet Yang.
Prof. Li Xiguang, in an exclusive interview with the U.S.-China Media Brief, probes into the complex relationship between media, journalists, and the U.S. and Chinese governments. Prof. Li is candid and detailed, drawing from his experiences as a veteran journalist at the Xinhua News Agency and as a science reporter for the Washington Post.
For the interview, please view our video cast available here or our podcast (MP3 format) here.
As a Chinese leading academic in press and politics, Prof. Li has been pushing forward the reforms of Chinese press system as well as the journalism education system.
Serving as a think tank leader in press and politics, Prof. Li strives for an open press system through press reform in China. A long-time journalist, Li, Xiguang is Tsinghua University Councilor, the Executive Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, the president of Tshinghua International Center for Communications Studies, the deputy director of Tsinghua Comprehensive Research Center of AIDS, director of Tsinghua Institute of Health Communication.