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Yingyi Ma Cited in Nature Article on the Future of Science in the US
Although Chinese-student enrollment at U.S. universities has rebounded since the pandemic, China’s best and brightest might be shying away, says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. Soaring anti-China rhetoric probably plays a part, she says, but so do expanding opportunities for Chinese graduate students at home, and the growing challenges to obtain work visas.
See related: China, Education, Government, International Affairs
Silverstein Talks to NPR About China’s Economy Adapting to Serve the Aging Population
Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, who studies how infrastructure development is increasingly geared towards an older society in China, says, “Those in more developed villages have less aging anxiety about whether their needs will be met, whether they'll be, you know, happy or not as they get older.”
See related: Aging, China, Economic Policy
Lovely Weighs In on How Trump's Proposed Tariffs Will Impact US Consumers in China Daily Article
The new duties also could mean “a household with median income is projected to pay $1,700 more each year in import taxes,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
See related: China, Federal, International Affairs, Taxation, Trade, United States
McDowell Explains How US Sanctions Boost China’s Cross-Border Currency Use in The Diplomat Article
“By growing the use of the RMB in cross-border trade settlement directly between China and Russia, U.S. financial sanctions cut targeted actors off from using the dollar system, which forces targets into alternative currencies that are exchanged outside of the U.S. financial system,” says Daniel McDowell, professor of political science.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Government, U.S. Foreign Policy
Patel and McDowell Discuss Trump’s Plan to Impose Tariffs on Countries That Start Wars in The Hill
“The cost to the private sector is quite high,” says Kristen Patel, professor of practice of policy studies. “Former President Trump has not coherently explained how tariffs would benefit us, companies and consumers.” Daniel McDowell, professor of political science, says, “The idea of using tariffs to deter countries from invading other countries, it’s pretty out there.”
See related: China, Government, International Affairs, Taxation, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, United States
McDowell Weighs In on China’s International Use of Renminbi in Financial Times Article
“I think it’s very unlikely that we’ll see China’s trade with the United States, with the European Union, moving into Chinese currency,” says Daniel McDowell, professor of political science.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Government, International Affairs, Trade
Older Parents’ Perceptions of Children's Filial Piety in Rural China
“Older parents’ perceptions of children's filial piety in rural China: The roles of coresidence, geographic proximity, and intergenerational support,” co-authored by Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in the Chinese Journal of Sociology.
See related: Child & Elder Care, China, Rural Issues
Gueorguiev Weighs In on Gov. Tim Walz’s Experience in China in Associated Press Article
See related: China, U.S. Elections
Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Articles on the War in Ukraine
“I think both Ukrainians and the Russians are surprised by what has happened, in particular in the opportunities that this has offered to the Ukrainians in terms of going further in the Kursk region than they probably had anticipated when they started,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: China, Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
McFate Quoted in The Korea Herald Article on NATO’s Pressure on China and Its Impact on South Korea
“NATO’s priorities and the business community's priorities are not well aligned in Europe, North America or South Korea,” says Sean McFate, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs.
See related: China, Conflict, East Asia, Global Governance, NATO