China Currents

A Journal of the China Research Center

2008: Vol. 7, No. 1

Bridge Under Water: The Dilemma of the Chinese Petition System

“Xinfang,” or petitioning to authorities, has been one of the channels for the Chinese people to air grievances and seek justice since ancient times.…

U.S. – China Differences and Their Effects on Business Behaviors

China may be the second largest trading partner of the U.S.,1 but the road to this increasingly close relationship has not been smooth. There…

U.S. Economic Troubles May Affect U.S.-China Economic Relations

In recent years, but especially since the 1990s, the U.S. and China have become increasingly economically interdependent. For most of that time, both economies…

China’s Science: The American Connection

My introduction to Chinese scientists was at Dulles Airport in April 1974, two years after President Nixon’s historic visit. My assignment – actually my…

Chinese on the Chattahoochee: K-12 Chinese Language Programs Taking Off in Georgia

In 2000, a meeting at a prominent Atlanta school about the possibility of starting a Chinese language program concluded with a question about the…