China relaxes visa requirements for U.S. tourists
The Chinese Embassy in Washington announced on December 30 that starting New Year’s Day, U.S. tourists applying to visit China will no longer need to submit round-trip tickets, proof…
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Book Review Middle Garden – A revealing History of U.S.-China Relations
Posted by Mal Warwick Some Americans seem to have the impression that the U.S. relationship with China began in 1972 when Richard Nixon flew to Beijing. In The Beautiful Country and…
Minnesota Export Statistics (Q3 2023)
Data on Minnesota Exports for Third Quarter 2023 – Published December 2023 For More Information: Mary Haugen ([email protected]) Drop in Mineral Fuel and Oil Exports Drives State Exports Down…
How Christmas is Celebrated in China
By Jessica Chen, China Insight Intern* Christmas is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus, and the name was first recorded in England in 1039. Now, it is…
Announcement of 2023-2024 CAAM – Stanley Chong Scholarship Application
Merit and need-based scholarships for individuals of Chinese descent for undergraduate college tuition. Application Deadline for the school year 2023 – 2024：January 14th, 2024 Eligibility An applicant must be:…
Chinese Doctor and AIDS Activist Gao Yaojie Dies at 96 in New York
Dr. Gao Yaojie passed away on 12/10/2023 in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 96. Born in 1927 in Shandong’s Cao County, she graduated from the Medical School…
Veteran Registration to Accept New Applications
Support Our Work Chinese American WWII Recognition Project Veteran Registration to Accept New Applications The Chinese American WWII Recognition Project has re-opened the registration process to accept new applications…
Anti-Asian is also an institutional, societal problem, new research finds
Photo at a rally in 2021 by Adam Chau, AsAmNews BY Akemi Tamasha, AsAmNews New research suggests that institutions, not just individuals, can be the culprits of anti-Asian hate…
Pika Launches AI Video Editing App And Announces $55 Million In Funding
Pika CEO Demi Guo (left) with co-founder and CTO Chenlin Meng Pika, a startup of two Stanford Ph.D. students in computer science, recently raised $55 million in funding. The…
CAAM’s 2023 Pre-Thanksgiving Free Lunch Delivery to the Homeless
As usual, the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) adhered to its tradition of more than 30 years and delivered a “Pre-Thanksgiving Free Lunch” at the Dorothy Day Place…
Personal Information Protection and Data Cross-Border Transfer in China
Tuesday, December 12 4–5 p.m. Central On November 1, 2021, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) came into effect. With China being home to 1.01 billion internet users—the largest…
Xi signals marked shift in tone for China on US – but with Biden’s off-the-cuff ‘dictator’ comment can it last?
US President Joe Biden greets Chinese leader Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting in Woodside, California in November 2023 Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping presented an…