Issue No. 157  |  Mar. 28, 2019

Dedicated to the development of the future stewards of U.S.-China relations

Mueller的调查报告

Mueller 调查报告说了啥？As for Chinese reporting on the report - it didn't create waves in Chinese media as it did here. But to review how to say "collusion" and "Russiagate" in Chinese, check out the articles below. 中国新闻网: “通俄门”调查结论：无证据显示特朗普与俄合谋 FT社评：穆勒报告应该全文公布 NYT中英双语: 穆勒调查未发现特朗普“通俄”意味着什么

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俗语 from Xi Jinping's Speeches 弱肉强食 ruò ròu qiáng shí Meaning: The weak are meat, the strong do eat; the law of the jungle. Original: "我们要秉持共同、综合、合作、可持续的新安全观，摒弃冷战思维、零和博弈的旧思维，摒弃 弱肉强食 的丛林法则...” Xi Jinping used this chengyu in his closing remarks at the EU-China summit on March 26, 2019. Full Speech Event Tomorrow Last chance to join us tomorrow Friday, March 29 , from 2-3pm at the Stimson Center for a presentation ( in Chinese ) from Su Chih-Hsuan (蘇志軒), a specialist from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense and visiting fellow at CSIS, on the  Taiwan Relations Act and the future of U.S.-Taiwan relations .   RSVP

Video of the Week Ash is the Purest White (2019) is a critically acclaimed Chinese film now playing in select theaters in the U.S. A New York Times review summarizes it as: "Love Smolders and Crime Pays in a Changing China." Watch the Trailer Quiz Time! Test your knowledge of what the State Council (国务院) has been up to since January. The correct answers to the questions - revealed by a cartoon proctor - are more telling than whatever you may score. Quiz Yourself

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