Food and Sustainability

California Nut, Fruit Farmers Will Take Hit From Chinese Tariffs

April 4, 2018 | Sally Schilling

China’s response to the Trump administration’s tariffs is bad news for California almond, pistachio, citrus and wine producers. They're waiting to see just how bad.

Food and Sustainability

If China Strikes Back On Tariffs, California Tree Nut Exports Could Take A Hit

March 27, 2018 | Julia Mitric

Following President Trump's move to slap tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum exports, China may retaliate by levying $2 billion in tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports.

Sister City Program Gives Students A Taste Of Other Cultures

August 11, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Every year, the Jinan Sacramento Sister Cities Corporation exchange program connects young musicians a chance to experience a new world and new food.

Food and Sustainability

Rice Growers In Sacramento Valley Could Export Product To China

July 24, 2017 | Randol White

For the first time in history, an agreement is in place that gives U.S. rice growers access to China, the world's largest consumer of rice.

Dispatches From China

Gov. Brown Heads Back To California After China Visit

June 9, 2017 | Ben Bradford

California Governor Jerry Brown is back in California, after five whirlwind days in China. The trip ended much as it began.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

A Recap Of Gov. Brown's China Trip

June 9, 2017

Gov. Jerry Brown is back in California after a week-long trip to several provinces in China negotiating climate change agreements. We get a final report from Beijing from CapRadio’s Ben Bradford who was with the Governor’s delegation in China.

Dispatches From China

Coalition Of States, Regions Fighting Climate Change Meet In China

June 7, 2017 | Ben Bradford

California Governor Jerry Brown’s mission to fight climate change has taken him to China this week, but he’s not committing to support more ambitious renewable energy goals back home.

Read The Smog-Inspired Poem That China Can't Stop Talking About

January 12, 2017

It's written from the perspective of lung cancer. And it's striking a chord on social media.

China Says It Will Shut Down Its Ivory Trade in 2017

January 2, 2017

After years of negotiation with wildlife conservation groups, China's government has now set a timetable to end its legal ivory trade--March 2017.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Patrick McDowell Talks About The United States’ Relationship With China

February 3, 2016

Insight speaks with Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief for Southeast Asia and UOP alumnus McDowell about what he's learned living and working in China.