CUSEF Blog

For our second Olympic blog post in the series, we are featuring figure skating! Across all skating events, China won gold in pairs figure skating, men’s 1000m and mixed team relay in short track speed skating, and men’s 500m in speed skating, while Team USA has secured two gold medals in men’s single figure skating and women’s 500m in speed skating. Read More

The Winter Olympics have arrived in Beijing, the first city in the world to ever host both the Summer and Winter Olympics! Over the next few weeks, we will feature a three-part series highlighting notable Chinese and American Olympians from various events - first up is skiing and snowboarding! Read More

Many parts of the world are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year; but not all countries and cultures celebrate the same way! From fireworks to little red envelopes, let’s explore how New Year’s Eve and Lunar New Year is celebrated in China and the U.S. Read More

“Despite being the world’s largest auto market, China has never been a big car exporter globally. It seeks to change that in a more-electrified future,” writes Jacky Wong at The Wall Street Journal. In 2021, China broke its record for new-energy car sales, tripling what it sold in 2020 and accounting for 25% of all car sales in November alone. Read More

World leaders and representatives convened in Glasgow, Scotland earlier this month for the 26th annual UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties or COP26. The conference, which was held between October 31-November 12, was the first time since the signing of the Paris Accords in 2015 that committed countries gathered to renew their pledge to fight climate change and keep the global temperature below 1.5°C (2.7°F). The primary issues covered at the conference included climate finance, carbon markets, coal, and methane usage. Read More