Coronavirus Impact Series

Principal of Albright Stonebridge Group Amy Celico explains the fundamental challenges currently facing the bilateral commercial relationship between the United States and China. She also discusses why the “phase one” trade deal is a positive development and how COVID-19 is highlighting the role of foreign investors in China’s economic growth trajectory.

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The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a wave of civil engagement in China, as well as intense responses from a type of institution unique to China: government-organized non-governmental organizations (GONGOs). Professor Bin Xu analyzes the role of one such organization, the Red Cross Society of China, and explains the questions of transparency and corruption that have surrounded it since its coronavirus relief activities began.

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Dr. Elanah Uretsky compares China’s and the World Health Organization’s reactions to coronavirus with their responses to the SARS epidemic in 2002.

Please note that the following interview reflects information available at the time it was recorded (3/11/20), and that public health circumstances in China and the United States continue to change rapidly.

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Lin is a local resident and filmmaker in Wuhan, China, who began offering free rides to healthcare workers in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the second part of an exclusive interview with the National Committee, Lin describes how ordinary people organized to support medical workers and patients on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sociologist Yingyi Ma discusses the difficult decision many Chinese international students at American universities currently face: whether to remain on closed campuses or travel back home. She also discusses how students have had to experience anti-Chinese stigma and navigate the mixed messages from their home country, parents, school administrators, and their country of residence.

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NCUSCR interviewed Lin, a local resident and filmmaker in Wuhan, China, over WeChat to broadcast his story of human resilience and compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic. VLOG footage in the video has been generously provided by Lin.

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As the United States’ confirmed coronavirus cases increase rapidly and China’s continue to decrease, Dr. Elanah Uretsky delivers an overarching analysis of how both countries’ public health responses already have⁠—and will continue⁠—to mitigate the pandemic’s spread.

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Professor Bin Xu examines varying forms of civic engagement in China, as well as its implications for Chinese society and government. He explores the novel use of social media and online platforms by the public and compares civic engagement today to the response to the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan.

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National Committee Chair Carla Hills delivers a message on the economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, specifically its effect on global trade and the phase one U.S.-China trade deal.

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Ford Foundation’s China Director, Elizabeth Knup, considers COVID-19’s potential to change the NGO landscape in China moving forward. She also discusses how her organization has adjusted to work during the epidemic and shares some of the ways Ford-funded NGOs are responding to the crisis.

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In the wake of the Dow Jones’ dramatic correction at the end of February and continued market instability, Keith Abell examines how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting general market outlook and sentiment among investors in the United States and China.

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