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U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou Electronic Bulletin

The Electronic Bulletins provide you with up-to-date information on the United States, its people and its policies, and focus on foreign policy, economic & trade, culture and society, democracy and human rights, environment and communication, as well as global issues. The Electronic Bulletins are in the form of "text only" email newsletters and are issued approximately 10 times per month. (Subscribe now)

Below is a list of topics included in our Electronic Bulletins:

1. U.S. Foreign Policy
   This week from Washington, news articles and reports focusing on U.S.-China relations, Asian affairs, China affairs, treaties, peace keeping, homeland security, terrorism, arms control and etc..
    
2. U.S. Economy and Trade
   Economic growth, economic cooperation, open markets, exchange rate policy, regional trade relations, intellectual property rights, world trade organization, U.S. export, market access, trade laws, trade sanctions, trade related environmental issues, agriculture, fisheries, international investment, and etc..
    
3. U.S. Culture and Society
   Cultural preservation, historic preservation, history, literature and creative writing, museums, performing arts, dance, music, popular culture, visual arts and architecture, film, cultural exchanges, domestic violence, welfare and poverty, population stabilization, women and minorities, affirmative action, disabilities, civil rights, multiculturalism, race relations, drug abuse, child abuse, and etc.. 
   
   
4. U.S. Democracy and Human Rights
   Constitutional framework, ethics in government, issue advocacy/lobbying, political organizing, role of political parties, role of the executive, role of the legislature, separation of powers, citizen participation, civic education, fund-raising, role of NGOs, volunteerism, administration of elections, campaign financing, campaigning for office, candidate selection, election monitoring, political debates, public opinion polling, voter education, religious freedom, human rights education, legal guarantees, capital punishment, child labor and etc..
    
5. U.S. Environment and Communication
   Pollution, oceans, biodiversity/endangered species, environmental activism and education, environmental law, environmental resource management, communications regulations/practices, free flow of information, disinformation/misinformation, information access, information technology, internet/electronic communications, libraries/information resources, telecommunications policy and etc..
   
   
6. Global Issues
   War, human trafficking, climate change, drug and etc..
    
7. Meiguocankao
   Chinese version of news articles or reports released by International Information Programs.
    
8. International Information Programs Publications
   Monthly collections of articles by U.S. and international experts, with focus on U.S. Foreign Policy, Economics, Democracy, Global Issues and U.S. Society, and Special publications on a variety of issues. 
    
9. Article Alert
   Article Alert offers titles and abstracts of significant articles from the current periodical literature in five major subjects of democracy and Human Rights, Economic Security and Trade, Global Issues / Information and Communication, International Security and U.S. Society and Values. Most of the articles are by American authors and come from American publications. Full text articles are available upon request. 
   
   
10. Schedule of Guangzhou Consulate Public Programs
    Public Affairs Section hosts weekly forum, video screening, American movie night, English seminar and etc..

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