April 11 – 24, 2020

GPS faculty are deeply committed to policy engagement. Discover featured news and media mentions related to our research and policy topical areas listed below.
Trump administration's move against Chinese telecom firms could backfire
Peter Cowhey warns that the Trump administration's protectionist regulations relating to Chinese telecom firms set a precedent for nationalists in other countries who want to block entry to networks operated by U.S. companies. The Washington Post
How technology can save the planet
Michael Davidson and David Victor write that technological innovation could make deep decarbonization a reality at reasonable costs by investing in changes in sectors such as electric power, transportation and agriculture. Foreign Affairs. See also: Carbon Brief
Why more U.S. labs could be testing for coronavirus — but aren't 
Joshua Graff Zivin examines why U.S. labs are being severely underutilized, with several top university laboratories that have received regulatory approval to process tests for SARS-CoV-2 operating at half their potential capacity. Nature
April 20, 2020, David Victor interviewed on SRF, Swiss Public Radio
April 10, 2020, David Victor quoted in MIT Technology Review
See also: The Union-Journal

April 15, 2020, Michael Davidson and David Victor quoted in UC San Diego News Center
See also: Phys.org

April 15, 2020, Susan Shirk quoted in The Hill

April 16, 2020, School of Global Policy and Strategy in UC San Diego News Center

April 20, 2020, Susan Shirk quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune
See also: Times of San Diego

April 22, 2020, Susan Shirk on Bloomberg News
See also: CGTN, Xinhua
March 27, 2020, Joshua Graff Zivin and Elizabeth Lyons quoted in The Globe and Mail
April 11, 2020, Susan Shirk quoted in The Daily News

April 13, 2020, 21st Century China Center mentioned in Asia Times

April 13, 2020, Stephan Haggard co-authored opinion in The Peninsula

April 13, 2020, Susan Shirk quoted in CNBC

April 14, 2020, 21st Century China Center mentioned on The Henry Luce Foundation website

April 15, 2020, Tai Ming Cheung, Peter Cowhey, Stephan Haggard, Ruixue Jia, Barry Naughton, Victor Shih and Susan Shirk mentioned in signed joint statement published in USA Today

April 16, 2020, Susan Shirk mentioned in the Cleveland Jewish News
See also: WFMZ News

April 17, 2020, Ulrike Schaede quoted in Voice of America

April 20, 2020, Tai Ming Cheung mentioned in Coronado Eagle and Journal

April 22, 2020, Susan Shirk quoted in China Daily
April 17, 2020, Richard E. Feinberg quoted in The New York Times

April 17, 2020, Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)

April 18, 2020, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies mentioned in the Arizona Republic

April 24, 2020, Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
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