July 12, 2013
...American says was coerced. What is notable about the case is not only that the American was held hostage, but that local police and officials enforced his detention. The incident...
...American says was coerced. What is notable about the case is not only that the American was held hostage, but that local police and officials enforced his detention. The incident...
...with a false number on it. But these counter-measures are not limited to the small stuff. Last week China's National People's Congress (it's legislature) passed a law requiring adult children...
...to China should just accept this paradigm as a given. SOCIETY Chinese Dream? American Dream? (June 28, 2013, Danwei) Comparing the American dream with the new Xi Jinping buzzword Chinese...
...the country have been summoned to briefings about a Communist Party circular known as Document Number Nine. Its full contents have not been made public, but by all accounts it...
...culture. For example, American businessmen use sports metaphors as codes: “Keep your eye on the ball”; “He dropped the ball”; “She’s on the ball”; “They threw me a curve ball”...
...registration while others meet none of these criteria at all. An increasing number of registered congregations are also setting up their own small groups which meet in homes, factories or...
...Engage with Others and the World around You It may be tempting to respond to a new culture with fright, fight and flight reflexes. In the first instance, everything becomes...
...of farmland and drastically altering the lives of rural dwellers. So large is the scale that the number of brand-new Chinese city dwellers will approach the total urban population of...
...says he was "unhappy and pessimistic about his life, and planned the arson to vent personal grievances." Watch: Philadelphia Orchestra performs for passengers on delayed flight from Beijing (June 8,...
...2, 2013, The New York Times) Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the worlds top oil producers, and China is now its biggest customer. Witnesses...
...in the American embassy in Beijing. Mr Chen was in London recently to receive an award for his work defending the rights of rural Chinese women. The Economist's China Editor,...
...number of billionaires, according to Forbes magazine. And now an enterprising company has set up a course for kids born into wealthy families, who are learning how to deal with...