ZGBriefs | October 16, 2025
...a Number: China Eases Age Restrictions on Civil Service (October 14, 2025, Sixth Tone) For years, 35 was typically the cutoff age for anyone seeking to be a civil servant...
...a Number: China Eases Age Restrictions on Civil Service (October 14, 2025, Sixth Tone) For years, 35 was typically the cutoff age for anyone seeking to be a civil servant...
...new People’s Republic rose. Her father had worked for that government; her mother carried the memories of flight and loss that would shape a lifetime. Seventy-five years later, here we...
...the State Department, the American Embassy in Beijing, and the White House National Security Council. Ahead of President Trump’s potential meeting with President Xi on the margins of the 2025...
...it already has. Different Dreams As journalist James Mann observed nearly two decades ago, the American vision of a China that was becoming “more like us” ushered in an era of optimism. Riding...
...number of overseas clients, particularly from emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Africa, are proactively proposing to settle trade orders in yuan. Is China’s Near Monopoly in...
...the Institute of International Education (IIE), a report sponsored by the US State Department. Food / Travel The Women Who Translated Chinese Cuisine into American (November 19, 2025, Sixth Tone)...
...a note assuring them I was fine. Naturally, they scolded me over the phone later. In truth, the Golden Triangle wasn’t as terrifying as its reputation suggested. The air was...
...New Services for Foreign Visitors (November 22, 2025, The Beijinger Blog) Recently, WeChat has also announced other features designed to facilitate the experience of foreign visitors to China. A number...
东正教的圣地——阿索斯山的传奇 基督教的千年灵性草场 In January of this year (2025), I traveled with a friend from the same church. After completing the tedious visa process and booking accommodations at the monasteries, we flew...
...Daily) At 11:00 p.m., a pastor’s phone lights up. It isn’t an emergency call, but a hesitant private message from an online fellowship member: “I’ve been feeling empty lately. I’m...
...my Chinese American friends trace their Bay Area roots back to the 19th century. These are just slices of the region’s Asian diversity, which also includes Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, and...
...philosophy, Sanlian Press was the first to reject the manuscript; an editor even questioned me by phone, demanding to know why I had sought a recommendation letter from Professor Su...