ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, August 28 Issue
...is much more open to criticism than outsiders might expect, as long as this criticism does not lead to any form of organization that might challenge its right to rule.”...
...is much more open to criticism than outsiders might expect, as long as this criticism does not lead to any form of organization that might challenge its right to rule.”...
...Learning the language can exacerbate the effects of culture shock. As you learn the language you encounter the deep structures of the culture the values and the beliefs about right...
...is alleged to have been killed last May simply for refusing to hand over her phone number to cult members. The murder, filmed on CCTV and on mobile phones, sparked...
...system is designed to benefit influential officials, or those in control (权贵体系). In other words, a small number of people rely on their power to obtain resources; they exploit the...
...communist Chinese government’s disapproval of Christianity, Dr. Fulton cities the Chinese proverb: “The mountains are high, and the emperor is far away.” Right now there is an almost stunning growth...
...to a banned cult beat a woman to death in a fast food restaurant. Her only crime was to refuse to give them her telephone number. The cult in...
...in a nearby high school. I was stunned. All that I had been reading about and processing as I worked on the CS Quarterly was coming right to my doorstep....
...unaired, China has opened a fresh front in its battle against Japan: A group has demanded the return of a 1,300-year-old relic that Japanese soldiers whisked away from Chinas northeast...
...tragedy: The messages in Chinese kept flashing across Haowang Wang's phone: Another USC Chinese student had been killed. Shui? Shui? the messages repeated. Who is it? Wang froze briefly, then...
...be willing to think the unthinkable. Although one can point to many continuities in China's long history, it has also been marked by a number of jarring discontinuities. Identifying current...
...such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University that Hainan Airlines Co. started direct flights to Boston from Beijing in June and increased the number from four to...
...Tufts University that Hainan Airlines Co. started direct flights to Boston from Beijing in June and increased the number from four to seven a week in July and August. Tufts...