As President Barack Obama visits China for the first time from Nov. 15 to 18, the world turns its attention to the potential outcomes of this momentous event.
As President Barack Obama visits China for the first time from Nov. 15 to 18, the world turns its attention to the potential outcomes of this momentous event.
From the brutality of colonization to the intense competition in manufacturing, design, and innovation, the triangular relationship between Japan, China, and South Korea is at best tumultuous and ambiguous, and at worst fraught with irreconcilable animosity. That said, however, no triangular relationship in Asia is as crucial for the peaceful and prosperous development of the region.
From the brutality of colonization to the intense competition in manufacturing, design, and innovation, the triangular relationship between Japan, China, and South Korea is at best tumultuous and ambiguous, and at worst fraught with irreconcilable animosity. That said, however, no triangular relationship in Asia is as crucial for the peaceful and prosperous development of the region.
Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur American Association, spoke to an audience of about 70 at Havemeyer Hall, and faced posters that labeled her a terrorist.
Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur American Association, spoke to an audience of about 70 at Havemeyer Hall, and faced posters that labeled her a terrorist.
I am American but do not look American—I look Chinese but am not Chinese. This is a confusing circumstance. Coming to China this time made me see things clearly.
I am American but do not look American—I look Chinese but am not Chinese. This is a confusing circumstance. Coming to China this time made me see things clearly.
This summer I attended the Columbia in Beijing Summer Language Program, during which I studied two semesters’ worth of Chinese in ten weeks. Towards the end of our first term, one of my teachers asked me to participate in the annual Chinese Speech Competition.
This summer I attended the Columbia in Beijing Summer Language Program, during which I studied two semesters’ worth of Chinese in ten weeks. Towards the end of our first term, one of my teachers asked me to participate in the annual Chinese Speech Competition.
The moment we were informed of the “7-5” incident, as it is known, we took it lightly, until hundreds of soldiers tightly packed in tanks and other vehicles surrounded our bus while traveling on the road.
The moment we were informed of the “7-5” incident, as it is known, we took it lightly, until hundreds of soldiers tightly packed in tanks and other vehicles surrounded our bus while traveling on the road.
For the vast majority of Chinese high schoolers, taking the National Higher Education Entrance Examination (Gaokao) and trying to get into a good Chinese university is the most natural thing in the world. Many kids' lives are oriented around that goal from infancy.
For the vast majority of Chinese high schoolers, taking the National Higher Education Entrance Examination (Gaokao) and trying to get into a good Chinese university is the most natural thing in the world. Many kids' lives are oriented around that goal from infancy.