In the 1997 Hollywood movie Gattaca, we were shown a vision of the future where people are prevented from pursuing their interests because their genes were “unfit” for the task. China seems to be heading toward such a society as the government announced plans to select its athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics by screening ...
From the moment the Chinese Communist Party was established, it advocated atheism. This was especially true during the Cultural Revolution, when numerous Buddhist temples, Taoist shrines, churches, and other places of worship were destroyed, while countless Buddha statues and religious relics were smashed and burned. However, those who were influenced by the Party culture to ...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has blocked Chen Jiangang, a human rights lawyer, from leaving the country. His crime — defending his colleague, Xei Yang, who was detained by authorities in a crackdown in 2015. Chen was supposed to visit America to accept the Humphrey Fellowship funded by the U.S. State Department. Banning lawyer’s travel ...
The economic and military rise of China is seen with caution in the West. And for a good reason. Communist China’s growth means a new set of values will soon start to spread across the globe. Unfortunately, the ideologies that China will promote throughout the world will be suppression of free speech, reduction in personal ...
During the 1989 student protests conducted at Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government initiated violent repression of the protestors. Today, remembered as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, more than 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the incident and resulting crackdown. Discussion about the Tiananmen Square Massacre is severely restricted in China. Many Chinese often wonder how ...
Tech workers in China are opposing the industry’s 12-hour workday schedule. Dubbed the “996 schedule,” indicating the working time from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 6 days a week, many employees complain that they are burning out from exhaustion. However, the 12-hour workday schedule has found strong support from Chinese business leaders, including the ...
On April 12, a female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in the Suzhou Shangfangshan Forest Zoo at the age of 90. She was only one of four of her kind that is known to exist. With her death, there are only three Yangtze giant softshell turtles alive right now, essentially bringing the species closer to ...
In Chinese, there’s a famous saying: “Treat your Eyes like your Treasure!” Your liver and your eyes are closely related in traditional Chinese medicine, and the Chinese believe that a strong renal system may prevent people from aging. In hospitals, newborn babies are usually checked for jaundice, a typical liver affliction that shows a yellow ...
The persecution of Cathars by the Catholic Church has to be one of the most violent religious episodes in French history over the past millennium. Cathars were the followers of Catharism, a Christian sect that was prevalent predominantly in southern regions of France between the 12th and 14th centuries. The conflict between Cathars and Catholics emerged after ...
Soybean farmers in America are getting nervous as the U.S.-China trade war drags on. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), China’s 2019 soy import will fall for the first time since 2004. Since September 1, China has only committed to purchasing 11 million tons of soybeans from America, down from the 28 million ...
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