China has been the big economic story of the past two decades. It is already the world’s second-largest economy with a GDP of around US$14 trillion and the Chinese economy is expected to pass the U.S. to take the number one spot in the coming decades. 6 facts about the Chinese economy 1. Billionaires China ...
Pakistan is one of the few countries that have enthusiastically participated in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. However, the people of Pakistan seem to have invited unwanted troubles together with the infrastructure projects, as several Pakistani women are said to have been trafficked across the border as brides to Chinese men. Bride trafficking in Pakistan ...
China is known for subjecting the Uyghur and Kazakh minorities of Xinjiang to brutal surveillance that puts them under constant watch as if they were a bunch of terrorists. Human Rights Watch has analyzed a government app, the Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP), and found how police authorities are using it to monitor people in ...
In 2007, Jerry Chun Shing left the CIA to settle in Hong Kong where he started working for a tobacco company. He was not looking to be involved in espionage. In 2010, Chinese agents appeared and Jerry was soon tempted to betray the country he had served. The betrayal of the CIA The Chinese offered ...
The G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, also known as the Jinggang’ao Expressway, was China’s first north-south expressway route when it was completed in 2004. It connects the cities of Shenzhen and Beijing and is over 2,272 kilometers long. During a specific period, the expressway can experience a colossal traffic block that can stretch for miles — National ...
Many experts have been predicting China’s rise as a leading global superpower in the coming decades. But a look into the fundamentals of Chinese society shows that such projections are largely hyped miscalculations. While it is inevitable that the Chinese economy and military might grow, the country will never become a universally dominating force because ...
While last year, 682 Chinese nationals had participated in the famous Boston Marathon race, the number jumped to 951 Chinese runners this year. However, what made news was the fact that three of them were accused of cheating. Chinese runners cheating at the Boston Marathon “Although the recent cheating allegations are a disappointment, we are ...
The Chinese government seems to be determined to steal sensitive information from the U.S. administration and tech companies, as several cases of U.S. officials colluding with Beijing and spying for personal interests are coming to light. Spying for China 63-year-old Candace Claiborne once used to work for the U.S. State Department. But today, she is ...
HBO TV series Game of Thrones is the most popular show right now, with millions of fans across the world. The show, based on the book series A Song of Fire and Ice, covers political intrigue in a fictional world where several clans fight for control over the central kingdom. Interestingly, the show is quite ...
The work culture of one region may not be like other places. It will vary between continents, nations, and sometimes even specific regions within countries. For an American, working in China can come as a shock when faced for the first time. Having basic info about how the Chinese work and interact with their co-workers ...
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