China & The World – Page 260

A History of Beijing’s Hazy Shade of Winter

Beijing’s first air pollution red alert marked a historic occasion in the city’s fight against air pollution as. Much of the capital came to a standstill...

China & The World Dec 11, 2015

Public Breastfeeding Mothers: You Go Girls!

In what should really not be a problem in today’s society, breastfeeding in public has once again been shunted to the forefront of controversy by those...

China & The World Dec 3, 2015

A Good Start: China’s RMB Joins the SDR

On November 30th, the IMF board’s decision declared that China’s currency, the RMB, would be incorporated into the SDR. China’s hopes of seeing the RMB...

China & The World Dec 1, 2015

Chinese Milk Powder Pricing Revolution to Come

New Zealand is known in China as a land less of hobbits as it is elsewhere and more for its unsullied environment, free from the toxic haze and overwhelming...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Nov 26, 2015

Why Alibaba Is Not Singles Day’s Biggest Winner?

Now the entire world has not only gotten to know a particular shopping spree in China — Singles Day–but has also witnessed the Chinese consumption...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Nov 13, 2015

An Evening with Lakhdar Brahimi

In a career spanning sixty years as a diplomat, Lakhdar Brahimi has seen it all. From his time as the Foreign Minister of Algeria to postings as a United...

China & The World Nov 13, 2015

Can China Eliminate Its Poverty?

While many in the media have rightly concerned themselves with reporting China’s recent moves to end the one-child policy, there are other aspects of the...

China & The World Nov 10, 2015

Chinese Consumption Slows as Confidence Wanes

For months those who keep an eye on China (and the world economy, such is its reliance on China) have been told how domestic consumption is to act as a panacea...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Nov 10, 2015

International Law Is Not Always the First Principle for U.S. Military Operations

This week, the international media has been glued on USS Lassen’s entering waters near Zhubi Reef without the permission of the Chinese Government. According...

China & The World Politics Oct 30, 2015

Jin: Market Forces to Save Chinese Culture Abroad

In what has been a tough, somewhat awkward realization, China is just now beginning to recognize that its attempts to export its culture abroad and become a...

China & The World Oct 10, 2015

Bridging Americans’ Perception Gap of China

Americans’ perception of China differs significantly between the general public and a cohort of elite opinion leaders. Certainly, it is something neither...

China & The World Sep 23, 2015

China and South Korea: Frenemies 4 Eva?

“A good many Chinese people enjoy eating fried chicken with beer, while a number of South Koreans are big fans of mutton,” said South Korean President Park...

China & The World Sep 11, 2015