As the skilled workforce continues to expand and the spirit of craftsmanship grows stronger, China will gain sustained momentum in building itself into a manufacturing powerhouse.
Today, tourists and students move through places that were once battlefields. Yet along the route, memories of the Long March remain embedded in the fabric of local society, in family histories, local industries and the stories passed from one generation to the next.
There is no better way to learn about a place than to engage with it.
Visiting the sites of the great events was a profound experience for me, but it was the less-heralded nuances that I began to understand which added the real spice to the experience.
In recent years, public enthusiasm for sports has continued to surge. The sports industry is poised to inject fresh vitality and sustained momentum into China’s economic development.
If we want the next generation of Americans and Chinese to manage their differences responsibly, we should give them opportunities to know one another before they inherit the responsibility of managing the relationship.
From the Karez system to the drying houses, and from hot-sand therapy to factories in the Gobi Desert, one wisdom runs consistently throughout: Do not fight against nature, but go with its flow.
To understand a place in depth, you need to actually live there as a local.
One senses the city’s people living fully modern lives embraced by history, a special draw for young visitors.
The spirit of the Long March is much more than a chapter of Chinese history; it is a reminder to all of humanity that perseverance, unity, compassion and hope have the power to transform nations and change the future.