Chinese economy and geopolitics constrained by food prices
NENJIANG, CHINA – OCTOBER 17: Aerial view of harvesters, thatch chippers and land preparation … [+] Machines work in a sorghum field on the Nen River Farm October 17, 2019 in Nenjiang, China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Wu Shujiang / VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images With a third Fed rate cut, we […]
Beijing says Canadian military participation in Chinese sports competition is further proof that it is not losing global support
Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China, seen here on February 11, 2013, said he was surprised that Canada sent troops. JASON FRANSON / The Canadian Press The Beijing Embassy in Canada says the fact that the Canadian military has just sent a “large delegation” to a sports competition in China is further proof […]
“I can live without basketball, but I cannot live without my homeland”
BEIJING – When Wu Xintong’s favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers, faced the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai on Thursday, they broke a more than 10-year viewing streak and deliberately missed the game. Until recently, the 20-year-old student from Northern Hebei Province religiously followed her idol, Kobe Bryant. She meticulously recorded in a notebook the details […]
Chinese education documentary makes you think
Students attend Haikou Yingcai Primary School in Haikou, southern China’s Hainan Province, May 24, 2017. Photo: IC Pupils outside a school in London Photo: IC “Success is not a question with one answer. There are many ways to be successful. If you have one more option, you may be able to make a big difference,” […]