Author: barryp17

In Beijing property values have increased an alarming amount.  People struggle to find cheap, quality places to live and a large amount of these people simply move out of Beijing to hopefully locate in a more affordable area.  There is no place to hide for these people, not even in death.  The property values increase… Continue reading Nowhere to Avoid Rising Property Values →

In a joint effort between the People’s Republic of China and the Asian Development bank, they are finally starting to take pollution issues seriously throughout the country and specifically in Beijing.  In the ADB’s most recent report, Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Future: Country Environmental Analysis of the People’s Republic of China, they outlined the major issues regarding… Continue reading Air Pollution →

Rights to the area of South China Sea are disputed.  China claims the majority of the Sea as its own national waters, but these postulations overlap with what the countries of Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei. This issue of territorial claims has arose recently, as the Chinese are creating land formations on top… Continue reading The Great Wall of Sand →

The Chinese successfully established a new bank, a move openly contested by the United States and President Obama’s administration.  In an effort to gain more of an economic stronghold in Asia, China recruited many neighboring nations to join their undertaking.  Surprisingly to them and the rest of the world, China receives a last-minute outpouring of support from nations all over the globe.  14… Continue reading Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank →

A common question in today’s modern economy asks whether China will overtake the United States as the world’s foremost economic power.  The price data produced by the International Comparison Program (ICP) states that China will overtake the United States this year.  But according to Jeffery Frankel of Harvard University, this finding is due to a… Continue reading Who is Number 1? →

In the recent tide of urbanization and industrialization, rural farmers have sought employment openings in the city.  Instead of remaining in their family’s village to farm and participate in the community’s manual labor force, adults chase professions in the city to receive better opportunities and amenities, which come along with the urban lifestyle.  In their search for… Continue reading Household Registration System: Failing Chinese Children →

As a point of focus this semester, we have studied the life of a rural farmer in China in depth.  With an incredibly rapid turn of industrialization, the government has lifted millions of Chinese citizens out of crippling poverty, which left people dying of starvation due to a lack of means.  But at the same time,… Continue reading Left in the Dust →

In an increasingly technological world, the elderly are often left by the way-side.  Young people can all recount a comical tale of an older relative or teacher struggling to navigate that which is second nature to the young folks of today.  As we have studied in this term, elderly people in rural China rely completely on… Continue reading Educating the Elderly →

In an interview with Bloomberg News, John Saunders, an employee of Blackrock MD and Head of the Asian Real Estate department, claimed that even though the continual decrease in the real estate market is slowing, it has still not bottomed out yet.  He furthered his assertion, saying that China still has a while to go… Continue reading Changing Tide in the Real Estate Market →

In modern China’s society, when considering the relationship between people and the government, the Chinese governments institution of the “Great Firewall of China” acts as a clear point of contention. The Chinese government does not allow residents to access many popular social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, as well as sites containing certain information… Continue reading Internet Censorship: Who it really affects →