Gender Inequality in China

Published on Author crastoa16

Currently five members of China’s new feminist movement are in jail. Recently, protests over inequality and domestic violence have been occurring more and more frequently. “To publicize domestic violence, two prominent activists, Li Tingting and Wei Tingting, put on white wedding gowns, splashed them with red paint and marched through one of the capital’s most… Continue reading Gender Inequality in China

China Seeks To Make Education More Fair

Published on Author crastoa16

Education authorities within China have told elite universities in the country to save spots for 50,000 rural students. These 50,000 spots are to be saved for promising students from disadvantaged rural areas across China. This is part of China’s efforts to “ensure fair education across the country. The 50,000 places will be held for students form… Continue reading China Seeks To Make Education More Fair

Prolific Robot Use in Chinese Factories

Published on Author crastoa16

China is known worldwide as a manufacturing powerhouse. Historically, this has been due to the use of their tremendous population. The almost endless availability of workers for the factories has allowed many industries to expand quickly over the years. However, this could soon change because robots are beginning take over for the human workers. “The… Continue reading Prolific Robot Use in Chinese Factories

Myanmar Issues Apology To China

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Myanmar has officially claimed responsibility for a bombing that occurred last month in which five Chinese citizens were killed. The bombing occurred on Chinese territory , Yunnan province, which prompted the apology. The bombing was due to a conflict between the Myanmar government forces and a rebel group called the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.… Continue reading Myanmar Issues Apology To China

Faked Air Pollution Data Comes To Light

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  Pollution is a known and rampant issue in China today. Stories about the poor air quality of the huge manufacturing nation come out almost daily. This most recent story concerns the falsification of air quality statistics. “China’s environmental protection watchdog will launch a two-year probe to root out falsified air quality data, the official Xinhua News… Continue reading Faked Air Pollution Data Comes To Light

Chinese Surprised by Asian Development Bank Support

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Recently, there has been a rush of applications to join China’s new Asian development bank – the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The deadline is this week to apply and many of these last -minute applications are from countries that China doesn’t have the best relations with. For example, Taiwan is one of the countries to… Continue reading Chinese Surprised by Asian Development Bank Support