Author: Kit

Archeologists and historians are running into an increasingly common dilemma when investigating shipwrecks off the coast of the Phillipines. Legally registered research teams are being instructed by China’s coast guard to leave the shipwreck sites claiming that they  are the property of the People’s Republic of China. While we have focused a lot in class… Continue reading China Claims Shipwrecks →

Greenland Holdings Group of China has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire a majority stake in a 15-tower apartment project in Brooklyn, N.Y. The project is in the Atlantic Yards site which is where the recently constructed Barclay’s Center is located. Brooklyn is undergoing a considerable renaissance and it is not surprising investors are… Continue reading Chinese Developers Invest in Brooklyn →

Continuing on my blogs about China and the internet  I wanted to share this map illustrating what percentage of the population uses the internet in each country around the world. The study was carried out by the Oxford Internet Institute using data on a country’s internet users and population from the World Bank. Countries like… Continue reading China’s Internet Penetration →

Chinese scientists in Shanghai have developed a light bulb that emits a wireless internet signal. The new technology is being called Li-Fi and could have an interesting impact in the future. Currently, one bulb can provide internet for up to four computers. What is perhaps most interesting about the Li-Fi bulbs is that they transmit… Continue reading Wi-Fi Light Bulb →

Back in March,  the Beijing Health Bureau raided a Dongcheng clinic illegally offering assisted reproductive services. The clinic was officially registered to offer cosmetic medical services but nothing in the reproductive medical field. According to reports, the clinic charged one million yuan ($161,000) for assisting in the successful birth of a baby. The price jumped… Continue reading China’s Black Market Reproductive Clinics →

We have spent a great deal of class time discussing China’s development and transition from an agriculture to industry. Just this passed week class articles have focused on migration and what specific aspects “pull” or “push” rural citizens to move to major cities. It is no secret that China is experiencing a mass-exodus of migrants… Continue reading New South China Mall →

Zhang Biqing is a powerful Chinese healthcare magnate who has made millions through his medical clinics and acupuncture treatment therapy. Mr. Zhang spent six years and an estimated $4 million to construct this penthouse apartment. Until recently, his idyllic dwelling its atop at 26-story luxury apartment complex in Beijing. Tenants of the building complained the… Continue reading The Demise of Zhang Biqing’s Penthouse →

Peter Hessler, is the author of Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip, which we have been reading for class. Hessler is a writer and journalist who was born on June 14, 1969. Most of Hessler’s childhood was spent in Columbia, Missouri where he graduated from Hickman High School in 1988. After high school, Hessler would… Continue reading Who is Peter Hessler →

Chinese family planning laws aim to control population growth with rules that limit couples to 1 child. Certain exceptions are made but such occurrences are rare. Punishment of the laws are enforced via fine. As it turns out, the population control fines have become a notable source of revenue for the provincial governments. Wu Youshui,… Continue reading Revenue from Population Control in China →

Apple unveiled two new iPhone’s today in Cupertino, CA. The iPhone 5s is the successor to the popular iPhone line, however in a unprecedented move, Apple also released another phone, the 5C. The iPhone 5C is the new $100-$200 (16-32GB) option which Apple is using to target the lower income smartphone consumers. Many analysts and… Continue reading Apple’s Iphone 5C and China →