Value of Face Plummets Across Mainland China
Central Bank Denies Reports of Shadow Market in Discarded Honorifics By Ruan ShiliCultural Correspondent BEIJING — The value of face (面子) (600FCE.SS) has collapsed across […]
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We Chinese: Central Government Intervenes In Student Lead Poisoning Investigation
Central authorities have taken control of the investigation in Tianshui, Gansu province, after 233 of 251 kindergarteners tested positive for elevated blood lead levels linked […]
We Chinese: Government Officials Ordered To Cut Wasteful Spending
In response to declining government revenues, the State Council issued new rules banning officials from buying expensive alcohol, cigarettes, and gourmet meals for work events, […]
We Chinese: Food Security Threatened By Invasive Pests
El Niño winds are sweeping invasive pests like the Brown Planthopper, Fall Armyworm, and Asian Rice Gall Midge from Southeast Asia into China’s rice fields, […]
We Chinese: Authorities Order North Korean Schools To Raise Rabbits To Feed Army
Because of a decades-long food shortage throughout the country, North Korean authorities have finally ordered all middle and high school students to participate in breeding […]
We Chinese: 65% of Chinese People To Be Obese by 2030, Report Says
Amid warnings that two-thirds of the Chinese population could be obese by 2030, the National Health Commission has begun a three-year program designed to address […]
We Chinese: Chinese Censors Delete Fried Rice Memes Linked to Death of Mao’s Son
Chinese authorities have censored online memes posted to social media about egg fried rice because they might have been referring to the death of Mao […]
China’s US ambassador ‘gravely insulted’ by visit to PF Chang’s
WASHINGTON (China Daily Show) — China’s ambassador to the US has expressed “grave and solemn disappointment” in the relationship, after inadvertently dining at PF Chang’s. […]
Westology: Hurt feelings
Westology is an occasional series in which Chinese experts explain the West Part Three: Enduring Humiliation, with Professor Xifang Shuo, PhD of the famous Renda University The […]
Historic Xi-Ma dinner ends with minor scuffle over bill
By MISTA MISTADiplomacy Correspondent (SINGAPORE) – An historic meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou at a Singapore restaurant concluded with […]