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US Vice President Pence’s ‘new Cold War’ speech is a troubling sign
By sowing the seeds of Sinophobia and encouraging the public to question any interaction with China, there is a risk that Washington will lose its ability to think rationally about its China policy
Gaokao Reform
On August 23, 2018, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission released its plan to reform the national college entrance examination (gaokao).
Meager Payments
Before the slight increase in the amount of authors’ remuneration by literary magazines in 2010, Chinese writers and translators have for dozens of years earned 60 to 80 yuan (US$8.7 to US$11.6) per thousand words.
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Rising Rents
In the summer of 2018, over eight million tenants in Beijing suffered due to a surge in the cost of rent.
Celebrity Reset
In the first half of 2018, many film and TV programs featuring “little fresh meat,” a buzzword in China to describe young and handsome male celebrities, were less sought after than before.
Let the Bullet Trains Fly
On September 23, 2018, Hong Kong inaugurated its first high-speed train link to the Chinese mainland.