Forty years after the end of Mao’s effort to create a classless society, a middle class has emerged in China, writes Osmi Anannya, 25, from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s a sector of the population that is making a mark on Chinese society. The Communist Party in China is facing increasing criticism from the country’s middle class. …
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There has been a territorial dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands for decades, writes Osmi Anannya, 25, Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She argues that historical evidence shows that China is true owner of the Islands. A territorial dispute has been raging for decades over the Diaoyu islands, as they are known …
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A popular television dating show is helping many in China change their negative views of Africans, writes Leigh-Ann Worrell, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St. Thomas in Barbados. She describes how personal interactions also help counter misguided stereotypes. When it comes to understanding people and culture, myopic stereotypes are the order of the day in China. …
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Expected growth in Shangri-la is attracting entrepreneurs, writes Chris Fox, a Correspondent from Canada now living in Beijing, who says the results illustrate economic and ethnic divides in China. Shangri-la is getting ready for a boom. Dreaming of the money-spending crowds that clog the alleys of nearby Lijiang and Dali, Shangri-la has been feverishly improving …
China welcomes foreigners, writes Chris Fox, a Correspondent from Canada now living in Beijing, but he argues that it is difficult for foreigners to feel truly at home in the rising super-power country. The lived experience of foreigners in China has become something of a hot topic in recent months. The Economist and others have …
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During a visit to China Alvin Ma, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Canada, explored some of the political and tourist stereotypes that dominate western concepts about the country. What he found was a pleasant surprise. “Yīnwèi wǒ láizì jiānádà, wǒ de pǔtōnghuà bù hǎo, wǒ huì shuōzhǐyǒu yīngwén, duìbùqǐ.” I scribbled the above romanized Chinese words …
Protests in Hong Kong can be linked to democracy or historic promise for reform, but Jake Elson, 20, a Correspondent from Banbury in Australia argues that creating a compromise between capitalism and communism is the real issue. By the time I write this, the Hong Kong protests have begun to dwindle in numbers. It’s characteristic of …
Investors, consumers and governments are watching the economy for signs of its next turn. Kevin Tan, 19, a Correspondent from Singapore, explores the background and drivers of the most recent changes. Stock markets around the world took a hit in the past week as investors from various financial markets began to sell off their stocks. This …
Chinese aid flowing to Africa in the form of development and business deals has a controversial edge, writes Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, currently studying in the United States. In the year 2010, China’s foreign minister of that time paid a visit to a small village called Yoni, the birth region of …
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