AD: The other side of “Tank Man”

AD produced by The Cape Times, inspired by Wang Weilin.
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Beijing Government Helps American Students Learn Chinese

Confucius classroom, a program from the Chinese government aimed at teaching high school students Chinese culture and language, is expanding rapidly around the world.
As communities across the United States face declining revenues and shrinking budgets, local school officials are laying off teachers, increasing classroom sizes and eliminating classes in a wide variety of subjects. But [...]

“The prosperous period: China 2013″ by Chen Guanzhong Available Online Now

“The prosperous period: China 2013″ by Chen Guanzhong.
Please support the author and purchase a copy when travelling to Hong Kong!
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许渊冲：诗译英法惟一人

名片上赫然印着：“书销中外六十本，诗译英法惟一人。”人说许渊冲狂妄，许渊冲觉得自己狂而不妄。
“妄”是浮夸、谮越、吹牛。许渊冲纳闷，“我的书就是六十本，现在比六十本还多，可以数一数。写六十本却说写了一百二十本才叫吹牛。”他是中国惟一能在古典诗词和英法韵文之间进行互译的专家，这一点也骗不了人。
“狂”是放达、豪迈、高行。夫子说，不得中庸，必也狂狷。在《论语》的英译本中，许渊冲把“狂”译为“radical”(激进的、奋发的)，切中孔子“狂者进取”的内涵。他说，“我们中国人，就应该自信，就应该有点狂的精神。”

Han Han's Speech At Xiamen University

(zonaeuropa) This is my second time in Xiamen. The weather here is great. No wonder people like to go outside and stroll. Hmmm … I just heard Teacher Deng spoke about certain issues on nationalism. I was reminded of a couple of sayings which I came across them previously. They [...]

The Literature of the United States by Marcus Cunliffe

“The Literature of the United States” is a general introduction to the main themes and figures of the American literary scene, from colonial times to the present day. It was first introduced to China by the US Embassy in the middle of 1980s. This book inspired generations of Chinese students to pursue the beauty of [...]

Duke University: New Partnerships Expand Duke's Presence in China

Duke and the city of Kunshan have partnered to build a campus scheduled to be completed in 2011.
Via news.duke.edu

The planned campus in Kunshan
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University has forged new cooperative partnerships in China which will significantly increase the university’s presence in that country and create new opportunities for education, research and public service.
The partnership [...]

Hillary Clinton Leading The People (2010)

Hillary Clinton Leading The People (2010), a caricature inspired by painting “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (Eugène Delacroix).
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"When China Rules the World."

About the BookFor well over two hundred years we have lived in a western-made world, one where the very notion of being modern is inextricably bound up with being western. The twenty-first century will be different. The rise of China, India and the Asian tigers means that, for the first time, modernity will no longer [...]

Over One Million People Took National Civil Service Exam

29th, November, more than one million people took the national civil service exam to compete for 15000 jobs, the admission ratio approaches to 69:1. Exam results will be published on the official websites of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the State Administration of Civil Service in mid-January, and those who passed [...]