Melissa M. Chan

Melissa Chan is currently a graduate student in the department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in English in 2009. Her current research interests are diasporic Chinese populations, film, and translation.

China Hails Space and Sea Exploits

While China blasts into space and dives into the sea, Chinese President, Hu Jintao, spoke to the astronauts and praised them for their successful docking mission. From Xinhua: Chinese President Hu Jintao came to the Beijing...

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Record Dive Follows Space High

After a successful docking in space, China has now broken the country’s deepest dive record in the Mariana Trench. From Xinhua: China’s manned submersible, Jiaolong, made its fourth dive in the Mariana Trench on...

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China Cements Ties with Argentina,Uruguay

For the first time in 27 years, Wen Jiabao, is visiting Argentina to discuss the importation of corn into China. From Bloomberg Businessweek: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will spend three days in Argentina from tomorrow as part of...

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China Blasts into Space

As China launched and successfully docked it’s first manned spaceship since 2008, the country’s first female astronaut, Liu Yang, joined two other astronauts to carry out their first manned docking mission. The New York Times...

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Beijing Eases Tensions with Manila

As the Philippines removes their ships from the disputed Scarborough shoal, China has  welcomed their withdrawal. The BBC reports: China has welcomed the Philippines’ decision to pull out from a disputed part of the South...

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