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Yang Huiyan, a 26-year-old woman worth $16.2 billion, is China’s richest person, according to the new Forbes list. From USA Today: The China list’s rankings change sharply from year to year, reflecting the rapid evolution of the booming economy, which expanded by 11.9% in the most recent quarter. This year, there were 20 new names […]
Read MoreThe BBC reports on a classroom experiment in Wuhan where eight-year-old students are allowed for the first time to vote for the class monitor, a coveted position. And it turns out to be a cut-throat competition: The three candidates were all thoroughly determined to win this prized position of power, and they used a variety […]
Read MoreAs world leaders call on China to act in the Burma (aka Myanmar) crisis, an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times argues that China does not have the answer: China is not Myanmar’s biggest trading partner; Thailand is. “You keep seeing these references to Chinese oil and gas assets in Burma,” Overholt said. “The reality […]
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