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Students Xiaoxuan Li and Michael Zang traveled through villages in rural areas of Shandong and Inner Mongolia to investigate problems in Chinese rural education, in addition to teaching English classes to elementary and middle school students. They contributed the following photos and essay to CDT. (Students in Inner Mongolia) A Generation of Rural Teachers Challenged […]
Read MoreA bride and groom at their wedding banquet in Shanghai, by monkeyking
Read MoreThe Chinese government is defending its actions in Darfur and saying Western countries bear the same responsibility in the region: Liu Guijin, a former Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe and South Africa, met Thursday with U.S. lawmakers and Bush administration officials to describe China’s efforts in a region where conflict has killed more than 200,000 people […]
Read MoreFrom the New Zealand Herald: Speaking on the eve of an Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit that will focus heavily on the globe’s most pressing environmental concern, Mr Hu urged support for the United Nations’ climate change process. …Mr Hu’s stand followed widespread perceptions that China remained one of the most significant barriers to global […]
Read MoreThe Washington Post looks at the band Qian Jin Zu He, composed of four overweight women, to examine the prejudice against the obese in Chinese society: Their success has been modest, but given the powerful discrimination against the obese in China, Xiao said her discovery by a talent agent has been “like a tree branch […]
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