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The Amazing Lives of 2 Adopted Chinese Girls in the United States

This is the story of two amazing adopted Chinese girls. Every year, about 5,000 orphans are adopted in China, and one in four of them is adopted by a family overseas. Since 1992, nearly 100,000 Chinese children have been adopted by American families. The lives of these adopted children in the United States may exceed ...

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Morgan Hurd and Sophi Green.

Hong Kong Extradition Bill Destroys Financial Confidence

One U.S. hedge fund manager, Kyle Bass, said recently that it would be foolish if he continued to invest his assets in Hong Kong dollars because: “If the ‘Extradition Bill’ is passed, Hong Kong will be finished!” A senior investor in Singapore also said that fund managers are preparing to short Hong Kong dollars. The ...

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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Arcadio Huang, Chinese Translator for Louis XIV (Part 2)

In 1713, 24-year-old Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, known simply as Montesquieu, was introduced to Arcadio Huang and became a frequent visitor. Arcadio Huang recorded that he and Montesquieu met eight times and introduced him to China’s politics, economy, culture, law, religion, and folk customs. The intellectual closeness of the ...

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Notre Dame in Paris.

Arcadio Huang, Chinese Translator for Louis XIV (Part 1)

Arcadio Huang (Huang Jialue) was born in Putian County, Fujian Province, on November 15, 1679. He lost his father at the age of seven and was adopted by the French evangelist Li Feili. Li Feili hired a famous local Confucian scholar to teach him traditional Chinese culture. At the same time, Li Feili taught him ...

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The Jesuit Jane Fuzong.

Sword of Goujian Found to Be Sharp and Untarnished After 2,000 Years

When an archaeological team excavated ancient tombs of the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (771 to 476 B.C.), they discovered a long sword covered with mud. When the team gently wiped off the mud, they found that it was engraved with the Chinese words “King Yue Goujian’s personal sword.” This major archaeological discovery caught the ...

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Goujian.

Goji Berries Work Wonders

Goji berries are a wonder food that is nicknamed “treasure tree” and “medicine tree” for their curative properties. Their tender stalks and leaves are a great source of fiber, while their fruit and root bark can be used for medicinal purposes. Goji berries can help improve the immune system and are good for internal organs ...

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Goji berries.

A Record 1.3 Million Protest Proposed Hong Kong Extradition Bill

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Hong Kong government are forcibly pushing ahead with the reading of an extradition bill that allows people to be extradited to China, which would modify Hong Kong’s Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. This has aroused the anger of the people of Hong Kong and they are now protesting the extradition ...

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Hongkongers protesting the extradition bill.

Naming a Dog in China Can Get You Locked Up!

As any dog owner will know, most people treat their pets as family members and often will give them a name that means something to the family or to them personally. A recent event in China shocked the world when it was reported by Zhejiang News, quoting Zhangzhou Evening News on the microblog, that in ...

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A dog sleeping.

U.S. Imposing Stricter Entry Conditions on Overseas Human Rights Violators

On May 30, according to a report by independent media Minghui.com, an official from the U.S. Department of State recently told various religious groups that the U.S. government is imposing stricter visa vetting conditions on those entering the country. The government may deny visas to human rights violators and perpetrators of religious beliefs. This applies ...

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A passport visa rubber stamp.

Hong Kong Journalist Witnessed the Tiananmen Massacre

On May 25, Taiwan’s Central News Agency published an interview with Liu Ruishao, who was a witness to the bloody massacre in Tiananmen Square. During that time, Liu was 35 years old and a director stationed in Beijing of Hong Kong’s Wenhui Daily. As Liu recalled, on the morning of June 4, 1989, while he was ...

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Interview with Ruishao.