Nspirement Wishes Our Readers a Happy Chinese New Year 2021
A traditional greeting to our readers on Lunar New Year 2021 — we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
John Andress
The Beauty and Engineering Feats of Chinese Bridges Will Astound You
Book Review: Chinese Bridges, Living Architecture from China’s Past Architects and engineers alike marvel at the astounding feats perfected by the master builders of Chinese bridges from centuries past, making many modern bridges pale in comparison. These bridge builders had many more things in mind than just getting people from one place to another. They didn’t ...
Season’s Greetings to Our Readers
As another year nears its end, everyone at Nspirement wishes our readers a joyous Holiday Season and a bountiful and peaceful New Year! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest
Remembering June 4
Today is the 13th anniversary of the June 4 massacre in Beijing and I remember it like it was yesterday. I was staying at the house of the New Zealand Chinese poet Gu Cheng and his wife Xie Ye on Waiheke Island. When we turned on the Concert Programme at 8 a.m. to catch the ...
250,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Teeth Found to Have Lead Exposure
Using evidence found in two Neanderthal teeth from southeastern France, researchers from the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report the earliest evidence of lead exposure in an extinct human-like species from 250,000 years ago. This study is the first to report lead exposure in ...
5 Tips to Successfully Negotiate With Powerful Chinese Companies
There are rules to follow to successfully negotiate with powerful Chinese companies. The game is unbalanced in favor of the Chinese companies. After all, you’re on their home ground playing by their rules. But you can still successfully negotiate in China by following the tips below. 5 tips to follow to successfully negotiate with powerful ...
