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Travels Through China: Wuzhen, a Beautiful Water Town

Wuzhen is a Chinese town located in Zhejiang Province. What makes it pretty unique is that Wuzhen is one of the few water towns in China that has successfully preserved its ancient heritage. A popular tourist destination, the town has a history of over a thousand years. Of the 60,000 people living in the town, ...

Armin Auctor

Wuzhen is a water town.

How Much Longer Can Authorities Push Hong Kong Youth Into a Corner?

A series of surveys conducted between June 9 and August 4 have revealed that the Hong Kong protests are largely driven by the Hong Kong youth. It found that almost 60 percent of the protestors are aged 30 years or younger, with 75 percent of them having some sort of higher education. Youngbloods “57.7 percent ...

Max Lu

Young Hongkongers at a news conference.

Wife’s Tantrum Results in Loss of Job and Face for Police Chief

In China, a police chief was fired from his job after his wife threw a tantrum in public — a road rage incident. The woman apparently has a history of bad driving and has been charged with 29 traffic offenses since March 2016. The incident Tong Xiaohua was a police chief in southwest China. His ...

Max Lu

A woman in high-heeled shoes.

Doom and Gloom: CCP’s One-Child Policy and Its After-Effects

In 1979, the Chinese Communist Party introduced its one-child policy, prohibiting people from having a second child. The policy is believed to have arrested the population growth of the country and eventually contributed to economic prosperity. Though it was abandoned in 2015 in favor of a two-child policy, the forced and unnatural population adjustment seems ...

Max Lu

Two Chinese girls playing.

Hong Kong Issue Making U.S.-China Trade Deal Complicated

The U.S. and China are currently negotiating a trade deal that will put an end to the ongoing trade conflict. However, the protests in Hong Kong have complicated the issue. President Trump has stated that finalizing a deal will be tough if the situation in Hong Kong worsens. Hong Kong and the trade deal “Millions ...

Jack Roberts

Chinese container ships being loaded.

Social Media Nixed Beijing Propaganda Campaign Against Hong Kong Protesters

Misinformation and propaganda have always been the tools used by Beijing to spread its communist propaganda campaign to the masses. The Chinese government has been using these two tools to discredit and deride Hong Kong protests on social media platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. However, social media companies have reportedly wised up and are ...

Max Lu

YouTube on a laptop.

Hongkongers Clean Train Station After Police Crackdown

Hong Kong protestors had recently gathered at the Sham Shui Po Train Station in the Kowloon area to celebrate the Buddhist-Taoist Hungry Ghost Festival. They were soon subject to a brutal attack by the police officers. A few days later, the protestors returned to the train station, not to vent their anger against the government, ...

Max Lu

The Sham Shui Po train station.

Taiwan Ready: Military Unveils ‘Suicide Drones’

After Taiwan sent Beijing into a frenzy by inking a mega-defense deal with the U.S., the island nation has once again rattled the Chinese government by revealing its domestic-built “suicide drones.” Named Jian Hsiang, translated as the “Flying Sword,” it was one among the 80-plus locally manufactured pieces of military equipment displayed by the country’s ...

Max Lu

A suicide drone.

Hong Kong Police: Uncontrolled Use of Tear Gas

As the conflict between Hong Kong protestors and the Hong Kong police intensified, the officers started using tear gas. Till now, more than 1,800 rounds have been fired against the protestors. Tear gas against citizens Hong Kong police argue that they are compelled to use tear gas because protestors have turned more violent. However, a ...

Max Lu

A Hong Kong demonstrator walking through tear gas.

Awkward Neighbors: Why Chinese Don’t Migrate to India

In July, the government of India released its census data for 2001-2011. Though the fact that the information was released eight years after data collection surprised many people, what made the statistics interesting are the numbers of Chinese migrants. During the 10-year period, the number of overall Chinese migrants fell from 23,712 to 14,951. The ...

Max Lu

Tibetans in India.