by Jiayun Feng | Apr 30, 2020 | Row 1
By Alex Smith | April 30, 2020 REUTERS/Thomas Peter China boasts the largest social assistance system in the world by number of beneficiaries. In theory, this guarantees a basic standard of living for all citizens. Yet invasive income- and asset-testing measures and...
by Ryan Tang | Apr 22, 2020 | Row 1
By Ryan Tang | April 22, 2020 Photo collage by John Oquist On April 18, Hong Kong police arrested 15 well-known pro-democracy leaders for their roles in allegedly organizing and participating in unlawful mass assemblies last August and October. While thousands of...
by Bob G. | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 countermeasures in some countries may harm the environment and human health Well-meaning but misinformed displays of public sanitation may be diverting attention away from personal responsibility for household sanitation, degrading the environment, and...
by Lee Moore | Apr 15, 2020 | Row 1
By Lee Moore | April 15, 2020 Three poets to help you understand ancient Chinese poetry. This month, in which we are all locked indoors, happens to be National Poetry Month. Several people, getting tired of the same plot lines in pulpy fiction, have asked me, What...
by Derek Sandhaus | Apr 8, 2020 | Row 1
By Derek Sandhaus | April 8, 2020 Image by Denis Freitas, courtesy of DrinkBaijiu.com Baijiu has been called many things: China’s national drink, a social lubricant, white lightning. Like a thunderstorm, it announces its arrival at some distance. To have encountered...
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