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Bitcoin Halving; What is it, Why is it & What Happened Before?

Before explaining this recent Bitcoin event, I would first like to affirm that I do not personally endorse Bitcoin investment, it as a haven for illicit money, its “pyramid” style mechanics and the amount of energy burned by Bitcoin...

Inside Nanjing’s Music Scene; Meeting the Movers & Shakers (Part 7)

The lead singer of the band “Bloom on the Bar” (杠上开花) regards the core of his music as being durable, psychedelic and alternative. Speaking of the band’s name, it is in fact a term used in mahjong. Readers who are...

On this Day in Chinese History; 14 June

This day, 14 June, 1987, Indian Minister of External Affairs Narayan Datt Tiwari visited China after attending the Special Conference of Non-Aligned Countries in Pyongyang. Tiwari conveyed the message from the Indian government to Chinese Acting Premier Wan Li...

On this Day in Chinese History; 13 June

This day, 13 June in 1924, the Soviet government proposed to upgrade Sino-Soviet relations from the ministerial level to the ambassadorial level, and China welcomed it. The USSR therefore became the first country to send an ambassador to China....

On this Day in Chinese History; 12 June

This day, 12 June, 1987, Deng Xiaoping met with Yugoslav guests and expressed important opinions on China's reform issues. Deng said, “I advocate reform. There is no way out without reform. In the past, we copied foreign models, coupled...

On this Day in Chinese History; 11 June

This day, 11 June, 1979, Nakajima Kenzo, the Japanese social activist and sincere friend of the Chinese people, passed away. Nakajima had been President of the  Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association which he founded in 1956. One of the pioneers of...

On this Day in Chinese History; 10 June

This day, 10 June, 1907, the first Peking-Paris car rally began. 12,000 kilometers long, with five cars participating, Italian driver Scipione Borghese was the first to reach the finish line in 44 days. As the world’s earliest ultra-long distance...

On this Day in Chinese History; 9 June

This day, 9 June, in 1898 in Beijing, Li Hongzhang, Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall; and Claude MacDonald, Her Majesty’s Minister in China, signed the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, stipulating that the New Territories,...
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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...

Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...
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