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On this Day in Chinese History; 25 May

This day, 25 May, in 2009, with regard to another nuclear test conducted by North Korea, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement, saying, “The Chinese government expresses firm opposition to this. It is the Chinese government’s...

The Building of Nanjing (26); Nanjing South Railway Station

Nanjing South Railway Station perhaps might have never become a reality. And at the heart of the matter was a 3-year-long disagreement between the Ministry of Railways and the Nanjing urban planning authorities.  It was in December of 1994 that...

Employee Health Equals Financial Wellness

May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, the international observance of health and fitness in the workplace, founded in 1989 and designed to celebrate/promote healthy living for both employers and employees. By doing so, the average company experiences a...

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 May

This day, 24 May, in 1993, the movie “Farewell My Concubine” won the Golden Palm Award (Palme d'Or) at the 46th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language film to achieve the honour. It would later receive two Oscar...

On this Day in Chinese History; 23 May

This day, 23 May, in 1985, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Deng Xiaoping announced that the People’s Liberation Army would reduce its military by one million. Deng said, “Our judgment on the international situation has changed and our...

Our Orbits May not be as they Seem

Last Christmas, one of my friends at school said to me: “It feels like you’ve been here forever, with all the impact you’ve had.” And this line has lived in my head rent free for the rest of the...

Other Worlds in Nanjing below the Surface

Staring back on my time in China, the feeling that all was not as it first appears was a near-constant companion as I adapted to the inevitable cultural obstacles any foreigner feels leaving home.  Specifically, though, for me, that feeling ...

Mindbugs & Blind Spots; Lessons from a Nursing Home & Beyond

Many, many moons ago, when I was a fresh-faced graduate with a chunk of student debt to pay off, I worked for a while in a nursing home. It was a rather grand, if somewhat faded country home that...
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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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