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Beijing a champion in global research output: Nature Index
Beijing was selected by the Nature Index 2017 Science Cities as a champion in global research output, which is believed to flex China’s scientific advancement in recent years. The supplement released on Oct. 19 showed that Beijing tops the list of global cities for research output and Shanghai ranks the…
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CHANGING GEOPOLITICS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Within a span of less than hundred years, geo-politics is proving that alignments result from need and circumstance. The recent visit of Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, to India fully reflects changing dynamics in what is now referred to as the Indo-Pacific region. A dynamic which could well…
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Ximen Nao’s six reincarnations under the Chinese Communist Party
Life and death are wearing me out Mo Yan, Arcade Publishing (Eng. trans.), 2008, In 1948, Ximen Nao, a rich landowner, was executed by the sharecroppers who were working for him. He felt he had been unjustly murdered since he thought he had been an excellent landlord. After…
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CPC demonstrates strong resolution to root out corruption ahead of 19th National Congress
China has bolstered efforts in its nationwide anti-corruption drive over the past five years and major achievements have been made. Before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Party is again demonstrating its strong resolution to root out corruption. On Saturday, the four-day Seventh Plenary…
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E-commerce changes life in rural China
E-commerce is helping revitalize China’s rural areas and improve people’s lives. It has also emerged as a new growth driver for consumer spending in the country. One example of this is in Guangshan County, in mountainous part of central China’s Henan province, and a famously impoverished site. In 2014, it…
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19th CPC National Congress to have profound influence on world
A former French prime minister said the 19th National Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC)will have a profound influence on the world. “It is going to be a very important meeting, and China is a country of great significance,” Jean-Pierre Raffarin said in an interview with People’s Daily, adding…
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551 female delegates to contribute political wisdom at upcoming CPC National Congress
A total of 551 female delegates have been elected to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to be started on October 18th in Beijing, accounting for 24.1% of the total 2,287 representatives. The ratio is 1.1 percentage points higher than the figure 5 years ago…
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IMF Chief: “Next Zuckerberg might come from China”
The sun is shining a lot better and under broad basis, that means the economy is recovery, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said during IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington D.C. “The finance ministers and the leaders should inspect the roof now, because it’s much easier to fix the roof…
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Future cloud computing will be a game between China, US: Alibaba
The global cloud computing sector in the future will be a game between China and the US, a chief of Chinese internet giant Alibaba said Thursday at a conference. In the next 6 to 12 months, Alibaba Cloud, the subsidiary of Alibaba Group, will face the same difficulties and challenges…
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China’s efforts on IP protection visualizes bright future for foreign companies
Not long ago, the US chipmaker Qualcomm Inc set up a joint venture with an initial 1.85 billion yuan (280 million U.S.dollars), in Guizhou Province in southwest China, partnering with the provincial government for the design, development and sale of advanced server chipset technology. Now its Senior Vice-president Mark Snyder,…
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