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I watched Jia Yi Ying’s story of her life and how she had left her hometown to go to Shenzhen. She really shows her maturity in taking her parent’s words to heart. Although her parents were not very creative in her discipline, she learned how to appreciate the harshness of it because she realized […]

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This list isn’t all that uncommon. I think most countries are worried about their own first and foremost. They see the immediate problems here. (Don’t take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye without first taking the plank out of yours)
Seeing as educational reform was one of the most important issues is also […]

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Incentives are more than just money. Sometimes, they are cultural. China’s ideals come from party ideals. The People’s Republic of China is communist/socialist/capitalist and has been under constant change since the founding of the PRC. Take the Great Leap Forward, for example. Mao commanded the Chinese proletariat to produce steel in mass quantities to […]

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Although I have never lived in China for longer than 2 months, I have the same desire to go to China as those foreign nationals seeking to return to their home country. It is described as a “gold rush”, quite appropriately. I’m sure there are more challenges and “gold” to be had in China […]

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Of the Chinese students that I meet, most of them would jump on an opportunity to study in an American university, but I’m not sure if I can say the same for the reverse situation. For sure, if you are planning a career in international business, then you will need exposure to other cultures. […]

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Prof. Carr: As far as I know, unlocking your phone is not illegal in the US (maybe you know more about the legality of it), and an many unlocking solutions exist for unlocking the iPhone through software. They do it on the street in HK by chopping your SIM card in half and frankensteining […]

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Chapter 1 is about the rise of India as a democratic society, detailing the factors that contribute to diversity/conflict, and the handing over of India by the British to the Indian government. It seems that there are three groups that contribute to the overall cultural makeup of India, and those are the Hindus, the Muslims, […]

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I don’t believe for a moment that all students in China are as good as the latter article, but also, that all students are as bad as the former article (and video). I agree with Matt Fencl and Jesse Bilsten in their comments about attitude. Simply, throughout my educational experience, there were those students […]

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Human rights is simply the respect of human life. But, those words “respect” and “human life” seem to be relative depending on the culture. The US screams human rights violations in China, but many Chinese being “violated” don’t even feel the same level of discontent that their American counterparts feel. So, there’s something wrong […]

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I’ve gone to China many times and to many diverse areas in China. But what makes my experience different from the average American? My ethnicity. When Chinese look at foreigners in the US, they have an image of a white caucasian. I go to some areas in China, and they cannot grasp the concept […]

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