Tag: Chinese

The Spirit of Jade: Its Sacred and Noble Status in Chinese Culture

Jade is a beautiful stone that suggests water-like fluidity and kindness. Beyond its delicate yet firm texture, it embodies thousands of years of Chinese culture. One can get a sense of Chinese people’s long-lasting admiration for the luster and brilliance of jade through children’s names, poetry, literature, and paintings.  A Tale of Jade From the…


Three Chinese, Two Mauritanians Kidnapped from Construction Site in Northern Mali

BAMAKO—Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were abducted from a construction site in northern Mali on Saturday when gunmen raided the site for equipment and took hostages, the army said. The raid took place 34 miles from the town of Kwala, a regular transit point for companies moving through Mali’s desert north, the army said…


New German Space Command to Tackle Russian, Chinese Threat, Overcrowding

UEDEM, Germany—Germany opened a new Space Command on Tuesday, following the lead of other Western countries amid growing concerns over Russian and Chinese military advances in outer space and a surge in satellite launches. In the last two years, the United States, France, and Britain have all established space commands—military bodies with responsibility for space…


Breaking out of a Bok Choy Rut

I had given up on bok choy, because I was caught in a rut, adding it to my soggy stir-fries and not much else. I felt guilty, because I was really giving up on myself. It certainly isn’t bok choy’s fault—though it should take credit for causing so many impulse purchases. I know I’m not…


Chinese Wind Farm Project in Texas a Threat to National Security: Kyle Bass

A proposed Chinese wind farm in Texas poses national security concerns, warned China-watcher and hedge fund manager Kyle Bass. The Blue Hills Wind development in southwest Texas’s Val Verde County has attracted heightened scrutiny in recent months, with lawmakers and experts signaling concern that the Chinese project could be used as a cover for espionage…


NBA Stars Urged to End Endorsement Deals With Chinese Firms Complicit in Forced Labor

The chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on Tuesday urged the president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to end endorsement deals with Chinese sportswear firms linked to forced labor. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) in a letter expressed concern over contracts that more than a dozen NBA…


2 College Students Meet by Chance on Bus, Discover They Once Lived in Same Orphanage in China

A pair of Virginia college students thought they were strangers when they found themselves sitting beside each other on a campus bus. But after striking up a casual conversation, they found they had some incredible things in common: they were both adopted, and both came from the same orphanage—in China. The two students say their…


Tesla Cooperating With Chinese Authorities After Accident Killed Police Officer

BEIJING—Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it would work with authorities to investigate a car accident in China that local police said caused the death of a police officer and injured another. A video circulated on China’s Twitter-like Weibo and in local state media showed a Tesla Model X next to two police officers lying on…


Chinese Regulators On Mission to Rule Over Technology Giants

Commentary Beijing has begun to rein in China’s technology companies, issuing fines and instructing firms to change their corporate structure due to anti-competitive behavior and other transgressions. But a common thread across recent regulatory actions against the technology sector, regardless of the allegations on the surface, is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s desire to control…


Philippines Flags ‘Incursions’ by Nearly 300 Chinese Militia Boats

MANILA—The Philippines on Wednesday reported what it said were incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China, in a further sign of cracks reappearing in a relationship after a period of rapprochement. “This incident along with continued illegal incursions of foreign vessels sighted near Philippine-held islands have been submitted…