When Cinderella Strikes Gold
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Some years ago, a 20-year-old lady on a dating show in China said 我宁愿坐在宝马车上哭，也不愿意坐在自行车上笑. In other words, she would rather be rich and unhappy than to be poor and happy.…
Mighty Pocket
Member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mr Zhang Tai Chao recently got married for the 5th time to a young…
Screening For Marriage Chinese Style
Many of us will be shocked by this happening in modern China, but in a society where males exceed females by some 300 million, it’s not easy to satisfy the…
The Economy Just Chugs Along
And that’s all that matters, right? Well, that’s not really a rhetorical question because for many people, the answer is yes. Just keep building and let the churning go on.…
5 Magical Cows
During the period of the warring states in China, the ruler of Qin was almost at his wit’s end after repeated failures to come up with a workable plan to…
Beyond Read To Eat Meals
For the longest time, public schools in China have been providing lunch for students. Recently, school kitchens have been closed down. Food is now catered by commercially-run central kitchens. Since…
Justice Be Damned
You can read more about Nie Shu Bin’s 聂树斌 case here. Not mentioned is the hero who played a major role in Nie’s exoneration Zheng Cheng Yue 郑承玥. As recent…
Du Fu
The greatest Chinese poet Du Fu failed the imperial examinations. Was it because he was not good at writing essays? Or was the reason political? Did Du Fu lack the…
Sleeping For The Country
Prostitution can get both the customer and the prostitute imprisoned for up to 15 days. It has been used as an excuse for arbitrary arrests and detention of dissidents. I…
浑水摸鱼
Luckin Coffee is a Chinese coffeehouse chain selling not only coffee but other beverages like tea, juices as well as food. It appeared aggressively like another Alibaba, expanding at a…