Shenzhen – 91 Missing From Landslide That Buries Buildings In ChinaYesterday 11:59 PMShenzhen – At least 91 people were missing Monday, a day after a massive landslide buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The offici[...]
Posts Tagged ‘China’
December 7th, 2015 - 12:01 pm § in Misc.
On The Anniverary of December 7: China Extends Its Naval Power
The following is based on a translation of a report on a Chinese news site: Chinese news site mil.news.sina.com.cn reports that the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) navy has been making great efforts to obtain access to ports abroad so that it may bec[...]
November 8th, 2015 - 12:15 pm § in Misc.
New Method For Proctoring Exams: THE DRONE
Drone deployed to catch cheating Chinese students Drone flies over students at testing centres to scan for any unusual signals being sent to smuggled devices. AJE.IO[...]
October 7th, 2015 - 10:20 am § in Misc.
How Does a Corporate State Control Its Media?
China Media analysis … Fischer 5 1. Introduction This analysis describes Chinas media system and should give insight in the media situation in China, it includes the historical development of the media system, a DESTEP analysis, a description of the mass media infrastructure and environment[...]
October 5th, 2015 - 10:47 am § in Misc.
China Build US Plane Killing Missile
China says its new PL-15 air-to-air missile has U.S. Air Force spooked The following is based on a translation of a report on a Chinese news site: According to Chinese media mil.huanqiu.com’s report, the website of U.S. media Popular Science monthly said in its report that the PL-15 beyond visual[...]
September 13th, 2015 - 11:51 pm § in Misc.
Xi Offers Obama A Chance to Play Marco Polo
Is Silk Road wide enough for China-U.S. cooperation 09-14 14:20 XinHua says that Xi’s upcoming U.S. visit in late September will offer a golden opportunity for China and the United States to explore areas of cooperation within China’s “Silk Road” initiative to create a [...]
September 13th, 2015 - 1:22 am § in Uncategorized
CHINA: Newspeak from China Inc
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Once again, China’s efforts to regulate cyberspace have been interpreted as restriction of freedom of speech, but such views stem from a misunderstanding based on long-term prejudice. On Wednesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a regulatio[...]
July 31st, 2015 - 9:02 am § in Misc.
CHINA DEFEATS KHAZAKASTAN IN OLYMPIC BID
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Beijing narrowly defeated Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote of the International Olympic Committee. The vote was surprisingly close: 44-40. Other cities either decliend to bid or, in the case of Boston, retracted their bids when the real costs became apparent. The Chin[...]
David Preston: Manly Men
David Preston Articles like this are useless, except to the extent that they prompt us to reflect on the true nature of masculinity. Growing a beard and preening at the gym is not manly; it’s merely narcissistic. . Masculinity consists in things like courage, honesty, and leadership. Yes, thos[...]