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China Economics Trend Watching

Living in China: 2.54 billion journeys will be made during Spring Festival

China began its annual mass passenger transportation for the traditional Lunar New Year, with an expected 2.54 billion journeys in the coming 40 days […]

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China Consumer Behavior Economics Trend Watching

China, Technology and the Environment: Power consumption up in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Guangdong

In the first half of June/2009, China’s average daily power generation capacity was 9.764 billion kilowatt-hours, down 0.17 percent year-on-year, according to statistics from the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). In May, the nation’s average daily power generation capacity dropped around 3.5 percent year-on-year […]

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China Consumer Behavior Economics Trend Watching

China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Chinese premier stresses expansion of domestic consumption

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stressed the importance of promoting domestic consumption and independent research and development during a three-day inspection tour of the central Hunan Province, which ended recently […]

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China Economics Innovation

China, Technology and the Environment: building the world’s largest solar power base

China’s first demonstration project integrating wind power, photovoltaic power and power storage was recently established in Zhangbei, northern China’s Hebei province with a planned total investment of over 8 billion yuan (nearly 1.2 billion US dollars) […]

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China Innovation

China, Technology and the Environment: first 10 million-kw-level wind power station to be built in mid-July 2009

Workers would begin construction on China’s first 10 million-kw-level wind power station in mid-July in the far northwestern city of Jiuquan, Gansu Province, a local official said recently […]

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Education in China: crack down on cheating during college entrance exam

As millions of Chinese students gear up for the national college entrance examination, education and police authorities issued stern warnings against cheating. The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has instructed police departments across China to make detailed plans to ensure the security of the exam, which falls on June 7 to 9 each year […]

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Design Readings

Chinese Calligraphy: Typography, Design & Illustration

Nowadays, Calligraphy has become a symbol of erudition, and has a strong influence on Chinese design. I’d dare to say that, with its strong repetition and reproduction practice drills, Calligraphy has modeled the Chinese world view […]