Tag Archives: Chinese

Chinese Inventions: The Compass, Gunpowder, …and Critical Social

Posted on January 19, 2021 by kwc

Edward Ionga | newdiscourses.com My personal area of interest lies in Formosan affairs. Perhaps better known to most as Taiwan, Formosa is the main island of the territory currently occupied by the Republic of China government-in-exile (not to be confused … Continue reading →

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Exclusive — ‘This is China, Inc.’: Emails Reveal Hunter Biden’s Associates Helped Communist-Aligned Chinese Elites Secure White House Meetings

Posted on October 17, 2020 by kwc

Peter Schweizer and Seamus Bruner | breitbart.com Newly obtained emails from a Hunter Biden business partner lay out in detail how the Vice President’s son and his colleagues used their access to the Obama-Biden administration to arrange private meetings for … Continue reading →

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Chinese Workers Demanding Better Wages, Conditions, Real Union Protections

Posted on March 5, 2012 by kwc

Lijia Zhang AlterNet Two weeks ago, Foxconn Technology, an electronic giant, announced it would increase its workers’ salaries by as much as 25%. The move was probably the result of pressure from the increasingly rights-conscious workers and international concerns about … Continue reading →

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Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by kwc

Jennifer Pak BBC News English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? If Mandarin Chinese is to challenge English globally, then it first has to conquer its own backyard, South … Continue reading →

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Alan Watts: A Critique of Carl Jung – Seeing Through the Game

Posted on February 18, 2012 by kwc

Youtube In this rare audio, Alan Watts provides a commentary on Carl Jung and the early Chinese Taoist book, “The Secret of the Golden Flower”. Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and … Continue reading →

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CNN crew detained amid Chinese Tibet crackdown

Posted on February 5, 2012 by kwc

Stan Grant CNN Sichuan province, China (CNN) — It’s after 10 p.m. when we see a light in the distance. We’ve traveled for more than three hours up a windy, icy road in western China. Our hope is to get … Continue reading →

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You are NOT allowed to commit suicide: Workers in Chinese iPad factories forced to sign pledges

Posted on May 5, 2011 by kwc

Source: Daily Mail Factories making sought-after Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation has revealed. At least 14 workers at Foxconn factories in China have killed themselves in the … Continue reading →

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