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Among different items on the agenda of the two sessions, the economic model of "new normal", along with deeper reforms in various sectors, has become a focus of world attention.
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We hear a lot of talk about the TPP? So what is it, and how does it affect China?The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a prop
Read MoreSiberian oil workers ready to learn Mandarin for ‘Pivot to Asia’
Some of the workers, who spend four weeks at a time at the isolated station — where temperatures can fall as low as minus 60 Celsius (minus 76 Fahrenheit) — have duly taken up Mandarin.
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Read MoreAsia’s rise is rooted in Confucian values
One of the striking elements of "The Governance of China," a book published this past fall in several languages by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was his reliance on the "brilliant insights" of Confucius to explain his own political and social philosophy.
Read MoreBilingual methods guides foreigners to learn Chinese and Pinyin
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Read More‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ to set China box office record
The latest "Transformers" movie, which features Chinese locations, actors and products, has so far earned almost as much in China as in the United States, driven by a record number of screenings for a foreign movie.
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