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China should be cautious with financial globalization
Discussions about globalization in the Chinese mainland are quite different from those in the US. In the mainland, the discussion basically focuses on the real economy or manufacturing. But big US companies already brought their manufacturing to other countries around the world several decades ago. In the US, the talk about globalization is mainly about finance, but it is rare to hear about financial globalization in China, and the difference is worth thinking about.
April 17 , 2017 -
【China Daily】Battle for the brightest
The "generosity" a prestigious university exhibited in a recent recruiting notice to attract prospective talented young employees has caught people’s attention.
May 02 , 2017 -
【Global Times】Top researcher sparks debate
A molecular biology professor and top researcher at a prestigious Beijing university who recently announced she has accepted a position at Princeton University has sparked repeated debate in China.
May 16 , 2017 -
【China Daily】What do you remember of the life-changing gaokao?
This year, more than 9 million exam candidates are sitting the gaokao between June 6-7. To cheer them on, we asked some college students for their gaokao memories.
June 07 , 2017 -
【China Daily】High-value future
Countries, like companies, have to change their business models as world circumstances change. In the early 2000s, China’s development model was based on low-wage manufacturing combined with high savings and investment rates. The very success of that model in drastically raising living standards has now led the Chinese government to adopt an ambitious set of policies to upgrade China’s industry, to escape the so-called middle-income trap and to support a green environment.
June 09 , 2017