Two COSAT students traveled to China for a chemistry competition. In the process, they learned a lot of lessons — about snow, about perceptions of Africans, and about chopsticks.
"There’s a dramatic gap between the public expectations and our official existing situation [in China]."
— Zhang Oianfen, law professor at Peking University
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At the end of their work day people come to the Chengdu People’s Park to dance away the stress of the day. They waltz and chacha under willow trees - couples, old women, a mother with her toddler - all moving together in rhythm.
This video is part of our week-long series from Mary Kay Magistad, “China Past Due.” http://ow.ly/kEuNw
“Chinese society, under Communist rule, started out more like ballroom dancers – all in sync, all expected to dance the same steps to the same tune. These days, more and more Chinese are wanting to express themselves as individuals, and wanting their value as individuals noticed.” –Mary Kay Magistad in the final installment of the “China Past Due” series
A 2011 report by the private Chinese economic research group Unirule found that in China, for every dollar of investment, privately owned industrial companies earn almost 50% more than their state enterprise counterparts: http://ow.ly/kwKGW
Taxi driver Liu Xiuling is doing her part for the Chinese economy. She puts in 12 hours a day, picking up passengers and taking them where they want to go. She likes this better than her last job as a checkout clerk – more freedom, she says.
"I used to have good health, but now every day I feel uncomfortable. And I think it has something to do with the pollution."
— Liu Xiuling, taxi driver in Beijing
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"A Chinese dining table, once it gets too big, with one pillar, collapses. So the real struggle in China is to move to a Western dining table, where the key players become different legs. They can hold up a much bigger table."
— Economist Yukon Huang, on China’s economy
The contribution China made for the global economy is not only promoting the economic growth but also injecting new momentum into the sustainable development of global economy.
