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About: fireflyWendy Lee grew up in Hong Kong and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. She is interested in Chinese news and hopes the articles on China Decoded can help non-Chinese better understand and relate with China.Recent Posts by firefly: The past few decades have been very good to China. Economic progress since the late 1970s has brought prosperity at breakneck speed to China’s doorsteps. Although the improvement remains uneven (pockets of prosperity in the country’s coastal areas exist while other provinces suffer extreme poverty), it cannot be denied that China is entering an era …  In 2008, news of tainted dairy products from China broke through the barrier and shocked both domestic and international consumers. Approximately six infants died and 300,000 children were taken ill after their ingestion of milk tainted with melamine – a substance usually used in the production of plastic. When mixed with milk or other dairy …  With the Mid-Autumn Festival just a few more days away, bakers and retailers in China are going into over-drive to keep up with the growing demand for moon cakes. Carrefour, Walmart, Lotus and other similar supermarkets are awash with the aroma of moon cakes in varying flavors, shapes and sizes. Wrapped in colorful and enticing …  A simple invitation for dinner has turned into a debate on Sino-American relations, the meaning of charity and the ever growing gap between China’s rich and poor. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of the United States’ richest men, are scheduled to visit China on the 29th of September. Already, Buffett and Gates have sent …  Beginning in fall of this year, high schools and universities in twenty-one of China’s provinces are undertaking a compulsory addition of “Three Vitals” concept to the syllabus. Entitled “The Truth about Life, Love and Sex”, the class is China’s version of sex education, with particular focus on chastity prior to marriage. The course’s textbook, “A … |
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