“The Chinese eat everything with four legs, except tables; and everything that flies, except airplanes” is often said to describe China’s – not so selective – eating habits. One glimpse at Google Suggestions shows many people share that belief. Dogs, cats… the Chinese eat anythingthey can get their hands on, don’t they? Further down the …Continue Reading
China puts the economy before the environment After years of ignoring the negative effects China’s rapid economic development had on its environment, the country is currently implementing a hands-on policy to protect its natural heritage. In 2006, China put into place “The Renewable Energy Law,” to change the structure of its energy supply. In addition, …Continue Reading
Last year Frank Dikötter won the prestigious BBC Samuel Johnson prize for his book ‘Mao’s Great Famine’. The jury was impressed yet stunned that they didn’t know the full scale of the atrocities committed during the Great Leap Forward. Dikötter knocks Mao off his pedestal and reveals what he really was; a brutal and violent …Continue Reading
It may seem hard to remember a time where China wasn’t looked at around the world as this rapidly expanding force of nature that can out manufacture and under price most any other nation. Wherever you sit at this very moment, chances are something within reach says “made in China” on it. The news media …Continue Reading
