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Americas, China, Politics, Society and culture

The “Paisano” Relationship of 170 Years between China and Peru: Past, Present, and Future

Its exotic meats and products are the source for almost all of the restaurants, lodges, and cruise ships in this area. Belen Market is located in Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon region. Known as “the Venice of the Amazon jungle,”  it is one of Peru’s busiest and most picturesque markets with a hubbub of voices every day. A skinny man shuttles through … Continue reading The “Paisano” Relationship of 170 Years between China and Peru: Past, Present, and Future

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Americas, Business and economics, Society and culture

A New Idea to Improve Lives of Amazonian Indigenous People: Social Innovation

Many years from now, as she faces her rebuilt home, Dalia will recall the massive fire that swept the city hilltop in November 2016. At that time, Cantagallo was a slum in the sandy wasteland just a few blocks away from the Peruvian capital Lima’s main square, where hundreds of families of the Shipibo-Konibo community lived. They lost everything in this fire that went through … Continue reading A New Idea to Improve Lives of Amazonian Indigenous People: Social Innovation

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Asia, Chinese, Society and culture

避之不及又难以割舍—-中国文化之于越南

越南，顾名思义，其名称取百越之南之意。在古代，中国人使用汉字、尊奉儒家、采用科举取士，越南也都有样学样。哪怕到了现代，据不少老一辈越南人回忆，越南共产党的许多思想和政策都是效法毛泽东的，这些无不让我们中国人对自己的文化感到自信，也理所当然的认为越南文化和中国文化具有高度的同质性。但是，这种想法是否准确却是个有待论证的问题。文化的传播与接受的过程实际上充满了斗争与纠结、爱与恨、恩与怨，时至今日亦是如此。 Continue reading 避之不及又难以割舍—-中国文化之于越南

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Africa, China, Labor, Society and culture

Behind the SGR Racism Scandal: The Challenge of Communication Between Chinese and Kenyans

In the last several decades, Chinese investment, trade, and aid in Kenya have considerably increased. Under China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been regarded as one of the most remarkable achievements of cooperation between China and Kenya, creating approximately 25,000 job positions for Kenyan locals. Nevertheless, conflicts have emerged out of this cooperation. On July 8, 2018, The Standard, … Continue reading Behind the SGR Racism Scandal: The Challenge of Communication Between Chinese and Kenyans

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Africa, Business and economics, China, Politics, Society and culture

Zimbabwe’s Chinese Community: Challenges and Opportunities

Zimbabwe, a country that is endowed with abundant mineral resources, has been a recipient of huge Chinese investment. There are approximately 6,000 Chinese who work and live in Zimbabwe, with the majority engaged in trade-related industries, such as extractive, manufacturing and retail industries. In 2008, Zimbabwe suddenly became famous for its catastrophic hyperinflation. Nearly a decade afterward, in December 2017, former president Robert Mugabe was … Continue reading Zimbabwe’s Chinese Community: Challenges and Opportunities

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