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1. Guide for Yunnan Birding- 3 Things You Must Do Before Visiting This Province
August 29, 2017

If you have been thinking that China, world’s most populated country is just well-known for its food, culture, beautiful monasteries and the great wall then, you are seriously mistaken. This country has more to offer. So, if you were planning to visit China in the coming month then instead of visiting all the popular tourist spots, try to visit a province that is well-known for its scenic beauty. There are various provinces in China that are well-known for their verdant and serene countryside. One such province is Yunnan. I have visited Yunnan at least four times till date. Trust me... (read more)

Author: Alice Campbell

2. Matt Damon Defends Being Cast for 'Great Wall'
December 06, 2016

Matt Damon criticized “outrageous” stories in the era of fake news as he responded Tuesday to accusations that his role in the new China-Hollywood co-production “The Great Wall” should have gone to an Asian actor. Some critics have said Damon's casting as the lead character amounted to “whitewashing,” in which Caucasians are chosen for roles that actors of other ethnicities should play. In an interview with The Associated Press, the American actor said he thinks of the term...... (read more)

3. Section of Great Wall of China Marred in Name of Restoration
September 22, 2016

Chinese officials are being pilloried over the smoothing-over of a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in the name of restoration. The widely mocked project involved an 8-kilometer (5-mile) unrestored Xiaohekou section of the wall that has become known as the “most beautiful wild Great Wall.” Defensive works and guard towers were knocked flat as part of the project, officially launched to prevent further...... (read more)

4. Admiral Sun Vows: China Won’t Be Isolated
June 04, 2016

SINGAPORE—  A senior Chinese military official on Sunday rejected the U.S. defense secretary’s assertion made the previous day that Beijing faces “erecting a Great Wall of self-isolation” if its continues with provocative militarization of disputed islets in the South China Sea. “We were not isolated in the past, we are not isolated now, we will not be isolated in the future,” retorted Admiral Sun Jianguo of the People’s Liberation Army. Sun, the deputy chief of the joint staff department, sought to shift blame onto the United States for mariti... (read more)

5. US Defense Secretary Cautions China About 'Great Wall of Self-isolation'
June 04, 2016

SINGAPORE— China “could end up erecting a Great Wall of self-isolation” if it continues with provocative militarization of disputed islets in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday. Carter told Asian defense ministers, security analysts and scholars attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore there is “growing anxiety” about Chinese actions in the strategic waters and elsewhere. Asked how the U.S. military would respond to any dredging by China on Scarborough Shoal, 200 kilometers west of Subic Bay and also claimed by the Philip... (read more)

6. Trump Trade Policy a 'Big Loser,' Economists Say
May 10, 2016

Presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump talks tough on foreign policy and global trade, promising to make “America great again." Among Trump’s headline-worthy promises: forcing Mexico to pay for a giant border wall and raising trade tariffs against China by nearly 50 percent. China enjoys a huge trade surplus with the United States, which in 2015 bought a record $482 billion worth of Chinese-made goods. China, on the other hand, took in only $116 billion worth of U.S. exports. To correct the $366 billion trade deficit, Trump has proposed raising ... (read more)