Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of the China, on her visit to Chicago, attended the University of Sino-US high-level roundtable meeting held at the University of Chicago in Nov. 2013. Vice Premier Liu attended the China Scholarship Council, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Later on that day, she visited the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s hospital of Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave her a welcome speech, dinner and finished the evening by attending a Chicago Bulls NBA basketball game together.
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Stories Told by Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of China, at U of Chicago
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China’s First Lady in Cartoons and Oil Painting
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 27, 2014, 2014, — Peng Liyuan became China’s First Lady when her husband Xi jinping was elected to be the President of China at National People’s Congress in March 2013. She has gained world-wide popularity as she traveled with President Xi on diplomatic missions.
The following is some cartoons by Peng Zhangzheng showing the First Lady in different outfits. The cartoon artist, a 35-year-old woman in Hunan province, has been a fan of the First Lady for many years.
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MIT Asian Career Fair Opens to All This Weekend
By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., — Still looking for full-time jobs and summer internships? Then you don’t want to miss this weekend’s MIT Asian Career Fair. According to one of the organizers Sang Wen, this career fair is for all students, not just Asian students.
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Petition Calls WHO to Investigate Doctor Killing Incidents in China
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 25, 2014, — A change.org petition to World Health Organization (WHO) titled Please investigate doctor and nurse beating/killing incidents in China was started earlier today. It calls WHO to help Chinese government identify root causes and find solutions to the violent confrontation between patients and doctors at many hospitals in China. It cited a couple rent such incidents in the petition.
Military police was brought on site after Dr. Wang Yunjie was killed in a hospital in Oct. 2013 in Wenling, Zhejiang province last year.
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Letter to CA Assembly Members Against SCA5
(The following letter was faxed to CA Assembly Members. Dr. Haibo Huang is an advisor to 80-20 PAC)
Feb. 24, 2014
Dear AsAm Legislators in the California Assembly,
Please vote NO to SCA5 in the Assembly. Print out the two campaign posters and you will see why.
The senate passing of SCA5 with the support of all three AsAm senators had sent shock waves through the AsAm community across the nation, turning ordinary citizens into an army of political activists. Even my 6 year old son asked “Why should I be sorted like monkeys in the zoo?” What messages are we sending to our children that they should be treated differently based on their skin colors, instead of their personal efforts and qualifications?
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“Latest Cancer Updates from John Hopkins” – WeChat Post Based on Email Hoax
By David Li, bostonese.com
I read the Chinese version of the “CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS” Email when a couple of my friends shared an article on WeChat, a popular social media mobile app. The article had 16 cancer prevention suggestions in both English and Chinese. It was published on Feb. 10, 2014 on WeChat public platform by Health Must-Read (健康必读).
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Sochi 2014 Closes with “Reflections of Russia”
Sochi, Russia, Feb. 23, 2014, –The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi ended with a Closing Ceremony in the Fisht Olympic stadium. The ceremony, which provided a bright and emotional conclusion to the Games, was dedicated to Russian culture. The audience was presented with a European vision of Russia, in a show directed by world-renowned director Daniele Finzi Pasca who became the screenwriter and director of the Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony after joining the Russian team, which also included creative director Konstantin Ernst and executive producer Andrei Nasonovskiy.
Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony.
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China Cracks Down on Prostitution
Feb. 20, 2013, — The high profile crackdown on prostitution in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, has provoked some unexpected backlash. Some openly suggest at the widely felt demand for this “service,” and question if such crackdown could be more profitably directed elsewhere.
The Prince hotel in Dongguan that was reported for prostitution by China Central TV (CCTV) is now closed.
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Video from 2014 Ivy League Chinese Spring Festival Gala
Boston, Feb. 14, 2014, — The annual Ivy League Chinese Spring Festival Gala was held on Feb. 1, 2014 at John Hancock Hall in Boston. A sold-out audience of 1000 celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Horse with a diverse array of programs that lasted over four hours.
Hosts and hostesses for the 2014 gala (from HCSSA Facebook page).
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Students in Leadership Program Visit Malden from China
Malden, Mass., Feb. 20, 2014, — A group of 11 students from China recently visited Mayor Gary Christenson and City Council President Neal Anderson seeking leadership advice as part of their “Youth Charity and Leadership Program” organized by the Chinese Culture Connection.
City Council President Neal Anderson, Mayor Gary Christenson and students
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