Beijing, Oct. 23, 2014, (ecns.cn) –Foreign visitors to China can create an instant camaraderie of goodwill by speaking a few words of Mandarin. But Mark Zuckerberg went one step further: he conducted a complete half-hour public conversation in the Chinese language.
Mark Zukerberg gives a speech at Tsinghua University on Wednesday. [Photo: screen shot from online video]
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Zuckerberg Shows Off Chinese Language Skills at Tsinghua University
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China’s GDP Becomes World’s No. 1
Oct. 9, 2014, (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) Sorry, America. China just overtook the US to become the world’s largest economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.
We’ve just gone past that crossover on the chart above, according to the IMF. By the end of 2014, China will make up 16.48% of the world’s purchasing-power adjusted GDP (or $17.632 trillion), and the US will make up just 16.28% (or $17.416 trillion).
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Civil Disobedience in Hong Kong Ends Peacefully as Reform Talk to Begin
Hong Kong, Oct. 6, 2014, — Hong Kong demonstrators, which occupied main finance regions of the city in protest to the Chinese government’s intervention in selection of names to be nominated for 2017 elections, decided to dissolve. Principles of dialogue on constitutional reform has been agreed upon by both sides.
Only a handful of protests remain at around noon time on Monday (file photo).
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ZTE’s Innovative Spirit Makes It One of the Most Competitive Brands Globally
By Tong Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, Sept. 19, 2014, — At the “2014 Global Competitiveness Brands Top 10 from China” ceremony held by International Data Group on Sept. 17, ZTE Corporation won the Top 10 Brands title and the Most Innovative Award. The event was held together with the 2014 Sustainable Company Growth & Global Competitiveness Forum at Boston Convention and Conference Center.
Lixin Wang receives the award on behalf of ZTE (photo by Hao Wang).
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Letter from Li Na / 李娜告别信
(Li Na, two-time Grand Slam champion, announced her retirement in a letter to her fams on Sina Weibo and Facebook on Sept. 19, 2014. Born in Wuhan China, Li Na graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and went on to become Asia’s first Grand Slam champion in 2011. She is one of the few Chinese athletes with international following. Her fans will miss her fighting spirit on the court and also her sense of humor during interviews.)
【编者注：2014年9月19日，两届大满贯女单冠军得主、32岁的李娜在新浪微博以及Facebook上发布了因膝伤退役的中英文告别信。回顾李娜的职业生涯，她是中国球员中首位捧起女双、女单冠军奖杯的一位，同时也是唯一一位获得大满贯女单冠军的亚洲球员。出生于武汉，李娜毕业于华中科学大学新闻系，是为数不多的拥有众多国际粉丝的中国运动员之一。她的粉丝们不仅难忘李娜在球场上勇于拼搏的精神，富有个性的球风，还会永远记得比赛之后李娜在接受记者采访时的风趣幽默。】
上图：李娜在2014澳网第二轮比赛中（资料图片）。
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“Be the bird that sticks out” — Letter from Li Na
Sept. 19, 2014
My dear friends,
For close to fifteen years, we’ve been a part of each other’s lives. As a tennis player representing China on the global stage, I’ve trekked around the world playing hundreds of matches on the WTA tour, for China’s Fed Cup team, at the National Games and at several Olympic Games. You’ve always been there for me, supporting me, cheering me on, and encouraging me to reach my potential.
Li Na returns a ball in the second round of 2014 Australian Open (file photo).
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San Francisco Exhibition Commemorates 83rd Anniversary of Mukden Incident
By David Li, bostonese.com
San Francisco, Sept.18, 2014, — Today is the 83rd year anniversary of the “Sept. 18 Incident”, also known as the Mukden Incident, in Northeastern China. This incident led to Japanese occupation of three Chinese provinces: Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning for 14 years until Japan surrounded unconditionally at the end of WWII. The anniversary was marked in China and in Chinese American communities in the US.
Mr. Lei Liu shows an item to Ms. Florence Fang at the exhibit (photos from Mr. Dong’s blog).
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The ‘Model Minority’ Myth
By Michael Lipin
(Michael covers international news for VOA on the web, radio and TV, specializing in the Middle East and East Asia Pacific. Follow him on Twitter @Michael_Lipin.)
WASHINGTON — In this segment of VOA’s continuing report on What Americans Think About China, we turn our focus to Chinese immigrants in the United States and their descendants. A common U.S. stereotype is that Chinese Americans are a “model minority” in a nation of diverse ethnicities. That perception may seem flattering. But for many Chinese Americans, it’s an offensive label, one that they have been trying to dispel for decades.
Cambridge, Mass. City Councilor Leland Cheung criticizes the Model Minority stereotype at a Boston Forward Foundation meeting (photo by David Li).
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Spirit of Autumn Concert Rocks John Hancock Hall
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Spet. 15, 2014, — The Spirit of Autumn show, hosted by the Asian Culture & Media Group, delighted around 1,000 people in the audience at John Hancock Hall in the evening of Sept. 12. Four folk and classic singers joined by two rock stars from China delivered dozens of beautiful songs with different styles.
Opening performance by GBAAYSO (photos by John Tsou).
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Anticipation of iPhone 6 Grows in China
By Zhu Shenshen (from shanghaidaily.com)
Shanghai, Sept. 15, 2014, –Chinese consumers and business were disappointed to learn that the mainland won’t be among the first markets for the global sales of new Apple products unveiled last week.
Still, the new iPhones and smartwatch are expected to exert great influence over the domestic market.
A sign for buying iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ at a smartphone shop in Hong Kong.
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