A robot was hitherto regarded as a cold body with a cool mind, to be used at assembly lines, warehouses, mines, and even at homes to perform simple tasks like vacuum-cleaning and laundry.
A robot developed by a local company in Anhui province demonstrates calligraphy at an international competition for robots in Hefei, capital of Anhui province. (Photo/China Daily)
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Would You Sleep with a Sex Robot?
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General Lee and the Forgotten History of the Last Battles of China’s Civil War
By Dr. Ted Lee, translated by Eric Wu, bostonese.com
Born in 1902 at the Licun Village, Yinzhuang Town in Lingbao County of Henan Province, Major General Lee Xuezheng graduated from the 5th Advanced Program of the Republic of China Military Academy. His father’s name was Lee Yingtian, and his mother’s maiden name was Lu. His family was quite prosperous. Being the only child in his family, Lee always exercised filial piety. He had three knuckles on his left pinkie instead of two, which was abnormal compared to others. His parents introduced him to some Kungfu masters, letting him learn and practice Chinese Martial Arts, so that no one could bully him.
Lee graduated from the ninth Province High School in Shanzhou. Later he worked as a lecturer at the first Lingbao County Elementary Schools. Seeing the rampant banditry and the horrible chaos that had occurred while the people in his home town were suffering from poverty, he decided to join the army in order to eliminate the bandits. In 1928, he walked to Kaifeng, the capital city of Henan Province, carrying his luggage. Then he was appointed the mayor of the Haozhen District by the province to settle the trouble of banditry in that most terrible area. In 1930, he became the commander of the self-defensive militia, during which he was nearly murdered three times. Due to his contribution to suppressing the bandits, he was promoted as the commander of bandit suppression of the New Seventh County in Yongmian, Luwen, Shanling in the western Henan Province. By the end of 1931, Lee’s militia had been reorganized into the Independent 454th Regiment by General Zhang Fang of the 20th Army in the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) at the Town of Ouchi in Mianchi County. Lee was appointed the commander of this regiment. Later he was promoted to the 227th Brigade in the 76th Division as the commander, participating in the banditry-suppressing campaigns repeatedly.
Picture above: Lee as the commander of the 67th Division (in the middle of the back row), Lin Weichou as the commander of the 62nd Army (right in the front row), taken between 1947 and 1948 in Tianjin.
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Semi-finals of Chang Qi Cup Held at Harvard University
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 30, 2015, — The ancient Chinese game Weiqi, also known as Go in the US, is the only board game that super-computer hasn’t defeated human yet. For the first time in history, the semi-finals of an Asian professional Go tournament: 2015 China’s Chang Qi Cup was held on U.S. in the North America at Harvard campus from Sept. 26 to 28.
Picture from the semi-final match on Sunday, Sept. 27(photos by Xinming Li).
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Obama and Xi Issue Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
September 25, 2015Climate change is a defining challenge of our time, and it cannot be addressed without the United States and China working together. As the world’s two largest economies and emitters, the United States and China have a critical role to play in tackling this challenge. Following the historic Joint Announcement on Climate Change made by President Obama and President Xi last November, today’s Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change represents a significant step forward in U.S.-China leadership and cooperation on climate change.
President Obama and the First Lady welcome President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan to the White House for a State Dinner(file photo).
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Xi Jinping Quotes Kissinger, MLK Jr. in Speech at Welcoming Dinner in Seattle
（Speech by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China At the Welcoming Dinner Hosted by Local Governments And Friendly Organizations in the United States）
Seattle, 22 September 2015
Dr. Henry Kissinger, Governor Jay Inslee of the State of Washington, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle, Chairwoman Carla Hills of the National Committee on US-China Relations, Chairman Mark Fields of the US-China Business Council, ladies and gentlemen, dear Friends,
Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Dr. Kissinger, for your kind introduction. Dr. Kissinger has always been able to come up with some new observations. His introduction has really given me a new perspective to look at myself. It is great to be among so many friends, old and new, in the State of Washington and the City of Seattle, the first leg of my state visit to the United States. Let me begin by extending to you and, through you, to all the American people, my cordial greetings and best wishes.
I am no stranger to the State of Washington and the City of Seattle. Known as the Evergreen State and the Emerald City, here you have got the majestic Mt. Rainier and the charming Lake Washington. The film Sleepless in Seattle has made the city almost a household name in China. Besides, Washington is the leading state in US export to China and China the number one trading partner of the Port of Seattle. Washington and Seattle have become an important symbol of the friendship between Chinese and American people and the win-win cooperation between the two countries.
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President Xi Begins First State Visit to the US in Seattle
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
SEATTLE, Sept. 22， 2015 — Chinese President Xi Jinping on put forward a four-point proposal on the development of a new model of major-country relationship between China and the United States today during his speech during the welcome banquet at Westin Seattle hotel in Seattle. A large number of people from the Chinese communities in Seattle turned out to welcome President Xi on the streets of Seattle.
President Xi greets Dr. Kissinger at the welcome banquet(file photo).
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2015 CIFIT Attracts 100,000 Businessmen to Xiamen
Xiamen, China, Sept. 17, 2015, — Around 100,000 businessmen and 4,000 enterprises from 105 countries and regions took part in the 2015 China International Fair for Investment & Trade(CIFIT).
In the four days from Sept 8 to 11, the fair, held in Xiamen, Fujian province staged 1,000 matchmaking events, presented 30,000 projects, 300 business events and 100 themed workshops.
Jack Ma Addressed at 2015 International Investment Forum.
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Dr. Liu Yuanli — One of UMN China 100
Boston, Sept. 16, 2015, — As one of the founders of the first US-China Health Summit in 2011, Dr. Liu Yuanli is well-known in public health field in the US and in China. He was recently listed as one of 100 distinguished University of Minnesota alumni from China. Dr. Liu is now dean of Beijing Union Medical College School of Public Health.
Dr. Liu (left) helps unvile the first mobile hospital in rural China (file photo).
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President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to Give Talk at Harvard on 9/22
Boston, Sept. 7, 2015, — Prof. Bai Chunli, a well-known chemist and leading scientist in nanoscience, is the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is also the President of the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries (TWAS). Prof. Bai will give a lecture titled Science, Technology and Innovation in China at Harvard Science Hall B at 4 PM on Sept. 22.
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Chinese Animation Captain of Flying Tigers to Air on TV
Beijing, August 31, 2015, — A Chinese animation about the American “Flying Tigers” air squadron, which helped the Chinese fight the Japanese during World War II, is expected to hit TV screens in September. This was announced at a new conference recently in Beijing. China has declared Sept. 3 as Victory Day national holiday to mark the 70th anniversary of the 70th anniversary of the official ceremony of Japan’s unconditional surrounder at the end of WWII.
Picture from the new conference of animation Captain of Flying Tigers(file photo).
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