This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Germany. In the intervening years, the two countries and, indeed, the whole world have experienced tremendous changes, from the end of the Cold War and multipolarization of the world to globalization and the information technology boom. Once a divided country, Germany today is the leading European power. And China, once a poor and backward country, has become the world's second-largest economy and a responsible global power.
Once in a while there comes a time when just a single action changes for better or for worse the course of the world. The 21st century, during its short span, has experienced quite a few such moves, with one being made by the leader of the richest and strongest country of the world on Thursday.
The passing of Zbigniew Brzezinski last week came as a shock because a little more than a month ago he was still making public appearances and commenting on the Korean Peninsula issue. In the past week, many of my Chinese journalist friends who had interviewed him or attended his lectures recalled on WeChat Moments their fond memories of the great strategist.
Shortsightedness or myopia, a condition where distant objects appear blurry while close objects appear normal, is a visual defect that is becoming increasingly serious among Chinese children. The estimated myopia rate in China is 31 percent. However, among children and teenagers it is much higher.
Nurgul Islam removed the white face mask covering her mouth and wiped the sweat from her eyes. "I used to be anxious about the future," she shouted as banks of sewing machines roared around her, "but this job has set me free."
While many young people in Aksu are finding jobs in textile factories, some are earning a living by helping to keep alive the traditional sound of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
As a political reporter based in Beijing, most of the stories I've written about the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in the past have been about law or politics, or the fight against terrorism.
Abraham Morse made headlines in local newspapers when he started working as a doctor at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, as foreign doctors are still a rarity in Chinese public hospitals.
One five-story residential building in Shanghai's Pudong New District stands out from the others nearby, as it features a colorful mural of a little boy looking into the distance through a pair of binoculars.
Editor's note: In the run-up to the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, China Daily sent six reporters to villages nationwide to live for a month and take a look at how people are working under China's poverty eradication plan.
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