Waiting for a package or a letter can be a nerve-wracking experience especially when you are abroad.
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
The Palace of Eternal Youth and The Peony Pavilion by the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater
If you believe the Western media's portrayals, you might assume the biggest stories are Brexit, the government shutdown in the United States, Japan's "hostage justice system", ferment in Europe, the concentration of wealth in the age of globalization (the top 26 billionaires own $1.3 trillion; as much as 3.8 billion other people) and the feared economic slowdown in China in the wake of trade tensions with the US. But, are they? I'd argue they aren't (gloom and doom isn't my favorite theme).
Another episode in the silly "cultural appropriation" debate emerged in social media and New York headlines recently.
On Jan 24, 1956, the Chinese Academy of Sciences rewarded mathematicians Hua Luogeng and Wu Wenjun, and Qian Xuesen, a prominent aerodynamics and cybernetics expert, for their breakthroughs in basic research. The reward later became the State Natural Science Award, the nation's highest honor for basic research.
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