Prosperity, repression mark China 30 years after Tiananmen
Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press
June 4, 2019
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BEIJING (AP) — Thirty years since the Tiananmen Square protests, China's economy has catapulted up the world rankings, yet political repression in the country is harsher than many who watched those events would have anticipated. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are held in re-education camps without...
Poor countries take on debt with China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Cole Bursch, Contributing Writer
June 3, 2019
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Since China introduced its plans to rebuild ancient trading routes in Eurasia in 2013, there have been billions of dollars poured into investments in Africa and Western Asia, with signed Memorandums of Understanding in a number of European countries like Italy. But while Chinese officials have touted t...
Typhoons and hurricanes set to increase due to climate change, experts say
Katelyn Henslin, Contributing Writer
October 1, 2018
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In the beginning of this month, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas flooded. At the same time, “superstorm” Typhoon Mangkhut, a Category 5 hurricane, made its way through the Philippines to Hong Kong, China. With powerful winds getting up to 180 miles per hour, Mangkhut has become one of the most...
Building Big Brother: China’s new frontier
Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor
May 21, 2018
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Students and faculty gathered in the Levan 100 auditorium on Wednesday night for a panel on China’s relationship between science fiction and technological innovation – and how they manifest in different cultures. The panel, hosted by the DePaul Chinese Studies Program, featured Stanley Chan, a prolific ...
Episode 24: China’s New Frontier
Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor
May 21, 2018
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On this week's episode: Nebula award winning author Stanley Chen is invited to discuss the relationship between science fiction and technology in China — and how it relates to the Western world....