Beijing

into The Tiananmen square massacre was the most gruesome historical event in Chinese history, killing hundreds. Tens of thousands are arrested, many are imprisoned, and an unknown number are executed. Chinese troops bombarded Tiananmen Square in Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese governments assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations and sanctions from the United States. (History.com, Staff, 2009) Maybe if Mao ZeDong…

Ai Weiwei is an artist/ architect and a Beijing native. He is the son of a Chinese poet Ai Qing. From very early in his life he resented the government of China, and became an activist. His way of thinking may have stemmed from his father, who was an anti-Communist painter turned writer after being put into jail. Ai attended the Beijing Film Academy, only after the death of Mao Zedong. He then traveled to and lived in New York for a time between 1981 and 1993. During this time, he studied at…

Buying, selling, and trading between Beijing and China internationally grew but became a problem at the end of the dynasty. Beijing traded tea, silk, which was heavily manufactured in Suzhou, and silver to other countries. China imported maize and peanuts from America. The Yangtze and Yellow River are attached to different ends of the…

the tastes and preferences of the target customer. Billy’s Barbeque are assured of success in the market just the same way as the American fast foods giants such as McDonalds, KFC, and Starbucks. Billy’s Barbeque localization strategy will sell in Beijing significantly because the locals can easily relate to the products and design of the fast food joint. The décor that reflects Chinese Culture is one concept that will sell the fast-food joint. Chinese embrace their culture hence the fast food…

Started in Olympia, Greece in 1896, the quadrennial mega-event, namely the Olympic Games, has been widely spread in all around the world to draw attention among people with the sense of competition in sports. Today, the Olympic Games does not only represents the spirit of sport, but the emblem of global attention as well as achieving the world city status. The Olympic Games has certainly benefited the host cities from growing its place market, enhancing urban regeneration (Essex, 2000) and the…

sportswear giant company to China and the surrounding Asian countries, the 2016 NBA Finals MVP will visit Chinese cities Guangzhou, where Golden State Warriors blue-chip player and Under Armour top endorser Stephen Curry spent time last week, and Beijing, the nation's capital. China is home to the largest market for basketball shoe consumers in the world. James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, will be working with the Chinese under-23 National Team during his visit to the Asian giant. The…

Seated on the plane to Beijing, I was thinking all the way on what I did through the past year. My mind went back to the time when my friends and I worked together for Chinese orphans by creating a club. With 100 dollars from donation, I asked several classmates to help me set up a club called ‘Bring Me Hope Club’ to cooperate with a global NGO: Bring Me Hope, to raise money for Chinese orphans and build long-term personal one-to-one relationships with them. In order to have a solid…

Air pollution causes a bigger problem on some countries than others. China is one of the countries that is strongly affected by air pollution. Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong are examples of areas in China affected air pollution. These towns have high amounts of smog and as a result the population is put at risk. These areas are at risk because the amount of concentration exceeds WHO guidelines…

China more modern and civilized, but the results that happened due to Mao’s ideas ended up being more disastrous than helpful. The Great Leap Forward was the start of the decline of China, then the Cultural Revolution began which concluded with the Beijing Massacre. If Mao Zedong had just left China alone, China would have started to modernize by its self and would not have been rushed and forced to change as rapidly as it was. The Great Leap Forward was a five year plan (1958-1961) thought of…

Before the Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese media has wide range to presenting the criminal article, Beijing was seen to present higher crime rates, higher rates of floating delinquents and higher levels of professional criminals than previous Olympic sites. Then, the terrorism from Chinese were attack by Chinese…