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Throughout decades, educational opportunities have always been unevenly distributed in contemporary China in which it is further exacerbated by the hukou system. Education plays a crucial role in Chinese history and it is widely regarded as one of the key determinants of future income and occupational attainment in modern China in which the Chinese government has made nine years of compulsory education across China. However, the teaching materials and school qualities vary widely within…

Science and Theology——A Battle No One Loses The dispute between theology and science lasts for ages. Theology once dominated the mainstream during the Medieval period. However, starting from the 16th century, with the rapid development of science, the authority of theology had been challenged and had declined ever since. In this reflective journal, I’ll discuss the difference and similarities of theology and science. In addition, the reason that science gained its authority will also be further…

In a short article published in The Huffington Post, a politically liberal American online news aggregator and blogger Faye Wang, commented on the reception that Disney's rendition of Mulan received in China. Wang does not hide anything, nor does she soften her words. She admits that the reception of the cartoon in China went terribly wrong and shares her own opinion among others, saying that [f]rom what [she] can remember, the movie was received horribly. People criticized how the movies…

As families grow, population escalate so purchases of personal vehicles increase for more convenience. According to the Bicycle Transportation Blog static shows in Beijing, a city of 20 million people, by the end of 2010 there were almost 5 million cars on the streets. Eight hundred thousand (800,000.) new cars were registered that year. High numbers of vehicles like these cause traffic congestion since development…

The very recent Women’s March reminded me of Emma Watson’s speech for a campaign called “HeForShe” entitled “Gender Equality is Your Issue too”. The campaign “HeForShe” believes in equality for everyone in the world. “HeForShe” believes that the most pressing issues in the United States of America are education, work, health, identity, violence, and politics. (Not necessarily in this order). On the “HeForShe” commitment page, it reads, “I am one of billions… who believe that everyone is born…

novice teachers, and accreditation. The Teacher Education Bureau is also the governing body of six main normal universities in Beijing, East China, Central China, Northeast China, Southwest China, and Shanxi. The various provincial education commissions and education bureaus are in charge of teacher education, and they are expected to execute the policies formulated by the Beijing Central Government (Meng, Zhang & Lan,…

In The China Challenge, Thomas J. Christensen adopts the context of an international system which demands that China bear more environmental responsibility than its willing to take, translating directly into a struggle to coordinate effective policy towards mitigating global climate change between the United States and China, the world’s two largest carbon emitters. However, the international status quo has changed dramatically since the publication of Christensen’s argument: with the US…

Globalization leads to outsourcing. When businesses develop international influence and expand, they redistribute jobs. Outsourcing has negative effects in the business sector at home and abroad. Currently, economists know that globalization’s most devastating effects include exploiting people and harming local job security. Outsourcing, a byproduct of globalization, threatens the manufacturing-based core of the American economy and substitutes it for a cheaper, foreign workforce. This foreign…

The essay is divided into three parts. First part is media and intercultural communication. The essay will discuss the media and journalism become the mediator in intercultural communication, the positive and negative influence of media on intercultural communication and what kind of principles and suggestions should journalism take to become a better mediator in this part. The second part is new media and intercultural communication. In this part, the essay will talk about the…

any sunlight avaialable because of the fog that has been create by excessive amount of carbon dioxide that have been release in the air. Already, China has become a good example for other countries to learn about air pollution. On December 7, 2015 Beijing has issue a red alert, a highest alarm, because of the thick blanket of smog covering the entire city. Officials are placing temporary restrictions that require school to be close, number of automobiles on alternate dates that depend on their…