Hu Jintao

of the Central Advisory Commission. But the driving force of the last political reforms in China was undoubtedly corruption. In fact Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping both acknowledged that this was a fundamental problem in the country, able to waste and to destroy all the other successes that the country was accomplishing. The difference in the approach is clear: Hu Jintao tried to speak to the population in order to tackle the issue from the basis with his Eight Honors and Eight Shames, a set of moral…

SARS, which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome, is an epidemic that affected people worldwide. Of the 8,098 people that became infected, more than seven hundred died (CDC). The outbreak of SARS initially broke out in Guangdong Province in November of 2002 and was contained in June of 2003. The symptoms of SARS include high fever, headaches, and cough, and is spread by respiratory droplets (Thompson 2014). At the time, leading laboratories could not find an antiviral or antibiotic drug…

Confucianism is a great and successful philosophy, and is making a comeback in China. Examples of its comeback comes from an article from The Washington Post titled Confucius Making a Comeback In Money-Driven Modern China, written by Maureen Fan. It describes how Confucian Schools are teaching kids as young as 3 are reciting the works of Confucius, and are learning about its teachings like filial piety. Confucianism stresses a system of ethical teachings, which really impacts China’s culture…

So, an important role in the daily life of the emperor of China played numbers. Favorite number of Chinese rulers - nine, and in the Forbidden City can be found at every step. Nine was considered an imperial number because it is the last and largest number, followed by a dozen - the number of Heaven. In addition, nine in Chinese consonant with the word "eternal", and any emperor wanted to see if he is not, then at least his dynasty ruled until the end of time. And even if you count the number of…

China, located in East Asia was formally known as the People’s Republic of China and is an independent country with a population of over 1.35 billion. It is regarded as the world’s most populated country. The China economy is the world’s second largest economy with an estimated GDP of $9.24 trillion as of 2013 and according to the IMF, it is the world’s largest economy by purchasing power parity. (IMF, 2014) China is also one of the world’s fastest growing major economy with growth rates…

democratic times and is an important constituent, if not prerequisite, to the social welfare of the people of the state. As a concept, social harmony can be understood to represent the “Socialist Harmonious Society” envisaged by the Chinese leader Hu Jintao which aimed at reducing the social inequality and bringing stability even at the cost of economic growth. This concept came into being as a tool to deal with the widening wealth gap and social injustice which would have otherwise threatened…

“Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today” (Jintao Hu, 2014). With a growing number of people immigrating to America from different countries, society is exposed to various cultures and beliefs. Through engaging and interactive discussions and assignments in Multicultural Counseling class, I had an opportunity to become more culturally aware and increase my self-awareness of my prejudices and…

relationship between China and the United States plays an important role on global political trends. Both Chairman.Xi and President.Obama visited each other for several times during their term of office. Traced back to 2011, the former Chinese chairman Hu Jintao was invited by Barack Obama. They had a meeting in the White House in January. Then they announced China-U.S.Joint Statement. Two countries promised to cooperate on a wide range of issues. Later, on September 9, 2011, Gary Locke, U.S.…

Coaches are NOT registered dietitians. Although, they may have good nutritional knowledge and advice, it is not reliable due to their limited knowledge and credentials due to it has come from sources such as their peers/colleagues. When a coach begins to counsel clients or players about meal preparation, food choices, and even going shopping for or with their client or player, they have then begin performing the role of a registered dietitian. This could cause a huge ethical dilemma especially…

Our world is constantly changing and with that comes the creation of new and unique religions. Throughout the fall semester our World Religions class has studied several of the most common religions that are still practiced in the world today. The two religions that I have found to be particularly interesting are Judaism and Confucianism. Judaism was one of the religions that we had previously learned about in class. Confucianism on the other hand, is a religion that was not taught in class, but…