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But in Beijing . . .

 
  • Christmas celebrations still can be found in Beijing – with either a religious or commercial tone – while some other Chinese cities are banning them
  • Communist Party stresses ‘traditional Chinese values and cultures’ amid a tide of nationalism stoked by the country’s trade war with the US

 

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from the SCMP - and the US mastermind of a bilateral pact signed in November 1999 that gave American companies greater access to Chinese markets.

on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/790310234652975/

China's reform lapse paved way for trade war
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The world would not be seeing the "explosion" that we see today, had China not backslided on market reform, said a former top US trade negotiator

 
  • Inaction by previous US administrations also helped lay the groundwork for the current impasse, Barshefsky says
  • Beijing’s state-run economic model ‘means that volatility will be a hallmark of China's relationship with the US and with other countries’

 

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“China has adopted an alternative path that simply seeks to treat its market in the way in which it wants regardless of the rules or commitments made and therefore impinges on the rights of China's trading partners regardless of the rights that they have,” Barshefsky said, speaking of China’s economic path since the mid-2000s.
 
“This is a very disturbing outcome not in China's interests, as we see China's economy was slowing before all of this trade stuff happened.”
 
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Barshefsky, the top American trade negotiator in the Clinton administration from 1997 to 2001, was the US mastermind of a bilateral pact signed in November 1999 that gave American companies greater access to Chinese markets.
 
It was one of the biggest trade deals in history, helping Congress pass a law in 2000 that permanently normalised trade relations with China and paving the way for China’s accession into the WTO the following year.
 
Then-president Bill Clinton called the admission into the WTO “the most significant opportunity to create positive change in China since the 1970s”, when the Communist nation that had been behind the bamboo curtain first opened its arms to Washington, after a rivalry of more than 20 years.

 

 
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from SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/829695274039883/

Dancing with school principal
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Bust a move – with your school principal.

Chinese school principal breaks the rules with his bold dance move
 

  • Video of Zhang Pengfei leading his pupils through an energetic shuffle dance routine has been a hit online
  • Primary school in northern China has abandoned compulsory daily exercise programme in favour of ‘ghost steps’
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'Behind them, one of the slogans on the two-storey school building reads: “Enjoy happy education”.
 
They call the dance guibu, or ghost steps – a shuffle dance incorporating modern jazz steps, with heel-and-toe movements and arm actions.
 
But this is not a typical schoolyard scene in China. Elsewhere, students can be seen going through the motions of their daily callisthenics routine – a rigid workout that has been a requirement at every primary, middle and high school since 1951, whose origin can be traced back to 19th century Germany.'

 

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from the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/365866937297419/

Children of the stars: autism in China
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They're known as “children of the stars", because they seem to be from a different planet. These are the struggles of two families in China as they care for their autistic children.
 
This is part of SCMP Films, must-watch video featuring extraordinary stories from Hong Kong, China and around Asia. More here: http://sc.mp/films1

 

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This video isn't about China, but my mouth watered pretty much all the way through it, so I figure YOU can watch it too.

I found it while following Matt (Jayoe Nation) through his first days in Vietnam (recommended videos at the end)

We need a few places (and restaurateurs) like this in China - this one is in Saigon (isn't that Ho Chi Min City ??). Nice FUSION recipes.

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from the Sixth Tone on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/videos/242305013354616/

Meet the Shanghai tailor who’s one of the very first to make suits after China’s market reforms in 1978
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When did Chinese start wearing Western-style suits? Meet the Shanghai tailor who’s one of the very first to make suits after China’s market reforms in 1978

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领风者 The Leader (Chinese Karl Marx donghua) English Sub CC

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A story about Karl Marx and his controversial love for Jenny, his almost-missed friendship with Engels, the evolution of his philosophy, his world-changing thoughts about political economy and his contribution for working class revolution.
This is a Chinese donghua,“DongHua” is known as “Chinese anime” or“Chinese cartoon”

 

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Anime Series on Karl Marx Debuts to Mixed Reviews

On streaming site Bilibili, netizens are talking more about the German philosopher’s looks and less about his ideas.

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China’s dreamy Karl Marx anime is a hit

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Marx is teaching you how to seduce a girl, must take notes
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To compete with period dramas, video games and Hollywood movies, the party has paired with commercial forces to turn its ideologies into game shows, pop songs and, now, an anime.
 
The first 23-minute episode of “The Leader,” released on Monday on the country’s top anime streaming site Bilibili, covers Marx’s childhood and youth.

 

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