“Unilateralism and protectionism won’t solve problems but add uncertainty to the world economy”. You could think that these words come from a liberal politician of the West. Not really. This is a recent declaration by president Xi, which testifies that China has become a strong supporter of globalization, seen as Read more…
Bubble tea, also known as pearl milk tea, is a tea-based drink invented in Taiwan in the 1980s. It quickly became popular at first across China and other Asian countries, then this new vogue spread rapidly all over the world. The original recipe consisted of a mixture of black tea Read more…
The city of Shenzhen is situated in the north of Hong Kong and it is considered as China’s Cupertino, as it is the centre of China’s hi-tech industry. Here, for instance, there are Huawei’s headquarters, the world’s third most productive company of smartphones after Apple and Samsung. But Shenzhen is Read more…
For months now China and the United States have been locked in a so called “trade war” imposing on each other tariffs on imported goods. The question that naturally arises is whether an end to these tensions could be near. Hopes that the two nations would ease the pressures spurred Read more…
Choosing a name for a newborn is a very delicious and complicated decision for parents, especially in China. Apart from surname, the Chinese name is usually composed by one or two characters. There are about ten thousand different Chinese characters and each of them can be used as name, the Read more…