25 Jan, 2007 in Asian Studies, China

China’s academic education problem and related social concerns

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The essay is about a subject discussed in the “Modern Society in Urban China” course: class subject - “Market economy – the poor, the rich and what’s in between; widening the class gap and the growing middle class in China”.
Xinhua - China’s university tuition 25 times higher than in 1989
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-12 15:11:20
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/12/content_5598419.htm

BEIJING, Jan. [...]

16 Jan, 2007 in Chinese culture, Studies

Reviving and reinventing Confucianism in China

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The role of Confucianism in the Chinese society has gone through tremendous changes in the past century. After years of direct attacks against Confucianism by the Chinese Communists, Confucianism is on a comeback, and surprisingly enough it is now made mainstream by the Communist Party itself which is promoting Confucian studies and research in China [...]