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Three Generations of Women in China

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 29, 2019 In the first memoir from a Chinese millennial published in America, Karoline Kan explores yearning for equality and preserving her family's legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Arithmetic Is on China’s Side

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Even before Donald Trump, the Asian giant was chipping away at U.S. dominance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Our Words Are Our Weapons

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Oct 30, 2012 We often speak as though the source of so many of our problems is complex and even mysterious. I'm not sure it is. You can blame it all on greed: the refusal to do anything about climate change, the attempts by the .01% to destroy our democracy, the constant robbing of the poor, the resultant starving children, the war against most of what is beautiful on this Earth. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Putin Bags Chinese Peace Prize

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2011 The competition included Bill Gates, Angela Merkel and Kofi Annan, among others, but this week a little-known organization called the China International Peace Research Center named Russia's bombastic Prime Minister (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mandarin Challenging English As Tongue of Diplomacy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 China wants to raise the number of foreigners studying Mandarin to 100 million by 2010 | storySo-called Confucius Institutes are popping up all over the world to teach the languagenytimescom/2006/01/11/international/asia/11chinahtml" title="story">story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )