What year did Temujin became Genghis Khan? How did Confucius become famous? What year was the Chinese Communist Revolution? How old was Qin Shi Huang when he became emperor? How many years did Gautama Buddha live? Did Confucius go to school?
In October 1949, Mao Tse Tung established the Chinese Communist Party.In the late 1970s, China began moving toward a mixed economy. It phased out collective farms and allowed private businesses, but it still strictly follows a five-year economic plan.The government's policies favor state-owned ...
Happy New Year! And for my first site update of 2025, I extend my thanks to Gavin Kagan (aka "Gabby the Guy") for telling me about a 1994 episode of the British sitcom As Time Goes By in which not only can "West End Girls" be heard (though just barely) but also the Pet Shop ...
The socialist nations of the 20th century repeatedly embarked on centrally planned programs of industrialization. These include the first and second five-year plans in the Soviet Union and theGreat Leap Forwardin China. While these efforts did re-orient the respective economies toward a more industri...
Under considers Wedemeyer in at first with Communist Party of China's relations and the manner, also can not but acknowledge Wedemeyer's manner is 180 degrees shallowturns, still is which factors let Wedemeyer in its 86 year old of time insists on is not willing to go to China?
In April 2024, American lawmakers passed legislation, signed by former President Biden, that would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold it within a year.1In response to the ban, set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, ByteDance temporarily disabled service in th...
America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are (61)___(不同的).In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it (62) ___...
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I could 1.hardly(hardly) follow her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor 2. pronunciation(pronounce). I just 3. hid(hide) behind my textb...
there will be few serious challenges to Xi’s position on most issues since he is now the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. After being re-elected as communist party general secretary over the weekend, the announcement of his presidency of the country in March of next year is...
Gasoline prices did go up under the Biden administration, but that came amid a Covid-era supply shock and the Russian invasion of Ukraine — two events that scrambled the global energy market and that no White House occupant would have much control over. The price of a regular ...