Essays on Beijing

Although 11 years of the Cultural Revolution is usually defined as a holistic period, it is better to view it as consisting of two parts. The movement began with a sudden and strong explosion of radicalism of the Red Guards, angry workers and ambitious petty officials. This massive mobilization of the first phase of the Cultural Revolution, successfully helped Mao to unseat his rivals. The second period of the Cultural Revolution lasted from 1968 to 1976 and established a new order through the negotiations and the use of force, as well as controlling the rebel groups.
The revolution was Continue reading...

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This research paper examines and discusses the economic links and conflicts prevailing between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – mainland China – and its much smaller island neighbor, Taiwan, which calls itself the Republic of China (ROC). The two countries enjoy an uneasy truce – fundamentally because China does not recognize Taiwan as an independent nation, and has an ongoing ambition to bring Taiwan back as part of one unified China.
Taiwan and China are a little over 100 miles apart across the Taiwan Strait, which is part of the South China Sea and connects in the north to the Continue reading...

Introduction

A general rise in incidences of climate change has got the world scheming and planning for various remedies. The world has become so much aware of its surrounding after the realization that future generations will still depend on the very earth they are using. Management practices and mitigation efforts have been headlined and put into various government policies to ensure that sustainability is attained.
Various intergovernmental and regional meetings have made it a habit to discuss and incorporate climatic issues into their various agendas. In as much as all this noble activities and efforts are aimed at ensuring a Continue reading...

The Ming dynasty came into power in China right after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. The dynasty was in power for close to 270 years and is regarded as one among the greatest forms of government and social order in history (Chan, 3). Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the emperor at that time, installed a number of robust changes that led to the dynasty become one of the most stable and autocratic in China’s history. The reign of the Ming Dynasty was a period of cultural restoration and expansion. Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, the Continue reading...

The Mongolian Empire was very vast and divided into four Khanates, ruled separately by an individual Khan, and also overruled by the Great Khan. The Ilhhanatre had ruled Persia as well as Middle East, the Kipchak Khanate had ruled Rushia, Great Khanate had controlled China and Mongolia, and Chagatai Khanate has ruled Western Asia. In the year 1260, Genghis Khan’s grandson, named Kublai Khan became the Great Khan. After four years, he moved his capital to Beijing from Mongolia in the Northern China for the purpose of ruling China. However, in the year 1271, Kublai Khan adopted the Continue reading...

This study will consider Nairobi city of Kenya and Beijing city of China. Nairobi city is the capital city of Kenya with area a size of 696 square kilometers. It has a population of more than three million. It is one of the prominent cities in Africa, which has flourished both economically and financially. It is a home to thousands of Kenyan business bases with over 100 global companies. Nairobi city is the fourth largest trading exchange hub with an ability to make over ten million trades per day. According to the Globalization and World Cities Study and Network, Continue reading...

The ROC-PRC transition parallels the Ming-Qing transition to a certain extent, especially when we consider Manchuria and Taiwan; however, the international situations and ethnic conditions differed quite a bit. Discuss the parallels and the differences comprehensively.
Mongolia is a country that has been independent of China for decades. However, there is usually confusion as to whether it is a part of People’s Republic of China (PRC) that remained after the Ming Dynasty or not. This also applies to Taiwan and Manchuria. Although all the three states claim independence from the greater China, there is usually confusion because all Continue reading...

Democracy means ‘leadership by the people’ in the sense that they get the opportunity to choose their leaders and hold them accountable for the implementation of the laid down policies, as well as their conduct in the offices they hold. These leaders have to be elected in a competitive, free and fair elections that must involve competing parties and on equal competing ground.
Normally, democracy does not come easy. Even for the most developed democracies, the struggle was not easy. This is because the people who hold power at the time of agitation for democracy do not like the Continue reading...

- Introduction
The dramatic rise of China as a political and global trading force presents a set of matters and concerns for the highly developed countries and particularly to the Asia-Pacific region. While China only poses a lesser security precaution at this juncture, its global intentions and developing capabilities warrant some serious considerations. This is due to the military, economic and political impact of any of its actions or moves.
- China’s Security Alignments and Oppositions
Of the other stable nations in the Asia Pacific region, only Russia takes China as its vital partner. The western democracies are Continue reading...

Introduction

As a matter of fact, air pollution is one among the primary health menace in the urban environments of many countries – both developed and developing. The aspect of air pollution is associated with congestion of human beings, vehicles and factories of the power. Currently, the United Nations, in conjunction with various governments across the globe, is trying to protect the human race through reducing air pollution, with the greater purpose of saving the ozone layer – the protective natural cover that filters the dangerous ultraviolent rays of the sun. Currently, many cities have come up with policies to help curb Continue reading...

Professedly, business has risen to become one of the most fundamental aspects of life today compared to any other discipline. The way businesses are run, the complex analyses that are done in business, the way decisions regarding best and profitable practices are made, and the stipendiary nature of business as seen in the way businessmen live their lives are just manifestations of the interesting activities that together make up business are some of the leading reasons why I sincerely wish to pursue business as a career. Currently my main academic goal is to obtain a masters degree in business from a celebrated institution of higher learning. Continue reading...

Film Review: Bumming in Beijing

This paper will focus on Bumming in Beijing, which is contemporary documentary. It will also examine factors influencing the performance and consideration of lives of marginalized artists using the cinema verite style. This film opens with various introductory titles before Wu presents the five main characters. The characters include two painters, a theatre director, a photographer, and a writer. The viewers are able to recognize the reasons, which make them, chose to settle in Beijing. Job dissatisfaction was the main driver that drew them from their respective state-assigned areas as well as creative urges made them into eking a Continue reading...

Introduction

Real estate economics entails the use of economic analysis techniques to determine the trends in real estate markets. The underlying objective of real estate economics is to offer a description, explanation and a prediction of the trends of demand and supply in real estate markers. This denotes the significance of analyzing the impacts of structural and business factors on the trends of real estate market. The most significant factors that influence demand in real estate markets are demographic factors. However, there are other factors such as levels of income, credit availability, and preferences of the consumers, Continue reading...

Transport management in Olympics plays a huge role in ensuring that bidding for countries interested in hosting the event. During the bidding process countries are required to come up with transport management plan that benefits the country athletes visiting and a fulfilling experience. the bidding process helps the Olympics board to evaluate a country’s facilities ensuring that outside visitor and spectators are enough for the population in that period of time. In many countries where the Olympics have been held the change and infusion of new technologies and expansion of different roads has been an opportunity to grow Continue reading...

Over the past two decades, China has experienced rapid economic growth. This growth has also brought about a rise in social inequality. The nation that once operated under the principle of egalitarianism now struggles with a level of inequality that has surpassed most of its East Asia neighbours. In the 1980’s, poverty was a problem restricted mainly to rural areas, but recently it has forayed into urban areas as well. Since the mid-1990’s, urban poverty has grown at a very fast pace under the influence of globalization (Fulong, Webster, and Yuting 5). The economic restructure of China Continue reading...

CHINA REAL ESTATE PRICE HIGH

It is evident that China is engulfed in real estate property bubble. The high cost of housing evidently supports this statement. There are numerous reasons that are attributed to the situation in China today. Low interest rates and enhanced lending by banks since 2003 is one of the factors attributed to the property bubble in China. It is during this time when Wen jiabao allowed cheap credit for the purchase and construction of property. Besides this, the competing debt investments were rendered less appealing. The limited access to foreign investments for citizens of the Continue reading...

Introduction

Several nations have moved towards ensuring that the locals and immigrants consume their locally produced goods and services. However, there are challenges in the production of goods and services that always drives nations into outsourcing specific commodities that they cannot produce locally. This could be because these nations lack the raw materials for producing these goods and services such as technology, personnel or other factors, which are unique to every nation. However, some nations export their technologies to other countries without much ado, but they put many bureaucratic procedures aimed at discouraging foreign investors from venturing into the local Continue reading...

China joins Babylon, India and Egypt as the four ancient civilizations. The nation has a vast geographical space and has a rich history with elaborate and magnificent culture that has been written for over 3,600 years. The diverse and unique Chinese culture can therefore be traced hundreds of years back. For the Chinese, their culture presents itself as an asset that defines their position as a landmark in the world. China’s cultural heritage can be examined by analyzing the different aspects of culture that include Chinese food, festivals, kung Fu, language, medicine and the China World Heritage Continue reading...

Introduction

China is one of those economies of the world which performed exceptionally during the current economic crisis. The main reasons behind the exceptional growth of China in the current economic crisis were their tendency to move on a certain thing accordingly. China is a sovereign state, and an elected government of the world. It is one of the most effective countries or economies of the world which are intending to enhance their future accordingly (Maraniss, p.90). The country equips with natural resources and also has remarkable brains as well which are creating effectiveness for them. The country has recently Continue reading...

- What are the rough dimensions of the country in miles?
China is situated in the eastern part of the Asian continent. Its area in miles is around 3,696,000 square miles). Country is surrounded by other countries i.e. Nepal, Pakistan, North Korea, Bhutan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Russia Afghanistan, Burma, India etc. according to area China is considered third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada.
- What is the population? What percentage lives in the 3 largest cities?
China is considered world’s largest country according to the size of its population. In 2014 it has Continue reading...

Personal History

Thesis
This paper is on the topic of personal life history reflection paper. This paper is divided into five sections that are namely; birth and infancy, elementary school, junior school, high school and university. I will cover this paper will memories from my different parts of my life and I will include personal and emotional experiences that I have gone through from the day I can remember.

Introduction

Growing up in capital city of China, Beijing I always wanted to come to United States for my University education. Looking back at my early life in Beijing where my family used Continue reading...

Since ancient history, China’s capability to be a dominant and influential actor in the world had made itself known as it grew as one of the oldest and influential civilizations to exist even in the modern world. The Chinese had introduced Eastern culture to the West and brought the West and the East together as they were one of the earliest traders and scholars. Throughout the times of the Great Wars, it is visible China did not make a significant role and have mostly concentrated on its own affairs regionally. However, in recent years, many are now noticing Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Depression and depression are examples of mental disorders that are usually common in women. Women usually find it difficult to balance between home duties and work. They are conditions common in developing countries where women earn low income, are exposed to health risks, and undergo domestic violence. Through advancement in technology, there are new diagnostic tools that are used to screen the population and detect those experiencing the common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress in the community.
Research has shown that anxiety and stress relate in so many ways and they have been proved to relate Continue reading...

Introduction

The Chinese Revolution which took place in the 20th century was as a result of intertwined socio-economic and political factors in China. The Chinese economy was predominantly composed of agriculture and the revenue load imposed on the peasants resulted in their outcry (Lieberthal et al. 12). The status quo was pronounced at that time and the Chinese politics were disorganized. Foreign powers had resulted in the division of china into spheres based on influence. They were only interested in their own agendas and sabotaged the genuine needs of the Chinese people. China’s war with Japan has also seen Continue reading...

Urbanization is a process by which a high number of members of a society live in cities as well as the suburbs of cities. On historical bases, urbanization has been linked to is industrialization, which is a global economic element. Urbanization is determined by existence of various factors that may define it as a wise or useless economic move. It is linked to factors such as overpopulation, which define major social needs that must be taken care of as they are results of urbanization (Brown 13). Elements such as pollution, fire hazards, epidemics, poor sanitation, and unemployment are some Continue reading...

REPEALING THE OUTDATED AND INADEQUATE POLICY

Hong Kong Basic Law: Repealing the Outdated and Inadequate Policy
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China is considered nowadays as one of Asia’s major financial capitals after Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Many international agencies, institutions and business firms based in the country, allowing the economy and development of the country flourish to what is now seen today. However, since the country was returned to China by the British Empire in 1997, political movements started to develop within Hong Kong due to the desire of many Hong Kong Nationals to repeal Continue reading...

A RELIC OF THE PAST

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More than two thousand years ago, Chinese emperors began constructing massive walls of defense to protect their northern frontiers. Nowadays, the remains of these ancient ramparts and towers still scar China’s borderlands. Hundreds of thousands of men both young and old performed Corvée labor in order to pay their taxes to the emperor. They pounded this gigantic, winding edifice out of the Earth’s soil. Finally in the 16th century, the Chinese people built greater fortifications that ran across the steppe borders. A stone colossus that became the national emblem of China; the Great Wall. Historians Continue reading...

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Intercultural Communication Challenges for an American Company that Moves Production to China

1. Introduction
In times of globalization companies are free to choose any location of their production, and those of them that are planning becoming international and enjoying economy of scale tend to locate production in cheap-labor countries disregarding how remote they are from headquarters, as labor cost savings are expected to exceed shipping costs. With high labor costs in the U.S., the American companies tend to move manufacturing to such destinations as China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh etc.
Cultural differences are one of the issues that may undermine success of such moves, especially when the cultures are Continue reading...

Abstract

China is a big investor inn education. Education in the country dates back over 500 years ago when local communities educated their people on culture and how to survive using innovation. The education system is given a lot of emphasis because people believe it is the basis of success for the nation, family and the individual. The education system of China has undergone many reforms over time to ensure education offered is quality and that everyone has access to it. Today, the Chinese education system is ranked among the best because students spend over 16 years learning and preparing Continue reading...

Ai Weiwei is one of the most influential Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Born in the year 1957 to an intellectual poet Ai Qing, Ai Weiwei spent his childhood in the hinterlands, firstly, in the bitterly cold lands of Heilongjiang, and then in the western Xinjiang province of China. In Weiwei’s childhood, living conditions were very harsh and education was non-existent. However, Weiwei grew up within the Cultural Revolution studying criticism and the political works of various famous personalities, such as Mao, Lenin, Karl Marx and many others . By the end of the Cultural Revolution, Weiwei’s Continue reading...

Inquiry 1

Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, I am the single child who is living with my parents. In conventional Chinese culture, parents are supposed to take care of their children to such age until the children get married. In some cases, children are receiving family economic support even having their own babies. On one hand, Chinese children are exposed to less social stress with the help of their parents. On the other hand, the parenting style brews a mindset that children should conform to their parents’ requests unconditionally. My family is from one of these traditional families. My Continue reading...

China vs. Taiwan

One of the longest going conflicts of the 20th century is the one between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of Taiwan (ROC). Taiwan was once a province of China. In 1863, the Qing Dynasty took control of Taiwan eventually making it, its own province in 1885 (Spence, 1999). After falling to the Japanese during the First Sino-Japanese War, it returned to Chinese control, under the authority of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in 1945. Today, while Taiwan may seem to be a fully functioning nation-state; it is officially, still considered by both the Chinese Continue reading...

For the past couple of months, several news organizations are reporting China’s astounding economic growth and subsequent mobilization in the Asian region which is both alarming and impressive for many experts. Their economic growth is astounding for the very fact it proves China is still an economic powerhouse even in today’s world given their history as the world’s first traders. On the other hand, however, the mobilization of its forces around its “claimed” territories is alarming because of the possible implications that China is now getting ready to overthrow the United States as the dominant force Continue reading...

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The relations between the United States of America and China have remained outstandingly smooth since late 2001, even though there are signals that the policy of U.S. toward China is at present subject to contending reappraisals. In the year 2005, officials of the State Department revealed what they termed as a new framework of policy for the association. This was one in which the United States was uncoerced to work hand and glove with a non-democratic China at the same time as urging Beijing to turn into a responsible stakeholder in the global system and U.S. In Continue reading...

Background of the Study

Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the role of China in the relation between Thailand and Cambodia has been quite evident. China has been involved in a number of ways, including the border disputes between Continue reading...

Introduction

China’s air pollution crisis is currently a topic of concern at national and international based. It is indicated that the growing stages of pollution, more than 24 times the WHO-suggested limits, make long and short-term health threats containing of high sterility rates, and make threats to both the internal city areas and external neighboring state’s solidity. Growing fears on the impacts of pollution grows a new query: will China’s air crisis directed to more enclosed cities.

Discussion

Nowadays pollution arises from day to day. Air pollution is very awful for our well-being so illnesses increase gradually. In Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper, we look at gender discrimination against women in terms of early childhood investments, earnings in the labor market, education or asset ownership. Gender discrimination is prejudice against a person due to his or her sex. Gender discrimination may arise from traditional stereotyping of roles between males and females and encompasses the belief that one’s sex is superior compared to another’s. This paper relates to a lot of literature on gender discrimination in various fields as labor market discrimination and market interactions.
Gender discrimination and sexism arise from issues of power (gender-specific) that is expressed Continue reading...

The enigma of China is as fascinating as any other country but its charm lies in the simplicity that has grown from the lands. China is a land where numerous tribes lived for centuries, and who have grown in wisdom about its nature. Their culture, history, and architecture indicate the nearness to the environment and forests. Their architecture invites nature indoors while keeping the extremities out. Their art shows the simplicity of living and high thinking. This paper tries to explore the architectural realm of Chinese architecture and the use of walls as a reflection of their principles.

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China's unbelievably rapid segue into modernization is producing an effect seen in other parts of the world, perhaps very close to home: that of destroying history to encourage progress. Capitalism looms ominously overhead; as it enables China's advancement, it also seems to come with a terrible price to the peoples' soul.
Historical architecture is being eradicated wholesale, but not only is it becoming steadily stamped out; it is being altered to remove entire swathes of Beijing's vibrant past. This isn't a new thing, of course. During the population expansion of the 50s and 60s, an ancient stone bulwark encircling Continue reading...

Issue Analysis: Has the China -Saudi Oil Relations Impacted on the Economy of both Countries?

Summary

China has an exceedingly high population, standing at over 1.3 billion people, and this has led to a huge demand of oil for energy production in the country to serve this exceedingly high population. The huge size of the Chinese economy, the second economy in the world in terms of size at the moment, requires billions of barrels of oil to fire it (Al-Tamimi, 2012). The IMF, in 2012 projected that China will become the largest economy in the world by the year 2017, at the earliest opportunity. Saudi Arabia has extensive oil wells harboring billions of barrels Continue reading...