China is increasing its hand while its economy is shrinking
China’s economy slowed down this year, according to government statistics released yesterday, is raising hopes for a quick recovery after the epidemic. Analysts said economic growth was hampered by high debt, the housing crisis, weak exports and dwindling foreign exchange.
The financial crisis appears to have contributed to the economic reforms the willingness of Chinese officials to engage in diplomatic negotiations and their geopolitical opponents abroad, and show more openness on economic policy at home.
This week, Xie Zhenhua, the head of the country’s climate, is holding talks in Beijing with John Kerry, his American counterpart. for the first time in almost a year. The talks started when China was flooded due to the heat. In recent days, temperatures have soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 Celsius) in Beijing, and reached 126 Fahrenheit in the western province of Xinjiang.
Kerry warned that the US and China are running out of time to avoid a crisis. The US has tried to separate the climate talks from other international disagreements such as the future of Taiwan, but it has not been successful.
A newspaper controlled by the Communist Party wrote: “If the United States continues to fight with China, increasing tensions and hostility between the two sides, it will not be useful for any cooperation, including climate change.”
Analysis: Listen to “The Daily,” which tells the story of China’s financial crisis.
Other Chinese news:
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Qin Gang, China’s foreign minister, said he has not been seen in public in three weekswhich is causing people all over the world to doubt that he does not exist.
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The Congress in the US, which focuses on national security, has said so “very difficult” about research collaborations between UC Berkeley and Chinese institutions.
The explosion of the bridge shook the Russian army
The Kerch Strait Bridge, which connects the Crimean Peninsula with Russia, was was attacked yesterday morning. Two people died and the bridge was temporarily closed.
Railway work on the bridge has resumed, but the damage has hampered Russia’s efforts to redeploy its troops to southern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials celebrated the attack, which Russia said was carried out by naval drones, but refused to take credit.
Initial reports indicate that today’s eruption was much smaller than a similar eruption in October. But following the failure of Wagner’s army last month, the attack was cited by prominent Russian bloggers as further evidence of the failure of the Russian military.
Seed agreement: A few hours after the explosion, Moscow announced that it was producing the Black Sea grain alliance, which has helped stabilize global food prices. The risk of new instability broken grain marketsexposing vulnerable countries to the new prospect of food insecurity.
Mr Biden also expressed his opposition to the Israeli leader’s proposed reform of the courts, which is expected to spark more protests today. Netanyahu’s right-wing government could vote parts of his argument system to reduce the powers of the Supreme Court as soon as this weekend.
Biden’s call came the day before his inauguration meeting with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, in the White House, which seemed to be a little short for Netanyahu. No date has been set for Netanyahu’s meeting, and it is unclear whether the invitation was made to the White House.
Opponents: Israeli politicians who oppose the reform do not have the numbers to vote for the plan. But the Israelis have it repeatedly objectedand powerful groups – including military conservatives, technology leaders, academics, senior doctors and business leaders – are trying to persuade the government to back down.
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Every year, thousands upon thousands of Irish Travelers and Gypsies, as many call themselves, gather in the English countryside for the Appleby Horse Fair. There, they find a place to celebrate their seminomadic culture without facing discrimination.
“It gives a sense of place, a sense of belonging, a sense of nation,” one organizer said. “We feel that week that we are home.” See photos from the festival.
ARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
American Manga Translation
Since manga first became popular in the US in the 1980s, American companies have struggled with how to adapt the popular manga genre – which, in its native Japanese, reads from right to left – for American readers.
For English readers, native language manga seem to be read from back to front. Some publishers solved this issue by turning the page, or creating mirror images on each page so that the panels read from left to right. This was expensive and controversial, making many people left-wing, for example.
Words also posed challenges: Writing was supposed to be an art form, but few Americans could read. And sounds are difficult to decipher, just like Japanese sounds and sounds that don’t exist in English.
Now, after years of experimentation, the adapted manga is very close to the original form. There are glossaries, translations and instructions on how to read the panels. “What we’re trying to do is mimic the experience of the Japanese reader,” one letter writer said.
Here is an article to watchwhich shows the evolution better than I can describe in words.
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Ingredients for Cooking
Create it butter chicken at home.
Worth Watching
Friendship and jealousy collide “Fire,” a German drama film about a young writer who is smitten by the woman he loves.