Chinese not from China
Understanding China from an insider from the outside.
19.2.15
Do you need to give red envelopes for Chinese New Year?
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Lai See (利事) aka Hong Bao (紅包) "red pockets" are a central part of Chinese New Year culture. There is money in the Lai See, but i...
Confused at Chinese New Year dinners? Keep this with you for reference!
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What are the Chinese names for family members? Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese
18.2.15
Chinese New Year: is it the year of the goat? Or the sheep? Or the ram?
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It's the year of... this thing (羊): Year of the sheep, goat, lamb, ram, mutton :)
16.2.15
Fighter Aircraft: Does the Chengdu J-20 make the F-35 obsolete?
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What is the J-20? An air superiority fighter? An interceptor or interdictor? An air support aircraft? A nuclear fighter-bomber? All w...
11.2.15
How do Chinese people feel about the Holocaust?
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Terrible. And envious that 6 million dead Jews by the hands of a genocidal Axis Power get much more attention around the world than 16+ m...
4.2.15
Why does China occupy Xinjiang?
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The inhospitable terrain, especially the Taklamakan Desert, forms a strategic buffer zone between majority of China's population and the...
3.2.15
What are the main points of conflict between China and India?
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China and India do not have much issues, and all issues can be traced back to the following... From India's POV, the only two issu...
30.1.15
Given ongoing territorial disputes between India and China, how significant is the recent Indian ICBM test?
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Si vis pacem para bellum Neither India or China are going to fight over border disputes anymore. It's not good for business for ei...
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