China News
- China's War On Smog Sparks Conflict Between Beijing And Polluting Hebei - Huffington Post April 1, 2014
- How China Fooled the World - ABC Online April 1, 2014
- Asia stocks mixed after China PMI data, Yellen remarks - CNBC.com April 1, 2014
- China's New Wager: Pulling Energy From the Ocean - Wall Street Journal April 1, 2014
- Leader of China Aims at Military With Graft Case - New York Times April 1, 2014
Recent News
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Austinite Exports Football to China July 23, 2011 03:07
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Redefining the Chinese Beauty Standard July 22, 2011 01:07
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Organic Food is a Luxury in Shanghai July 21, 2011 22:07
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The NFL Tries a Grassroots Approach in China June 28, 2011 18:06
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Heading In A Greener Direction: Jiashan Market June 25, 2011 01:06
Previous Editions
Articles By: Alex Endress
Austinite Exports Football to China
Memo Mata came to China six years ago for a change of pace. As he put it, Mata wanted to explore the world. Now Mata, a former Westlake High School player who suited up for Texas State, is helping mold an unlikely relationship between the National Football League and a growing Chinese fan base.
The NFL Tries a Grassroots Approach in China
Led by Erwin Sennett Wu, a 28-year-old American from Long Beach, California, the backyard football club represents a small portion of Chinese football fans. The crew meets every Sunday at local parks and universities to run through warm-ups, drills, and scrimmages.
No Sheriff In This Town
Xiejiaqiao, like many rural villages in China, tends to police itself. While a pair of police officials from the county level visit the village twice a month for a report on area stability, the closest thing to local law enforcement in the village is a three-person “Violence Avoidance Committee.”
Gaokao Is Make or Break for Students
Taking a test that can determine your collegiate future is never easy, but at least students in the United States can take a few extra shots if they flub their first go. Not so in China, where the annual National College Entrance Exam of China is an all-or-nothing two-day assessment that can determine a students fate.
‘Kung Fu Panda’ Sparks Culture Conflicts
Amid loud but limited public protests by several Chinese critics, families flocked to the Huaxing Ultimate Movie Experience Cineplex in Beijing on June 1, Children’s Day, to catch the newly released Kung Fu Panda 2.
Chinese Students Target American Universities
Nelson Song, a senior at The University of Texas at Austin, is one of a growing number of China-born students who choose to further their education at American universities. The 23-year-old biology major from Changsha, Hunan China, transferred to UT after just one year of study at Wuhan University. Yet even in China, Song acquired paternal longhorn influences at a very young age.
