By David Zhang The WAIC(World Artifical Intelligence conference) in Shanghai, started at the end of August, gathering over 300 exhibitors from tech companies large and small. There were also many talks, the most anticipated one being the discussion between Jack Ma and …
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Serena Mao In the midst of the tense US-China trade war, markets have been taking a hit. Indeed, the US economy has been showing multiple signs of a potential recession, including the dramatic inversion of the yield curve. Due to the ever …
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By Derek Dong The Commerce Department said Thursday that orders for durable goods dropped 1.1% in September, the biggest setback since a 2.3% decline in May. Many economists say growth would have slowed even more without two interest rate cuts from the …
Read More »A Beijing High School Student’s Take on Studying Abroad
Muzhi Liu Muzhi: Hi everyone. This is Muzhi Liu in RDFZ, the high school affiliated to the Renmin University of China. Today with me is a student at Tsinghua University. Hi, Johnson. Thanks for your time and willingness to be here …
Read More »Greenland’s Massive Melting
By Owen Xu Li Greenland’s massive ice supply is about the same size as Alaska and contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 20 feet. Unfortunately, Greenland’s ice sheet melted for the first time since July 2012 and the third …
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By Kevin Zhang On August 2nd, 2019, President Trump decided to reignite the trade war with China by setting a 10% tariff on 300 billion dollars of goods imported from China, effective starting September 1st. Many expected Trump to be more relenting …
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Serena Mao People have always believed that a defining feature of humans is their ability to make autonomous decisions. Whatever forks in the road they are faced with, they can theoretically make individual choices regarding their future course of action. But as …
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