GoldenRule @peter_sjcnh

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war. Language maniac & globe-trotter Joined February 2017

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NickBunker @nbunkerauthor

10 months ago

@AmbXieFeng Actually - the phrase “from China to Peru” belongs to Samuel Johnson, no less. Dr Johnson’s great poem of 1749 entitled “The Vanity of Human Wishes” begins with the lines: Let observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru

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Judy Chu @RepJudyChu

a year ago

RIGHT NOW I am going to the House Floor to vote NO on H.R. 1398. This bill is the new McCarthyism. It reinstates Trump's China Initiative, which harmed the research community & led to the racial profiling and targeting of Asian American scientists for investigations and arrests.

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GoldenRule @peter_sjcnh

a year ago

The end of West's ideological monotony china-translated.com/p/the-end-of-w…

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Worth Work Words @work_worth

a year ago

In summer, this tree-lined road in #Nanjing is adorned with vibrant greens. Come autumn, it transforms into a golden tapestry.

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GoldenRule @peter_sjcnh

a year ago

Thank you for recognising HK as a Chinese city, belatedly. But HK is not JUST ANOTHER Chinese city; it is a super-connector between the Chinese mainland and global markets. And it will remain so.

Sari Arho Havrén @SariArhoHavren

a year ago

Thank you for recognising HK as a Chinese city, belatedly. But HK is not JUST ANOTHER Chinese city; it is a super-connector between the Chinese mainland and global markets. And it will remain so.

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GoldenRule @peter_sjcnh

a year ago

On this day 1671 yrs ago, 4th century calligrapher Wang Xizhi gathered with friends at water's edge for a purification ritual in late spring. He wrote a famous piece in which the character 之 appeared 20 times, each slightly different. He reportedly modeled them after the goose.

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GoldenRule @peter_sjcnh

2 years ago

Why don't you say in the headline that the only Arab nation on the Security Council, representing the unanimous opinion of Arab countries, also voted against the US resolution? ft.com/content/14a780… Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire

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Worth Work Words @work_worth

2 years ago

Been watching a reality show featuring contemporary Chinese writers, several of whom are football fans. They were asked to devise a 4-4-2 formation made up of masterpieces of world literature. Here’s what they came up with - and what my summer reading list will be @ArunMukherjee1