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June 3rd 2017
My first steps into the apartment were very small, because long steps would have taken me to the other side of the room. In other words, a very small apartment. We had just arrived after a long day and I was tired. My host, WenWen, and I sat down and he gave me the WiFi password, then we watched TV in silence. It was nice, no pressure to make conversation as the only Chinese I know is Ni hao (hell ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more