By 2030, more than half of African residents will be living in cities. These cities are being built, in large part, by China—from major roads to government buildings, apartment towers, and sports stadiums.
https://qz.com/africa/623798/what-africas-emerging-cities-can-learn-from-china/
A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies said at a conference on Wednesday that his actions were safe and ethical, and he asserted that he was proud of what he had done.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/world/asia/gene-editing-babies-he-jiankui.html
Now that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have plummeted from last year’s absurdly high valuations, the techno-utopian mystique of so-called distributed-ledger technologies should be next.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/blockchain-big-lie-by-nouriel-roubini-2018-10
The West was sure the Chinese approach would not work. It just had to wait. It’s still waiting.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/18/world/asia/china-rules.html
His views aren’t as confused as they seem. In fact, they’re remarkably consistent—and they have a long history. One of the most common misconceptions about Donald Trump is that he is opportunistic and makes up his views as he goes along.
By many standard measures, globalization is in retreat. The 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing recession brought an end to three decades of rapid growth in the trade of goods and services. Cross-border financial flows have fallen by two-thirds.
RONGCHENG, CHINA — Rongcheng was built for the future. Its broad streets and suburban communities were constructed with an eye to future expansion, as the city sprawls on the eastern tip of China’s Shandong province overlooking the Yellow Sea.
The question I always ask myself, just like any human being, is who am I and why do I exist? Who are we as humans and why do we exist? When I was in college, I had a much more naïve view.
