美国国家公共电台 NPR For Some Chinese Uighurs, Modeling Is A Path To Success

AILSA CHANG, HOST: China is riding a tidal wave of domestic consumption. More products means more advertising, and that means more models. Few are busier these days than those from China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. NPR's Rob Schmitz explains w

美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Massive City, This Bar Serves Up Diverse Drinks — To 8 People At A Time

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Next, a New Year's toast from a bartender in the most populated city of the most populated country on the planet. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports from Shanghai. ROB SCHMITZ, BYLINE: The bartender's name is spelled M-O-E. (SOUNDBITE OF T

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Hong Kong, Booing China's National Anthem Is About To Get More Risky

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's hear about a national anthem protest that is playing out on the other side of the world. China passed a law last month. It says those who protest its national anthem can be criminally charged and sentenced up to three years

美国国家公共电台 NPR As China's Coal Mines Close, Miners Are Becoming Bolder In Voicing Demands

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: China's economy has had a spectacular run. But last year, it grew at its slowest pace in 26 years. And as it attempts to transform an economy based on building things to one based on consumers buying things, Beijing is making pai

美国国家公共电台 NPR Beijing Is Pushing Hard To Influence U.S. Views Of China, Report Says

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Russia is not the only country that tries to influence American democracy. A report out today says China's Communist Party tries too, and it has a lot of money to spend as it works to influence the U.S. government and society and

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Fast-Tracks Missile Defense System To South Korea, Drawing China's Ire

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: North Korea's missile tests and the United States' response have stirred debate among North Korea's neighbors. The latest missile shots into the sea were seen as a provocation. And a day later, the United States said it had start

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Hong Kong's Banks Turned Chinese

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: China is marking an anniversary this week - the 20th anniversary of Britain's handover of Hong Kong to Chinese control. That was a big moment in China's rise. And today, China can also celebrate the takeover of the city's lucrati

美国国家公共电台 NPR While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust

A MARTINEZ, HOST: There are few places on Earth where the impact of climate change is more noticeable than along the Great Barrier Reef. It's the planet's largest living organism that now has become the world's largest dying organism. In the past 18

美国国家公共电台 NPR Shaky U.S.-China Trade Relationship Will Top Trump's Agenda In Beijing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. President Trump arrived in Beijing a short time ago. Our colleague, Steve Inskeep, is there, too. STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: The president's visit here to China is the centerpiece of his journey through East Asia, and one

美国国家公共电台 NPR Worries Grow In Hong Kong As China Pushes Its Official Version Of History In Schools

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: History is written by the winners. So when power is shared, there's often a tug of war over the past. That's what's happening in Hong Kong, which has enjoyed a degree of political autonomy since Great Britain returned control of

美国国家公共电台 NPR An 'Old Friend Of China' Prepares To Bridge Differences At A Fraught Time

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump made China a regular target of his rhetorical attacks. So it's safe to say the next U.S. ambassador to China is going to have to manage a diplomatic relationship that is even more complic

美国国家公共电台 NPR What's Your 'Public Credit Score'? The Shanghai Government Can Tell You

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Residents of Shanghai are trying to keep their city honest with the help of big brother. There's a new app that uses troves of data the government has collected on citizens and businesses, and they use it to rate how trustworthy

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Chinese Scientists Are More Worried Than Ever About Bird Flu

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to China, where a strain of bird flu has killed a record number of people this year. Scientists on the frontlines of this deadly strain are more worried than ever about its potential to spur a global pandemic. NPR's Rob Schmi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Real Estate Jumps In Chinese City Bordering North Korea

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now let's go to one place that will be closely watching this summit between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. It's a city on China's border with North Korea. If the North opens up, people there are well-positioned to b

美国国家公共电台 NPR China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses

China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of China is taking a step that's rich with symbolism. He's been campaigning against corruption, and he's been doing that in part by attacking the game

美国国家公共电台 NPR On Top Of Hong Kong's High Rises, Rooftop Gardens Take Root

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In one of the world's most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, if you want to grab a tomato for your salad, you might have to run upstairs - a lot of stairs. NPR's Rob Schmitz has this report on the vegetable gardens growing on

美国国家公共电台 NPR North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Will Visit Seoul

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says he will visit Seoul, South Korea, before the end of this year. That's a big deal for a regime whose leaders have never been known for traveling much, and is an even bigger deal that Kim Jong

美国国家公共电台 NPR Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China's Economists

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump meets China's leader, Xi Jinping, at the G-20 summit in Argentina tomorrow. The two will, obviously, have a lot to discuss - in particular, the trade war that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. As NPR's Rob Sch

Bremen sign Schalke youngster Schmitz until 2015

BERLIN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Schalke midfielder Lukas Schmitz joined league rivals Bremen on a four-year contract, Bremen manager Klaus Allofs confirmed on Friday. We have tried hard in recent weeks to sign him and we are glad that we could realize th

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