Hong Shuiping, the village chief of Weitou, shows the underground tunnels in the village, Fujian. HU MEIDONG/CHINA DAILY As the nearest Chinese mainland village to Taiwan-administered Kinmen Island, the fishing village of Weitou in Quanzhou, Fujian province, has had a unique role as a witness to cross-Strait history. "Our village has been like a barometer of the changing relations between …
Cross-Strait couples exchange gifts during a mass Chinese traditional wedding ceremony in Fujian. ZHANG BIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE In the 1990s, due to the good water quality in the bay of Weitou, many residents from Kinmen cooperated with local people to farm abalone. In 1992, Weitou woman Hong Shuangfei married a man from Kinmen who often visited the village for business. …
The claim Australians wrongly believe they have an innate understanding of China simply because it is Australia's biggest trading partner, according to Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen. At the recent launch of Labor's plan to deepen ties with Asia, Mr Bowen said it was to Australia's disadvantage that the number of Year 12 students studying Chinese had dropped significantly since 2005. …
这两天，剑桥大学宣布接受中国高考成绩的消息在社交媒体引发热议。 剑桥大学官网本科学习阶段针对中国申请者的页面上是这么说的： The Gaokao is regarded as suitable preparation for Cambridge. As a guideline, successful applicants will usually have scores in the top 0.1% of those taking the Gaokao in their province. In addition to the total score, Cambridge Colleges will pay close attention to individual subject scores and scores in the Senior High School Examinations. 高考成绩可以用来申请入学剑桥。各省申请者每年进入剑桥的高考成绩都不同，总的指导原则是，考生的高考成绩需在本省排名前0.1%。除了高考总分以外，剑桥大学的各学院也会密切关注考生的单科成绩以及学业水平考试（即会考）成绩。单凭学业水平考试成绩不可申请剑桥。 Applicants studying for …
