ORTNER CHINA BLOG
On the eve of the 31st of January, China’s largest domestic television broadcasting station, CCTV, aired their annual New Year’s Gala to an estimated 1.3 billion viewers across 170 countries. The very first performance of the night, a short comical act called a Xiaopin (小品), told the story of a young man and his wife returning home to visit his father.
Read MoreOne of the more remarkable things about working in China and with Chinese partners, is the speed and the kind of diligence with which things are done here. After all, the popular phrase “China Speed” (中国速度), while recently quite politicized, really doesn’t come from nowhere.
Read MoreSince my blogpost on passing the HSK 6 test from last year, I’ve received a bunch of questions asking me to give advice on how to pass the HSK 6 examination. Since most of the questions asked somewhat overlap, I’ve decided that instead of answering each question separately, I’ll write a quick summary on here.
Read MoreThe “Haiwaii of China”, Hainan province and its key role in China’s 14th Five-Year Economic Plan.
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