Taiji (also spelled Tai Chi), an ancient Chinese martial art, can be a very effective exercise to avoid and to relieve back pains. This article discusses why.
Reminiscences of Childhood in Hong Kong
June 2019
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I lived in Hong Kong for six years from 1949 to 1955 when I was seven to thirteen. Since I was too young to remember much about the earlier period before that when I lived in China, the time in Hong Kong was basically my childhood years. Looking back, I remember fondly some of the interesting events that occurred in that period.
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U.S.-China Confrontation: Where Will It Lead To?
In the last year or so, and especially in the last few weeks, we have heard news coverage almost on a daily basis about the trade war between the U.S. and China. Because of the large difference between the amount of U.S. imports from China as compared to the amount of U.S. exports to China, we have repeatedly heard how unfair that is, and therefore the U.S. government must impose tariffs on a large amount of Chinese products.
In this article, we offer a broader perspective on the issue between the U.S. and China. The conclusion we come to is that the motivation behind the recent U.S. government policy toward China is because the U.S. government does not want to have its position as the world’s leading economic and political power challenged and therefore wants to thwart China’s rise before China can become an even more serious competitor.
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