There are signs the United States again could be plunged into international conflict, and this time it would not be with a Third World dictator like Saddam Hussein. 702 more words
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Japan to boost South China Sea role with training patrols with U.S.
Japan will increase its military presence in the South China Sea through a series of “training” patrols in support of the U.S. and its allies through the hotly-contested waterways, new Defense Minister Tomomi Inada told a Washington audience Thursday. 555 more words
China, Russia stage military drills in South China Sea
China and Russia were to start war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing’s defense ministry said, in a show of force after an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant’s extensive claims in the area. 400 more words
Chinese air force carries out long-range training in Pacific
Chinese bombers, fighters and early warning and aerial refuelling aircraft on Monday flew through the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan and the Philippines to exercises in the Western Pacific, the air force said. 240 more words
Made it to Nanjing!!
It has been a while!! I haven’t even updated about my time in Taiwan (a year ago), which I will certainly do (soon). However, I’m currently in China. 484 more words
Young radicals gain foothold in Hong Kong poll and is likely to rile China
In 2014, tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in a defiant challenge to China. They called for full democracy, universal suffrage and the protection of their way of life. 264 more words
The 9m² children’s public library built of concrete mixed with Chinese ink was inserted underneath the pitched roof of an existing building. AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang
Once a typical “Da-Za-Yuan”-big messy courtyard- the architects redesigned, renovated and reused the informal add-on structures instead of eliminating them like most recent renovation practices. AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang
Under a big Chinese scholar tree, one of the former kitchens was redesigned into a 6m² mini art space made from traditional bluish grey brick, with accessible roof. AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang
Steps form an elevated reading nook in the library are mimicked by a wide picture window, allowing children to climb up and look out as they flip through a volume or two. AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang
The project fulfils a social need for the community: it acts as a neighbourhood day care space, rather than each family shutting itself up in restricted spaces.. AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang
Concrete with Chinese ink, recycled grey brick and warm plywood were chosen to blend in seamlessly with the surrounding urban context. AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2014-2016 Cycle (Shortlisted Project # 7): Micro Yuan'er - Hutong/courtyard Renovation, Beijing, China
1,479 more words“It is the expression of that social concern for thousands of separate communities within the whole Ummah which is so uniquely a central part of the Muslim message.
