MY GATEWAYTO THE WORLD

<正>A foreigner WeChats her way into life in China By Kylee MclntyreLast August,when all my paperwork was in place and it finally became clear to me that I was going to be working in China,I spent some time sitting alone in my kitchen,staring off into space because my life seemed too surreal.That period lasted for about 10 minutes,over which I slowly devolved into a state of panic.I didn't know the first thing about living in China.I immediately sent out a mass text to everyone I knew who'd spent even a little time in China.The responses came back almost instantaneously,telling me the same thing—get WeChat.I didn't know how a social media app was supposedly going to save my life,but then again,what did I know?It felt a little redundant downloading yet another messaging app in my kitchen in the     

The Manspreading Epidemic

<正>Miles(or kilometers)away from home,I find that it’s the similarities and not the differences between Beijing and my home country that strike me.Picture this.The wind from an incoming subway train ruffles your hair as you stand in line.As the doors open,your heart flutters—the subway is nearly empty!Eagerly,you take—no,you claim—your seat triumphantly and settle in for a leisurely trip.As     

Boxing Clever

<正>There are very few times in my life that I’ve managed to find myself in a bar at 8 a.m.on a Sunday,and yet,a few weekends ago,there I was,sitting on a bar stool,exhausted from very little sleep and extremely confused by all the sunlight pouring inappropriately in through the bar windows."You want a drink?"the bartender asked me."Do you have coffee?"I asked.He laughed and nodded.     

BUSINESS MARKET WATCH

Approved by the State Council, seven ministries on May 5 jointly promulgated the opinions on pushing forward medicine price reform. Previous market-oriented medicine price reform was once deemed a failure, primarily due to flawed administrative control. Without basic conditions for market-oriented pricing mechanisms in place, blindly pursuing marketization will turn out to be reckless and counterproductive,which may end up in the hands of related interest groups.     

Bifocal Perspective

It’s a typical Friday:I leave work,get on the subway and check WeChat to figure out where to meet my friends for dinner.My friend’s not in the mood to type,though,so I get a phone call a couple minutes later."Hello?"I answer,trying to make myself heard over the background noise,a     

Bowl Away From Home

<正>Darkness still covered Beijing as I woke up at 6 a.m.on a Monday and walked half an hour through minus 10-degree weather and moderately polluted air.My journey may have been perilous,but I was determined because across the Pacific Ocean,kickoff for     

Fresh on the Screen

<正>American comedy Fresh Off the Boat tells a relatable Asianimmigrant story that rings trueFor the first time since 1994’s Al-American Girl,American television has a primetime show starring an Asian American family.Fresh Off the Boat,based on Chef Eddie Huang’s real-life memoirs about growing up