In this short Mandarin lesson, I explain the real difference between 认识 rènshi and 知道 zhīdào, even though they both translate as know in English. I show how one is used when two people know each other ...

Mandarin's entry into public schools is the latest sign of growing ties between Saudi Arabia and China — Fayez Nureldine With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan ...

There is nothing new under the sun. The same debates and challenges American policymakers and academics are having now over how best to measure and conceptualize the Chinese defense budget closely ...