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The South China Sea (S.C.S.) is one of the most politically tense and economically important areas in the world today. Every year, $5.3 trillion of trade passes through the S.C.S $1.2 trillion of which belongs to the US. The importance of the S.C.S. has led to increasingly strained tension as competing territorial claims have sharpened over recent years. Tensions have developed over the PRC’s vague claim to the majority of the S.C.S. The so called “nine-dash line” was originally laid down by the

1800’s and into the early 1900’s, terror struck northern China when a group of Chinese peasants known as “Boxer’s” began their historic rebellion against the spread of western and Japanese influence in China. They were attempting to drive all foreigners out and away from China, fearing that they would transform traditional ways of the Chinese culture. This event would prove to be a detriment to both the people of China, as well as the country of China as a whole, costing them large amounts of money, losing

China is a multi-confessional country, meaning they tolerate multiple religions. The people have the freedom to believe what they want to believe. The main religions in China include Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Confucianism, and Christianity. Buddhism is a religion that originated in India, and was passed on when they migrated there after China came out of isolation. China has approximately nine thousand five hundred Buddhism temples and monasteries. Most were built

Uber China Merges with Didi Chuxing On August 1, 2016 the Uber Newsroom released a news that Uber is selling its China Uber’s operation in a share swap in which it will receive 20% of the new company which means that August 1, 2016 is the end of the costly taxi war between the local Didi Chuxing (AKA Didi Kuaidi) and Uber China. The winners of this costly taxi war are Alibaba (China company), Tencent (China company) and Apple (US company) since these three companies own relatedly high economic

Throughout the dynasties in China and Japan, religion, economy and politics have been affected by each other in various ways. In the book “Religion and Making of Modern East Asia”, Thomas Dubois brings to light the impact religion made on both politics and economy in China and Japan throughout the historical period up till date. In his words, he describes “religion as an extremely political force” (Dubois, 2011, pp. 7-16). As various religions were introduced, it shaped the politics of leaders as

The eighteenth and nineteenth Centuries saw the beginning of opium with China. This was also known as the “triangle exchange" over the Indian and Pacific seas like the American slave exchange over the Atlantic. The British imported opium into China from its states in India. Chinese silks, flavors, tea, and different treats were additionally foreign from China to England while British made-up products to India. (The First Opium War, 2013) From the earliest starting point, the decision Tang administration

century B.C.E was brought to China, gradually winning converts following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E., but responses to the spread of Buddhism in China differed. Some faction of people didn’t see the spread of Buddhism as a threat they saw it as what it was, a religion brought to China even though it not an aspect of China,it still should be respected differed from faction of people who saw the spread of Buddhism as barbaric invasion and just overusing China, but to add some factions

In todays world China is still considered by most scholars a third world country, with a large amount of the population living on low wages earned from an agricultural based economy. At one point however China was one of if not the most prosperous civilization in the world. China led the world in innovation and culture (Stanard). They were able to stay a vibrant culture for thousands of years. This paper will provide concise and scholarly evidence that China was far more advanced than its Western

civilizations that made their home in a river valley. Two of these civilizations that are very famous even today are China and Egypt. Egypt and China have a few differences but quite a few similarities when it comes to geography and government. Egypt and China geographically speaking are actually pretty similar when it comes to features, both are isolated by deserts and seas. Although China was and still is surrounded by a huge mountain range called the Himalayas to the south and east, and Taklamakan

This book covers a broad overview history of sex and prostitution in ancient China. It provides several examples of prostitutes and courtesans rise to power. Gronewold Sue, Beautiful Merchandise: Prostitution in China 1860-1936. New York: Haworth Press, 1982. The book went into detail about the role of prostitution and its impacts on society and the economy. It also went into detail about the differences between a wife and a prostitute. The book covers the differences between a courtesan and a