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China’s Farcical War Against English Acronyms

A Nepalese student writes Chinese characters in class in Kathmandu, Nepal, in April 2014.
A Nepalese student writes Chinese characters in class in Kathmandu, Nepal, in April 2014. Sunil Sharma/Xinhua/ZUMA

With the intention to stop the ‘corruption’ of the Chinese language, authorities in Beijing have been taking aim at everything from the NBA and MBAs, to iPhones and WiFi.

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Can China Build The World’s Tallest Building In Just 10 Months?

"with its 838 meters high, the building will become the highest in the world, surpassing the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai."
"with its 838 meters high, the building will become the highest in the world, surpassing the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai." Broad Group

CHANGSHA – Is it a stroke of genius or a gigantic bluff? The Chinese conglomerate Broad Group announced on July 20 that it had started preliminary work on the construction of the “Sky City” tower near the central Chinese city of Changsha. This is a project with exceptional dimensions: with its 838 meters (2,750 ft.) […]

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