Stages of the East: Chinese New Year Spectacular receives a standing ovation in Phoenix.
On the evening of January 14, 2008, the only performance of Global Chinese New Year Spectacular in Phoenix, brought down the house, the audience giving the performers a standing ovation. There were a host of distinguished guests watching the show, including two mayors, a Local Chinese celebrity, media representatives, lawyers, the administrative assistant of the [...]
Edge on China – Memories of Teaching in Shanghai
Should Australian academics here take off their ‘rose tinted glasses’ when courting student and university research exchanges? Exactly who are the staff in Australian based Confucius Institutes? As an exchange English teacher I worked only in that role in China, but always had an extra body in my classes watching and reporting on me. (It [...]
Breaking News – Overseas students in Paris steal industrial secrets; the Communist spy network is exposed.
On 20th November 2007 an overseas student, Lili Huang was on trial for stealing industrial secrets once again rousing French concern over Chinese industrial espionage. Lili Huang was arrested in 2005, charged with illegally downloading confidential information from Valeo Motors Corporation. This was during her working experience there. At the time, the student’s espionage raised [...]
