I choose this article from The New York Times (www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/w...), which talks about how Xi Jinping’s government is using regular citizens as their eyes and ears to serve the party’s goals, as stated by the title « Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears ».

I chose this article from the Korea Times (www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2020...) which talks about death and « gapjil » in Korea.

This article from The Diplomat (thediplomat.com/2016/07/afte...) talks about how the Falun Gong survived despite the CCP’s persecution and efforts to destroy it.

During class, we had a discussion on what was the major environmental issues right now in Korea and here’s what we came up with :

I choose this article from the Telegraph which is called « How Japan is tackling ‘hikikomori’ – a syndrome that created a generation of recluses » - www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

I think the title from this article from the BBC could be misleading as it states « Is the downfall of a Japanese star a turning point for women's rights ? ».

www.bbc.com/news/article...

« What could be the potential solutions for these devastating social circumstances for youth in Korea » ?

I thought this argument from the video from the BBC @nayoungbishoff.bsky.social showed us during her lecture today was a good start !

The Chinese diaspora and its impact on China and the host country

The Oxford Reference defines diaspora as « the dispersion of any people from their original homeland » which applies to the China and its multiple waves of migration toward foreign countries throughout history.

The article from the BBC www.bbc.com/news/world-a... talks about how North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said « unification with the South is no longer possible ».

B. Your judgement of the most important way that Taiwan is culturally and socially distinct from the RPC

Sources :
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ITE...
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4U0...
- www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

This article from the Aljazeera talks about China’s declining population as well as birthrates.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

The emphasis in this article is put over how the government is trying to change people’s mind about marriage and birthing more than one child.

System blame vs Person blame

I choose this article from The Mainichi (mainichi.jp/english/arti...) as I think it is a great example of blame.

System blame vs Person blame

The article from The Japan News about the declining number of nursing care workers is in a first time blaming the person, especially « young people » for not wanting to work in the nursing care industry.

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...

This article from the China Daily www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/15/... talks about how insects are going to become a big part of our diet in the future as « food protein has become an urgent need ».

I read this article « Mind the wage gap: Chongqing subway farmers highlight inequality in China » from the Hong Kong Free Press (hongkongfp.com/2025/03/08/m...)