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15MAY 2022
Economic Statistics
Propagating Agricultural Tools in the Mao Era
The application of various technologies for plowing, harrowing, sowing and harvesting were propagated as better tools than manual labor particularly in the early years of the PRC. In a very obvious way the superiority of tractors in agricultural production is acknowledged in the image here. While a single peasant can dig up 0.2 mu (1 […]
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28APR 2022
Economic Statistics
The View by Ziang Liu
Dr. Liu Ziang has published a new Op-Ed in the South China Morning Post entitled China’s plan to unify its domestic market will create cohesion, but at the expense of local needs. It is in reaction to the Chinese government’s “Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment of a Unified Domestic Market” released on April 10 and builds upon his […]
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18FEB 2022
Medical Statistics
The Value of Hygiene
During the Republican era, personal hygiene and public sanitation became indicators for civilization and a healthy and strong population. Influenced by similar notions in Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries that aspired to be modern, Chinese politicians, intellectuals, and educators strongly promoted hygiene measures and health knowledge among the people. In this context, […]
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24JAN 2022
Economic Statistics
China’s alleged success in poverty alleviation
Absolute poverty is a global problem and its alleviation is set on the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development by the UN. China is said to have reached this goal as early as the end of 2020. President Xi Jinping officially declared in February 2021 that China achieved the eradication of absolute poverty in all its […]
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17JAN 2022
Statistical Snippets
What does Road Traffic Safety have to do with lucky numbers?
Nearly twenty years ago, one vehicle license number fetched close to 25,000 Euros in the first public auction of license plates in Guangzhou. Auctions continue to be held bimonthly in Chinese cities, but chances to obtain a plate with the desired number combination have become close to zero. The government has maintained an ambivalent position […]
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10JAN 2022
Economic Statistics
Precarious Predictions – how many “ifs” does it take?
On December 4th, The Economist reported the following in an article entitled Omicronomics : If the Omicron variant is more infectious than other strains, it will increase the likelihood of covid-19 outbreaks in China, leading to more frequent lockdowns. If the restrictions were as severe as those […]
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