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Encouraging
Yan Ning, a prominent biologist at Tsinghua University in Beijing, has accepted a job offer at Princeton in the US.
Controversial
A man in the southern city of Shenzhen, Wang Peng, was sentenced to five years in jail for selling two parrots he had bred and reared himself, reported the Southern Metropolis Daily.
Shocking
Some domestic colleges still poke their noses into students’ private lives and try to prevent them from romances on campuses. Recently, Binzhou University, in Shandong province, organized a student discipline group, whose members then beat a young couple on campus who did not obey their orders. The university later said it had punished the students responsible. Many online comments stated that it is natural for young people to fall in love and they have the right to a private life.
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Beneficial
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced that all civilian drones weighing more than 250 grams have to be registered under the users’ real names from June 1.
Poll the People
A recent video in which self-proclaimed tai chi master Wei Lei was knocked out in 12 seconds flat by mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong was a huge hit on social media. Although martial arts are a long-practiced Chinese tradition, this case prompted bigger arguments about whether they actually work.
Poll the People
A recent video in which self-proclaimed tai chi master Wei Lei was knocked out in 12 seconds flat by mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong was a huge hit on social media. Although martial arts are a long-practiced Chinese tradition, this case prompted bigger arguments about whether they actually work.