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China’s Maritime Silk Road; Hidden
Benefits of Multilingualism; Rural Refugees
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CURRENT
AFFAIRS
Ocean
trade routes between China and West Asia have existed for more than a
millennium. Now China is seeking to build a “21st Century Maritime Silk
Road” through a series of loans and investments in ports, canals, and
naval bases along the country’s southern and southwestern periphery in
what may be a move to reestablish itself as a great regional power
throughout Asia.
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EDUCATION
In
an interview with Asia
Blog, senior advisor for Asia Society's China
Learning Initiatives Chris Livaccari argues that
the benefits of multilingualism go far beyond what most people
realize — it's a skill that can enhance capacity for processing
information and analyzing the world.
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CURRENT
AFFAIRS
In
an interview with Asia
Blog for Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month, Nepali-American immigrant
Sanjita
Pradhan describes her work with refugees in Iowa and
explains her public resignation from a presidential advisory
commission of Asian Americans.
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