Why China is cautious about using “middle class”?

Why China is cautious about using “middle class”?


Why China is cautious about using “middle class”?

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 11:22 PM PST

China is facing the middle income trap instead of the dream of being a middle class country. And many people are cautious about using the term in China, which many deemed as copying Western...
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What does it mean to be middle class in China?

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 11:08 PM PST

As China's economy continues to grow, more working consumers steadily climb the income ladder and join the new middle class. But does that mean China has realized its dream? What is the hallmark.
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Is India really a democracy?

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 11:07 PM PST

India has lately been dubbed 'the world's biggest democracy', but how correct is that really? Others say that as India modernizes, China is being left behind. CCTVNEWS' Dialogue program...
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Militant group ISIL targets foreign nationals

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 10:32 PM PST

Following the Islamic State's seizure of large areas in both Syria and Iraq, the United States announced in August 2014 a comprehensive strategy for destroying the militant group in both...
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Interview: Novak Djokovic wins fifth Australian Open title

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:55 PM PST

Novak Djokovic has won the fifth Australian Open title after beating Andy Murray, a Scottish professional tennis player who has won two of the eight Grand Slam finals but lost all four in Australia...
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Bomb on bus in central Damascus kills 6 Shiite pilgrims

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:28 PM PST

At least 6 people were killed in a bomb attack on a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon, near an ancient marketplace in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. According to the correspondent, most...
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Blind car race held in India

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:28 PM PST

The Blind Car Rally for visually-impaired citizens has begun in the central city of Nagpur. At the rally, the cars are driven by regular drivers, but they are guided by visually-impaired citizens,...
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Watch: Puppy rides bicycle, performs cool tricks

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:12 PM PST

This video has been spreading like wildfire on China's social media. Watch as the talented 4-year-old puppy, Duo Duo, performs some very fancy tricks and rides a bicycle. Subscribe us on...
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Google Glasses and Apple Watch hit fashion runways

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:06 PM PST

What happens when high-tech gadgetry merges with the fashion world? The newly designed Google Glasses sitting on shiny frames have been spotted on the New York runways recently, along with...
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Footage: 20 killed in Ukraine mortar attack

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:48 PM PST

Fighting between Ukrainian government and rebel forces is particularly fierce around the government-held town of Debaltseve, about 80km northeast of Donetsk. Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and...
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Al-Jazeera’s journalist released from Cairo jail

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 06:57 PM PST

Al Jazeera and ex-BBC journalist, Peter Greste, has been freed by Egypt, after spending 400 days in a Cairo jail. Greste, who's Australian, had been convicted, along with two others, of “false...
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Food safety tops China’s 2015 rural policy

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:04 PM PST

China pledged in a key document on Sunday to address food safety and modernize farms while raising the income of farmers, as it sought to address concerns about future food supply. Subscribe...
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Ukraine peace talks fail as fierce fighting continues

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 06:29 PM PST

Peace talks aimed at ending the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine have ended in failure. Government and rebel envoys accused each other of sabotaging the meeting on Saturday, which ended with no...
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Obama plans 14% tax on foreign earnings

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:50 PM PST

A White House official says that President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget will impose a one-time 14 percent tax on some 2 trillion dollars of untaxed foreign earnings accumulated by U.S....
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S. Korean navy launches submarine command

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:48 PM PST

The South Korean navy has inaugurated a submarine command, making it the sixth country in the world to have one after the U.S., Japan, France, Britain and India. Navy officials say the launch...
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TIMELINE: Two Japanese hostages killed by ISIL

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:45 PM PST

Both Japanese hostages have now been killed. Let's take a quick look at the timeline of the crisis. It began on July 28, 2014, when Haruna Yukawa entered Syria from Turkey. On August 14th,...
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Chinese FM Wang Yi meets Indian counterpart

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:36 PM PST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is on a four day visit to China. Her trip is expected to increase political trust and practical...
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Adored panda shows his kung-fu skills on the tree

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 04:47 PM PST

You may think pandas are lazy creature, they move in slow motion all the time, and eat bamboo every minute, but watch this video to see how their vigorous action surprises even the people that...
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Crazy driver drags motorbike to escape accident

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:50 AM PST

On Nov. 11 of last year, a car hit a motorbike and refused to stop, instead the driver drove his car dragging the bike in an attempt to escape. The motorcyclist died from his injuries. Watch...
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China released document of political work on People’s Liberation Army

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:13 AM PST

China's Central Military Commission has released a document on the political work of the People's Liberation Army. It says the armed forces will perfect the current system, increase the...
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Russian immigration down due to economy woes

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:03 AM PST

Russia has been one of the world's top destinations for emigrants with most of them from the former Soviet republics. However, with a worsening economy and tighter immigration rules, that...
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Chinese yoga fans practice on ice and snow

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:03 AM PST

A group of Yoga fans stretched their bodies in a world of ice and snow at a scenic site in the city of Zhangjiajie in Hunan province. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVNEWS...
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Moment falcons catch their prey

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 11:46 PM PST

Have you ever witnessed the process of training a falcon to hunt? Here is your chance. Watch the video to have a glimpse of the amazing moment of a falcon hunt. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://ww...
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Jordan still ready to do prisoner swap with ISIL

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:29 AM PST

Jordan says it is still willing to hand over a female prisoner to Islamic State in a swap deal if its captured pilot is released. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVNEWSbei...
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Boko Haram launches new attack on Maiduguri

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 02:00 PM PST

Witnesses in Nigeria say Boko Haram fighters stormed the northeastern city of Maiduguri in the early hours of Sunday morning. They battled for hours for control of the strategically important...
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