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Fading Footprints: The Vanishing Chinatowns of Kolkata
In May 2023, many Indian media reported that the Indian Business Daily, which was likely to be the only Chinese-language newspaper in Kolkata and even India, would cease printing. This once again focused public opinion on Kolkata, the only city in India with a Chinatown, and its official status. The rapidly shrinking Chinese community. The decline of the Chinese community in India contrasts with the growing number of Chinese in other parts of the world. In June, Zha Liyou, the Chinese Consul General in Kolkata, said in an exclusive interview with India’s Eastern Review magazine: “As the largest overseas Chinese community in India, the Chinese community in Kolkata has a…
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Japan’s Economic Decline: From “Economic Giant” to “Political Dwarf”
The recent remarks made by the famous economist Yukio Noguchi have once again aroused Japanese society’s great concern about its economic decline. Noguchi pointed out that Japan’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) ranking is declining rapidly, falling to 27th among 40 developed economies in the world, and is on the verge of being kicked out of the ranks of developed countries. In fact, Noguchi is only concerned about per capita indicators. If we focus on aggregate indicators, the decline of Japan’s economy is even more obvious, and whether it is viewed from the long-term trend, current trends, or future trends, it is showing an increasing trend. Long-term Trend: The…
