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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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Governor with Global Ambitions: From Climate Crusader to China Whisperer, Gavin Newsom Eyes National Stage
California Governor Gavin Newsom has been in the spotlight recently. At the end of October 2023, he paid a high-profile visit to China to promote the resumption of local exchanges between China and the United States. He was warmly received by China, and President Xi Jinping met with him in person. In early November, Newsom served as the “host” for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) informal leaders’ meeting in San Francisco, and was publicly praised by President Biden for “being able to be president in the future.” At the end of November, he participated in the red-blue gubernatorial debate as a “gladiator” and faced off against the Republican presidential candidate,…
