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How to download TikTok in the Chinese version (Douyin)?

Ricardo Minesotor — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 23:06:02 +0000

TikTok has reached more than 2 billion downloads globally in 2021. Besides the international version of TikTok for everyone, there is a version of TikTok exclusively for Chinese people. Douyin is considered a TikTok app for Chinese people with its censorship criteria. This application will have the accounts of celebrities in China with much more creative and attractive content. The article below will show you how to download TikTok and register an account quickly? The Chinese version of TikTok-Douyin ByteDance, which launched Douyin in 2016, has earned a huge reputation in the Chinese community. This app attracted millions of users

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What China’s Latest Cryptocurrency Crackdown Means For The Industry

Ricardo Minesotor — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:00:36 +0000

Volatility is a natural facet of the speculative cryptocurrency market, wherein thousands of coins gain value through investor interest—developed through unstable factors like emotions and trends. Many governments have been wary about introducing digital money on a large scale, as instability can be destructive to both economies and the people involved in transactions. So while there hasn’t been a green light to “officially” use crypto for buying and selling, it’s an asset that’s tolerated by most of the world. China’s government falls in the faction that isn’t enthusiastic about cryptocurrency, which, while decentralised, is still created by private institutions. Their

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Important Areas to Focus on when Starting a Business in China

Ricardo Minesotor — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:42:51 +0000

Starting a business in China, like every other place, comes with its unique challenges. This is not surprising as everything about China differs from what is available in the Western World. As a result, one needs to prepare extensively if the business will have a smooth sail in China. Here are critical areas to focus on: 1. Have a Business Scope It makes no sense to simply go to China and start a business. It is expected of you to have a detailed plan of what you want to do and steps to achieve it. This comes back to your

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Relocating for Work in China? Expat’s First Steps

Ricardo Minesotor — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:00:17 +0000

China has been attracting people from all over the world, so it’s not surprising some consider moving there. The country is famous for transforming itself from a developing area with millions of poor citizens into a powerful and technologized machine that now produces over half of the overall world’s goods. So, what do you need when relocating to China for work? What is the cost of living there for a year? Are there any guidelines you should follow during the transition? If you’re an expat and planning to move overseas for a new position, this article will provide you with

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Are CPEC-linked Property Rate Hikes in Pakistan Short-lived?

David C. Jones — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:40:38 +0000

Investment security figures as a major concern for foreign investors who contemplate benefiting from Pakistan’s emerging role in the global economic and trade designs of its domineering Chinese neighbour up north. The two countries signed a USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement back in 2015. And since then, the Pakistani state and its administered peoples have considered CPEC to be the long-awaited saviour for their nation’s seemingly never-ending economic crises. In the absence of an apparent and business-conducive regional environment, a number of investors have recently been left wondering whether the current CPEC-related property hikes in Pakistan are

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Rising rates of the contest: Huawei Appeals to the Court for the USA

Peter Jackson — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:37:30 +0000

Recently the US authorities have forbidden national agencies to collaborate with companies, that use the equipment of Huawei Technologies (HT). It followed that HT appealed to the Texas District Court claiming that the US authorities are acting illegally, and the imposed limitations are unconstitutional. Guo Ping, a company executive, noted that the National Congress did not give any proofs to support the accusations. The company considers unconstitutional the prohibitions to US national structures from buying HT equipment, appealing section 889 of the National Defense Act. Meanwhile, private companies of different size are asked to use reliable communication systems or even

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Chinese New Year Traditions

Ricardo Minesotor — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 20:24:31 +0000

China is one of the oldest countries in the world, with its history dating back thousands and thousands of years. China has at least eight different linguistic groups, with hundreds of dialects. China is a very big country in terms of population, and as we said, traditions date back thousands of years. With all those factors in play, traditions tend to be different at some parts of the country. Namely, Chinese New Year traditions are different in large parts of the country, are we are going to tell you all about them. 1. Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner In Chinese

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Xinjiang Issue and China’s Public Image in Pakistan

Ricardo Minesotor — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:13:06 +0000

Xinjiang Issue and China’s Public Image in Pakistan by Dr. Khuram Iqbal On November 2nd, 2018, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is heading to China for a meeting with the top Chinese leadership. Besides concessional loans for Pakistan, both sides are expected to take stock of issues ranging from “Make in Pakistan” to Naya Pakistan Housing Project and Islamabad’s space program that aims to dispatch its first astronaut into space by 2023. Imran Khan is also likely to request Chinese assistance for his ambitious poverty alleviation program. There are few loose ends with regards to CPEC that both sides will work to

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Russia and China are Killing US Dollar

Knjaz Milos — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:29:10 +0000

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, countries which are under the sanctions should start doing business in their national currencies, as he suggested on Tuesday. Other than Russia, countries which can opt for such a move are also Iran and Turkey, and this means that the days of the US dollar as the international reserve currency could come to an end. The person who will be the happiest about it is President Donald Trump. Why Trump? Yale economist Robert Triffin explained in the 1950s that when a currency is the international reserve currency, it runs a current account deficit.

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Largest Trade War Ever – Trump Hits Chinese Imports, Beijing Quick To Respond

Knjaz Milos — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:45:11 +0000

China is the biggest trade partner of the U.S., and after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imports from China, he started a trade war between two of the most important economies of the world. Washington set a 25% tariff on $34 billion worth of goods coming from the Far East country, and it started on Friday, at 12:01 a.m. ET. As a result, foreign ministry representatives from Beijing stated that additional duties would be imposed on the U.S. made goods. As soon as POTUS announced that there could be additional tariffs on Chinese products, Beijing responded saying that they

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