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"China Girl" is a song written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie in 1976, and first released by Pop on his debut solo album, The Idiot (1977). Inspired by an affair Pop had with a Vietnamese woman, the lyrics tell a story of unrequited love for the protagonist's Asian girlfriend, realizing by the end that his Western influences are corrupting her.
As of 2023, Chinese girls receive more schooling on average than boys. [90]: 69 A number of studies attribute the improvement in girls' schooling to the effects of the one-child policy. [90]: 69 Gender disparity persisted into the 1990s for tertiary institutions. [89] By 2009, however, half of all college students were women.
Sheng nü (Chinese: 剩女; pinyin: shèngnǚ), translated as 'leftover women' or 'leftover ladies', are women who remain unmarried in their late twenties and beyond in China. The term was popularized by the All-China Women's Federation .
When choosing a Chinese baby girl name, take into consideration family connections, any special significance the name has to you, and of course the meaning behind the name. Here are 110 from which ...
Chinese anti-infanticide tract circa 1800. During the 19th century, the practice was widespread. Readings from Qing texts show a prevalence of the term ni nü (to drown girls), and drowning was the most common method used to kill female children. Other methods used were suffocation and starvation.
The China Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO) is a math competition with a proof-based format similar to the International Mathematical Olympiad. The competition is organized by the Chinese Mathematical Society. Owing to the fact that girls are outnumbered by boys in mathematical competitions, this competition was created specifically for girls.
HONG KONG — In China, she’s being called the “female Yao Ming.”. In a video that quickly went viral this week, Zhang Ziyu, a 7-foot-3 basketball player from Shandong province, can be seen ...
Chinese men, women, and children are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking in at least 57 other countries. Chinese women and girls are subjected to sexual exploitation throughout the world, including in major cities, construction sites, remote mining and logging camps, and areas with high concentrations of Chinese migrant workers. [150]