In Muchen Wang’s official government file for her visa, there is a drawing of a dog. When the visa officer asked her why she was traveling to the United States, she told him it was to attend art school and study painting. The visa officer then handed her a notepad and asked her to draw.
When asked to comment on the phenomenon of some overseas companies moving part of their capacity out of China, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Thursday that China respects market rules while welcoming overseas companies to invest in the country.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has become a political one as both the country’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after protesters stormed the official residences of the two leaders, setting fire to the prime minister’s residence. Experts believe the country’s crisis is a result of both internal and external troubles, including galloping inflation, its economic system, and the onslaught of COVID-19.