大家好/ Hello everyone,
By this time you would normally receive a 5-8 minutes read article from me where I try to present a topic that I find interesting in regards to Chinese culture, technology or industry, but this week you will just have a simple email.
This free newsletter has been an interesting side-project through which I have been able to share my ideas with you, as well as investigate topics that I personally find interesting about the "Middle Kingdom". With that in mind, even though it is not my main focus professionally at the moment, I feel that it is my obligation to research every topic thoroughly and present a worthy piece of content to you.
I am currently working on analyzing the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and understanding better its goals, why most projects had issues, some of its successes, and how it might evolve in the future. It's taking more time than a week to get all of the necessary information, so I will release the article only next week. If you have any additional resources that you personally found interesting, feel free to send them my way.
During my free time, I am reading a book titled "The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: From the Bottom Up" by Liao Yiwu. In this piece, the author introduces a range of underground characters with dubious stories but that really portray a side of China that is not talked about often. There you will be able to read about a "leper", a human trafficker and even corpse walkers. You can find it on Amazon here.
In the meantime, you can find all my previous articles here as well.
Hope you have a great week ahead and, if you celebrate it, happy Easter.
Best regards,
Jorge