Yifu Dong graduated from Beijing No.4 High School and is now a student at Yale University.
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XIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 10: (CHINA OUT) An elderly man breaks into tears after his children came to see him at a hostel for the elderly on October 10, 2005 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to state media China is moving towards an ageing society. It currently has about 132 million elderly, and the figure will keep growing at an annual rate of 3.2 per cent in the next 50 years. The Chinese government has set up a social security network and 50,000 welfare institutions nationwide to provide care for the elderly. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
Chinese exchange student Jason Chai next to a Chinese flag that sits amongst US national flags erected by students and staff from Pepperdine University who placed nearly 3000 flags in the ground to honor each victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks in Malibu on September 9, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 13: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol reviews the match after the fourth match against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 13, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images)
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JANUARY 16: Tsai Ing-wen (C), waves to supporters at DPP headquarters after her election victory on January 16, 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan. Tsai Ing-wen, the chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, has won the presidential election to become the Taiwan's first female president. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
Workers from Japanese company, Meiko Electronics (Wuhan) Limited, march with anti-Japan banners during a protest against Japan's "nationalizing" of Diaoyu Islands, also called Senkaku in Japan, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, on Septermber 18, 2012. Firms ranging from electronics giants Sony and Panasonic to Japan's three big carmakers -- Toyota, Honda and Nissan -- temporarily halted production at some or all of their China-based plants as anger erupted over a disputed island chain claimed by Tokyo and Beijing. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)
In her role as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power is often thrust into the forefront of some of the world’s biggest crises. From working to ensu...Show morere that Russia honors a U.N.-brokered deal to ship grain from Ukraine to helping to figure out how to get aid to cash-strapped Sri Lanka, Power plays an important role in everyday U.S. foreign policy.
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Last summer, the United States decided to end its longest war. But just days after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, Kabul fell—and the Taliban took control of the country. Aug....Show more 15 will mark one year since the group has been in power.
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An oppressive ruling by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee — aided by a compliant Hong Kong judge — has silenced champions of democracy.