Is China really a backward country?

Answer: As a North American living in China for a number of years and having h.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Is China really a backward country? Ray Comeau, A decade in China, interest in geopolitics Written Dec 14, 2016 As a North American living in China for a number of years and having had the opportunity to travel to many parts of China plus to about 20 other countries; IMO there are pa... Read More » Is algebraic geometry the latest field in modern mathematics? Are there any new fields of math being formed under the surface of mathematics? If it is so, what are those fields? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. Updated Aug 10 There's a very large number of questions on Quora about the "fields" of mathematics, and I don't know why that is. It is perhaps expected that there's such a thing as a "fi... Read More » If Colossus doesn't need to breathe when transformed, why was Angel Dust able to choke him in the movie Deadpool? Raymond Davis, Big Fan, Never Miss a Film or Show. Updated Jun 20 The Colossus from the Deadpool movies is a bit confusing. Not only does he not need to breathe, but doesn't have to eat either. Nor go to the crapper and vomit. Yet, in the... Read More » Is Bitcoin erasing 300 years of monetary evolution? Ellery Davies, Co-Chair of The Cryptocurrency Standards Association Updated Aug 10 Today, economist and Nobel laureate, Paul Krugman, wrote in the New York Times, that Bitcoin is taking us back 300 years in monetary evolution. As a result, he predicts all... Read More » How advanced was ancient Mayan mathematics? Mithil Kamble, Maths is how Engineers speak Written Aug 1 By our contemporary standards, not very. By their contemporary standards, quite a lot. When entire Europe was slowly transitioning from Bronze age to Iron age, the great str... Read More » What is wrong with Vito Corleone's jaws? Erik Scarcia, Global Marketing Manager Written Jun 16, 2016 Well, there are a few things to be said about Vito's jaws; The character of Don Vito should be that of a an old, experienced 'bulldog', born on rural Sicily and after spendi... Read More » Why is being broke so expensive in the US? Ernest W. Adams, Game design consultant, author and professor Written Jul 24 People with limited means can't afford to buy in bulk. Bulk-buying saves money per unit, but you have to have the cash to buy large amounts at a time. Also, the loans offer... Read More » Do married Ph.D. students graduate faster than other Ph.D. students? Pureum Kim, Assistant Professor, Accounting at California State University, Fullerton (2017-... Updated May 23 Ahhh excellent question! Something that we debated when we were PhD- From our extremely limited study (casual observation by me and my friends), the answer is YES! Married PhD... Read More » Not to disparage the Wakandans at all, but wouldn't a regular US infantry division hold off those monsters way better than the Wakandans and the Avengers in Avengers: Infinity War? Murphy Barrett Written Jun 1 Not to disparage the Wakandans at all, but wouldn't a regular US infantry division hold off those monsters way better than the Wakandans and the Avengers in Avengers: Infin... Read More » Is it true Bill Gates doesn't allow Apple products for himself and his family? Why? Phillip Remaker, Apple Fanboy since 1979 Updated Jul 13, 2016 It was true as of 2009: Microsoft boss Bill Gates bans his children from using Apple products... but his wife admits she'd like an iPhone. He reiterated the point in 2012 i... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.