HISTORIANS of mathematics attribute the first use of the cross x as a symbol for multiplication to William Oughtred (“Clavis Mathematicae”, London, 1631). See W. W. R. Ball's “Short Account ...
Her best friend, a Danish student, admired the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet as a symbol of peace. Zhu considered him an extremist working to wrest Tibet from China. She thought her friends ...
Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, a veteran writer and Harvard University fellow known for his keen observations about Chinese politics and economics, was on Friday sentenced to seven years in jail ...
The Biden administration has brokered the release of three Americans by trading them for unidentified Chinese citizens in U.S. custody, according to a senior administration official familiar with ...
"We would advise against anything that threatens to erode that very important trust between us." His remarks follow comments from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who said earlier this month that any ...