Lyu also eased local worries about the pollution that comes along with industrialization

Officials should all start from basic positions and get promotions graduallyHe has been trying his best to achieve what he has vowed to do

I became the first South Korean person to receive the Chinese Central Government's Friendship Award in 2002 and the first from my country to get permanent residency in China in 2006We didn't expect that we would come to love the country as much as we do," said Cho, who speaks fluent MandarinSome of China's practices are also worth learning, such as how it trains its officials

" What do you feel has been China's biggest achievement over the past five years? What's the most notable change you've observed? China has achieved much in many aspects over the last five yearsOver the last 21 years, South Korean teacher Cho Sung-hye has contributed much to the friendship between the people of her country and China

A remarkable South Korean teacher took up residence in Hefei, Anhui province, at the urging of her young son and never looked back

"Nowadays all the primary schools in my country have made Chinese-language courses available to students," said Cho, who was believed by some local media to have given the strongest push to the achievementHis book this year, Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City, is the result of his many years of field research on the issues

The Wharf residential and business project I visited recently is probably one of the biggestThe U Street/Shaw and 14th Street area has fast been turned into an upscale neighborhood in recent years, with many new restaurants and shops opening and new apartment construction

The area, a 90 percent black neighborhood just a few decades ago, was only 30 percent African American by 2010To Hyra, it has caused not just residential displacement for African Americans but also political and cultural displacement