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Family farms are being encouraged nationwide in order to avoid the loss of farm labor¹ to urbanization.

Will these family farms work out to fulfill² the expected mission?

Topic2 Taxi Hailing Platforms UnifiedThanks to a proposal from China's Ministry⁴ of Transport, taxi app startups that connect passengers with professional drivers might face their biggest blow yet.

The drafted regulation requires all the vehicle-hailing apps to be unified³ under a single platform and share data. Is this really a good idea?

Topic3 Guangxi Sells islandsOwning an island may be the dream for many. Two new rules recently publicized by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous⁵ Region might help you make your dream come true. Media reports the cheapest island in this region is only 14 yuan per hectare.

What's happening? Is it true that anyone can be an island owner?

Topic4 HIV testing on freshmanA Henan province regulation requiring new college students to be tested for HIV is raising concerns over discrimination and privacy.

Officials later explained that the tests will be done on a totally voluntary basis and that the results will only be known by the test-takers themselves.

Is there a misunderstanding of the new policy? Are people's concerns valid⁶?

Topic5 College Boy Rewrites Song to Require Air-ConditioningRecently, a song named President Dong becomes very popular on the internet. Let's have a listen first.

(clip 1)This is actually an adaptation of the pop song Ms Dong. The writer and singer is a student of Beijing Normal University. And in the song, he asks for air-conditioners to be installed in dorms.

Is it a cute way of petitioning for something you want?

Topic6 Graduation SouvenirsCollege and university students are going to graduate soon. Some schools in China decided⁷ to give graduation gifts or souvenirs to their future alumni.

Why gifts? Are they necessary?

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