One of the staples in any state media coverage of natural disasters in China is heroic police officers and soldiers saving the helpless victims of nature's wrath. And with floods devastating China's heavily populated southern provinces in recent days, there's been no shortage of tales of heroism. Some are triumphant, some are tragic.
Zhang Lijia meets Catherine Sampson, an 'outstanding thriller author' as described by The Guardian, to talk about her crime novels and her own perspective on China.
China is recognized as the home of the soybean plant. Having cultivated soybeans for over 5000 years, China's domestication of wild soybean evolved with Chinese civilization.
Abundant with professional and technical resources, China has achieved outstanding results in soybean research, and is striving to strengthen exchange and cooperation with other countries.
Nick, I mean Agent Nick, must find a 6000-year-old person (that's right, a 6000-year-old person). If you want to know if he succeeds or not, you have to watch the episode.
Agent Nick passes out in the middle of nowhere and gets dragged along the road for like, a good 3km. He also completes his final mission (for the time being, at least), which makes him go crazy and run around in public, screaming like a maniac.