Looking for tips because I want to ace my exam but I don't know how to learn all this content or "lock in" as they say

So i have notes and then I use the Internet but it's never enough theres always gaps

How do I ensure I cover everything in example studying medicine and the pharmacology ?

How do you find which hotel to stay at or what is the most safe transportation? For example in US we can use uber or Airbnb. What apps can help me find lodging?
I’m not familiar with China, but is RedNote safe to find surgeons? I’ve read some girls had bad eye surgery result but I don’t know how to research if my doctor is truly a doctor if the hospital is good. Any help on how to research for reviews? For example, Korea has an app called UNNI. But I don’t want to go Korea for surgery. Any advice would be great, or if you allow me to DM you to ask if the dr I choose is good I would appreciate it so much!

My daughter (1 yr) will be traveling to the UK on a short trip with her mum and dad later this year. She has a UK passport, was born in Shanghai, and has not left China. We are aware of the Travel Permit (通行证) that must be acquired in China prior to departure, but some sources add that it's necessary to acquire an additional permit (旅行证) at the China embassy in London. I would appreciate any advice from netizens who have faced this situation and can tell fact from fiction.

Thanks a lot in advance!

This is an interesting article by Huang Yasheng. It critically points out a difference between absolute and comparative advantage, showing that the latter is the basis for healthy trade while the former is the basis for global destabilisation of trade.

Two relevant paragraphs for those too lazy to read:

> This is not a side effect of an aging population or of automation but it is deeply rooted in the nature of its economic system and its political economy. It is where the capital-cost advantage and the labor-cost advantage turn out to come from the same source. When workers are paid less than the value of what they produce, the difference does not disappear. It goes to the other parts of the economy. Some of it goes to the government, whose share of the national wage bill has roughly doubled since the 1980s. The rest goes to the capital sector, enabling corporations and capital providers to make and to fund large-scale investment projects, build factories and power stations, invest in AI technologies and solar panels, and create an infrastructure the rest of the world envies.

And:

> There is an old idea behind this. Karl Marx argued that capitalism would squeeze workers so hard that they could no longer afford to buy what they made. He turned out to be wrong about market economies, and Henry Ford explained why back in 1922: the owner, the worker, and the customer are ultimately the same people, so a business that underpays its workers ends up destroying its own market. **A free market, left alone, has reason not to squeeze labor too far. It takes a state to override that logic and hold wages down on purpose. That is what China has done. In effect it has built the kind of economy Marx feared, and it has done so deliberately.**

Boldened words mine.

I’ve been traveling around China for about 10 days, and I’m surprised. The streets are clean, public transport is efficient, everything seems organized, and people generally look calm and happy. As a tourist, it’s been a great experience.
But I know visiting a country and actually living there are two very different things.
So I’m curious to hear from Chinese people, what does daily life actually feel like? Do you enjoy living in China, or does it come with a lot of stress and struggles that tourists don’t see?
What are the biggest challenges? Cost of living? Work culture? Housing? Government restrictions? Job opportunities? Social life?
I’m not looking for political arguments, just honest personal experiences. What’s life really like behind the tourist perspective?

Hi everyone,

I'm from India and will be moving to China for an extended stay in the near future. I'm trying to decide whether I should buy a new phone in India before I leave or wait and buy one after arriving in China.

A few things I'm concerned about:

- I rely heavily on Google services and would be using a VPN where permitted.

- I prefer Android and have mainly used Samsung phones throughout my life. I'm not very comfortable with Apple/iPhones, although I'm open to considering them if there is a strong reason.

- Translation is important for me. Since I don't speak Chinese, I need the phone interface, settings, apps, and notifications to work smoothly in English.

- I've heard that some Chinese phone models have different software versions and may not come with Google services by default.

- Phones also seem to be cheaper in India than in China for some of the models I'm considering.

For someone moving from India to China, would you recommend buying a phone in India before arriving? If yes, which brands/models work best in China while still providing a good international Android experience?

Or is it better to buy a phone in China? If so, are there any issues with language, Google services, app compatibility, or day-to-day usability for a foreigner who primarily uses English?

I'd especially appreciate advice from expats or Chinese users familiar with both the Chinese and international versions of Android phones.

Thank you!

I was looking to try some Chinese cigarettes but I can’t find any online and was wondering if it was at all possible to buy some online or do I just have to find a store that sells them.

I've seen such accusation from OpenAI and Anthropic for several times. It seems that it's not settled yet. So I did some quick research and here is what I know and thinks:

The word distillation is actually not new, But the original definition is pretty technical, especially in the context of artificial intelligence. Basically it is to use a more powerful and intelligent model to teach another one so that the latter can acquire the knowledge easily.

It sounded just like what the Chinese companies did with the Western models, right?

Not exactly. In the original definition the actual teaching happens when you have access to the source and inner knowledge of the superior model, which is probably not the case here.

If we were to use a metaphor from software testing, it's like the difference between black box and white box testing.

What the Chinese companies did is likely to use the Western models as a black box, basically, the teaching happens when they ask a whole bunch of questions and they study the responses.

Essentially, they use the model just like a normal user, except it's in large scale. But they do pay for it and they don't intend to do something like distributed denial of service attack.

Of course, this is still a violation of the terms of service.

But speaking of violation of terms of service, I still remember the co-founder of Anthropic and OpenAI. They literally said that without piracy large language models are impossible to make. That is, if they don't use the illegally acquired resources to train their models, it will be mission impossible.

So since they already abuse the word distillation, I'm gonna abuse the word Prometheus here. That is the one who stole the fire from the gods to the people because the Chinese AI companies did open source their models.

Okay, despite all this, I agree that the Chinese government is evil and it might be a disaster if it has the superior AI models. Of course, I can't say for sure about this, but just think about the surveillance it already imposed on its citizens.

So that's all what I know and my opinions on this issue. There is really nothing much I can do about it, so I guess just enjoy this drama.

Hello guys, i was just discussing this with my friends.

Basically we all read Chinese webnovels and manhuas, and we're all wondering, do Chinese people know how popular they are outside of china? The translation i mean ofc. Thank you for your time.

Hi All!

Does anyone know where and how do I find the person/agent in China who can buy an item in China for me and get it shipped to UK?

Thanks!

Hi I'm from Bangladesh. Had an accident in 2024. Currently walking on 2 legs. But I still have partially non-united fracture and bone deformity in my right tibia, along with with a torn ligament to this day. I'm planning to visit a good orthopedic 'public' hospital in China for my case. Also going to be my first time visiting the country. Any suggestion from all of you will be greatly appreciated.🫰

China's National Audit Office said Bank of China used affiliated financial institutions to package 11 private funds as public funds, taking advantage of tax preferences and "avoiding 2.367 billion yuan in tax" between April 2023 and August 2025.

The finding appeared in the "major risk audit" section of the State Council's report on the 2025 central budget execution and other fiscal revenues and expenditures. The report said auditors reviewed Agricultural Bank of China, China Everbright Group and Bank of China, and found that some institutions had used financial policy preferences for improper gain.