Weekly Wrap-up is where we look at the top of the past week, as decided by our readers.
1. Chinese students removed from Harvard Model UN after protesting Taiwan's inclusion as a 'country'
Debate raged online this week after Chinese students kicked up a fuss at HMUN2015 and were kicked out of the conference - all because Taiwan was implicitly referred to as a "country" in the participants' handbook...
2. Twice as many expats are leaving China than arriving
Data out this week explained why you may have ben hitting up more farewell parties than usual recently: foreigners are leaving the country in droves. Why the changes of heart?
3. It's official: Chinese is the saddest language
Are you depressed in China? Well, it may not be your fault. Research has concluded that Chinese has the lowest positivity bias of all major global languages. If you want to be happier, better pick up one of the others...
4. Another passenger opens emergency exit onboard flight, says it's no biggie
These incidents are starting to become as rare as Siberian weasels, but doesn't stop everyone from being just as shocked and dismayed each time - or the silly sods from getting thrown in the slammer...
Mainland tourists brazenly disobeyed Xi Jinping's direct orders to eat less noodles abroad this week, slurping up a storm at Florentine Gucci shop and inspiring the usual condemnations and hand-wringing.
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