Aunque China está creciendo económicamente fuerte de una manera muy rápida, las heridas históricas dejadas por la invasión extranjera, guerras civiles y desastres naturales durante el siglo pasado han dejado un legado de profunda sensación de inseguridad, miedo y desconfianza. Incluso aquellos que viven en las ciudades más ricas de China están sedientos de algo más que comodidades materiales. Yue Zhang descubre una gran cantidad de necesidades esperando ser resueltas.

Although China is fast growing economically strong, the historical wounds left by foreign invasion, civil wars and national disasters over the last century have left a legacy of deep sense of insecurity, fear and distrust. Even those living in China’s more affluent cities thirst for something more than material comforts. Yue Zhang discovers a great deal of needs waiting to be addressed.

O abismo está entre a China e o Ocidente sobre o Tibete: duas histórias diferentes que tornaram sua comunicação bem difícil. Como construir uma ponte de confiança ?

I almost share a birthday with free India and Pakistan. I was born exactly a month before the two countries gained their freedom from British rule. Even more important than economic growth, can India, Pakistan and China become known as models of trust, integrity and good governance?

Teaching English in China was an eye-opener for Rob Neal.

It is crucial for Japan's leader to win the trust of her neighbours. Prime Minister Kishi visited nine Asian- Pacific nations in 1957 to apologise for Japan's actions during the War.

My love of China comes from working with these wonderful, hard-working people in rural settings, providing them with the opportunity and dignity they deserve.

Kato is now a second year student in International Relations at Beijing University. He is also a part-time Japanese teacher at a local high school and President of Beijing University’s Japanese Students Association (BUJSA).

Young Australian Tom Duncan (centre front) with Women's group in Hou Nao village, China.

A friendly child gives Tom Duncan the courage to climb China’s contemporary Great Wall.