(1) Interview preparations:

 

 

 I went to the library today and I looked up for a people. I found china’s person. I asked him to answer the question and I will record his voice. I got the question from the blogger it was helpful for me

 

Interview report

 

. The interview was very good and Mike answered all my questions. I learned from him a lot about China culture. I invite him to the Saudi night

 

 

 

(3) Country Report

 

 China - the People's Republic of Chinese, is a country in Eastern Asia. China is related to the ancient civilizations, which has incorporated a large number of countries and cultures during 4 thousand years. It is the largest country by its population, which is more than 1,35 milliard people. Most of the population is represented by the ethnic Chinese. It is related to one of the largest countries and takes the third place in the world after Russia and Canada. It is about 9,596 millions sq km.

 

The country is a great power state and the member of the UN Security Council. China is among the leading countries in the world, possessing the largest army and nuclear weapon. It is the global leader by the production of most of the types of industrial products including production of cars. The country is the world's greatest exporter and has a half of global currency reserves and is a potential superpower. (Liao, 2011). The national official currency of China is Renminbi.

 

The state was based on October 1, 1949. The capital of the country is Beijing. The largest cities are Chongqing, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou. Since 1949, the year of proclaiming the country as a sovereign state after the civil war, the state is ruled by the CPC (Communist Party of China). There are also 8 registered political parties in China, which are independent from CPC. Xi Jinping is the President of the country. The Vice President is Li Yuanchao.

 

The official language of China is Chinese. In Chinese religion and philosophy, there are three major streams such as Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism. The culture of China is one of the oldest and most original in the world. Chinese culture had a great influence on the development of the first crops of many neighboring nations who inhabited the vast territory of the later of Mongolia, Tibet, Indochina, Korea and Japan.

 

Works Cited

 

Liao, Hua. “China Country Report”. Chapter 5, pp. 97-107. ERIA Research Project Report. No.18, 2011.

 

 

Aziz: Hi Mike, would you like to start the interview and can I record it?

 

 

Mike:  of course

 

Aziz: How do you communicate with each other in your home country?

 

Mike:I usually communicate with my family by phone or Skype 

 

Aziz: I meant back home, How do you communicate with each other?

Mike:  we use our language

 

Aziz: What is the clothing style for men and women?

 

Mike: it is very much the same as united state, but of course minority they do have their own clothes 

 

Aziz: why? Do they have other culture or religion ?

 

Mike:  yeah, they have their own language, clothes and food

 

Aziz: How are women and men treated differently?

 

 

Mike: I know sometimes when woman go for jab they do have some rolls like is she Pregnant, they give her a vacation with pay.

Aziz: Do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?

 

 

Mike: Yeah, I enjoyed a couple culture night, I went to Arabic culture night when of my friend from Saudi Arabia

Aziz : so you learned some Arabic

Mike: little bit

Aziz: How long have you been in the United States?

Mike: two and a half years

Aziz: Have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States ?

 

Mike: I went to California

 

Aziz: where in California ?

Mike: Los Angeles, San

 Diego, San Francisco and some other western like new york

Mike: What are your home country’s major religions?

Mike: Buddhism

 

Aziz: so , how many religion in China ?

Mike: I do not no we have Christine and Islam , Islam in western China because it is close to Arabic speaking country called Kazakhstan

Aziz : What influenced you to come to the United States? Especially, Saint Cloud State?

 

Mike: I came here to study

 

Aziz: But, why saint cloud?

Mike: I enrolled in a special program; I need to finish undergraduate level in two years

Aziz : Ok thank you for your time, you help me a lot

Mike: You are more than welcome