Rui Rong's Blog

Today is August 29, 2017, Eastern time. At 5 p.m. yesterday, my parents in Hokkaido sent me a message suddenly. I was a little confused because it was August 29, 6 a.m. in Japan. They had just taken part in the Hokkaido Marathon and were on vacation in Sapporo, they shouldn't have got up so early. My mother sent me a screenshot of the phone and asked me what is that mean in Japanese. It was an emergency alert sent by Japanese government: “that there are missiles passing over the sky. Please contact police if you find anything suspicious.” This made me instantly overwhelmed with shock and fear. My first reaction was that my parents' safety was threatened. Fortunately, a few hours later, I received messages that my family is safe. At the same time, I saw news reports that North Korea fires missile over Japan. The Korean Peninsula nuclear issue is a matter of great concern to me. This issue is a direct threat to the security of China, Japan and South Korea. The threat o...

After a year abroad, when I came back from Japan in August 2017, I found that Beijing was full of sharing bicycles. In all major cities in China, there are a large number of sharing bicycle . Those bicycles are very easy to use. One of the most famous company is called OFO, or the “yellow bike”. It is a dock less platform which allows users to park anytime and anywhere. With a smartphone app, users can learn where nearby bicycles are available. People only need to scan the QR code (Quick Response Code) on the bicycle with their smartphone to use. Using these bicycles for 30 minutes only takes 0.5 yen (about ten cent), such cheap prices make it popular quickly. Sharing bicycle solve the “last mile” problems for people who don't have their own cars. From the subway or bus station to their company or school, walking is too far away, and taxi is too expensive. Sharing bicycle perfectly solve this problem. More importantly, sharing bicycle does not produce pollution. It is an envir...