 This is Think Tech Hawaii. Community Matters here. Welcome to Understanding China. Brought to you live from the Think Tech studios in downtown Honolulu through the support of Asia Pacific Group. I'm Michael North and our host today is my wife from our Beijing office, Xiaofeng Zhou North. Normally Xiaofeng is in Beijing and I'm here and we're doing interviews across the internet. But today we're together in the same studio. Now through this series, we speak with key leaders in China. Government, business, academia, the arts about China today. Its future, its hopes and dreams, its plans in the world and above all its people. We help our international audience to see China through Chinese eyes by talking directly to the people who are making it happen and leading the largest nation in the world today. Xiaofeng, we have some special guests to introduce. Aloha, I'm so glad to be here and we have hosted seven episodes in Beijing and now we're live in Honolulu. Welcome to my guest. Mr. Lin Fanlin is working at the CIPG which is one of the largest publishing companies called China International Publishing Group. And Beijing Mo Zhe and he's the director of the Beijing Mo Zhe company. And this is his beautiful wife, Xu Xin. Welcome to Hawaii. Hawaii. Aloha. Yeah, I'm going to speak, talk to them in Chinese and translate it in English. First of all, I'd like to welcome both of you. This is your first time in Hawaii, right? Yes, it's my first time. What is your first impression of Hawaii, Fanlin? Very sunny, very relaxed, very bright city. Xu Xin. The people here are very friendly. They have a happy face. They are sincere, very honest. So this is actually first time for Fanlin and Xu Xin. The first impression in Hawaii, Fanlin's response is it's very lively and sunshine, beautiful ocean and mountain. And Xu Xin very inspired by the people of Hawaii because the spirit of Aloha. Now, I know you are married. Can you introduce yourself? How old is your family? Our family now has two daughters. One is 12 years old and the other is 6 years old. They are two daughters? Yes, two daughters. So Fanlin and Xu Xin, they are a couple. And they have two lovely daughters. One is a 6 years old and one is a 12. Are they all in school now? One is in primary school and one is in junior high school? Yes, one is in 5th grade. One is in 9th grade and one is in 1st grade. Okay, so the youngest one will be into the first grade and the second one is in the fifth grade. Do they feel pressure in school? Yes, they feel pressure. Because Fanlin is going to be in junior high school in 6 years. So they have a little pressure on the new eldest one. It's going to the junior high. And for the youngest one, it's going to be from kindergarten to first grade. I want to know, why do you have two children? Isn't China one generation and one generation? Now, the Chinese government has given up on the plan for birth. Because the two of us are in the generation of children. Now, if there is only one way for us to have children, we can have a child. So I asked them, how come you have two children? Because in China, it's one child, one policy. And now today, actually the couple, the young couple can have two kids. But for Fanlin, because they are one child, only child in the family. So they can have the, if one party is their only child, then they can have two children. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Now, I want to know, in today's family, you are all double-edgedy. The education of this child is mainly in the school and the family. How do you work? How do you send children to school? How do you educate this child? How do you grow up and spend time with your family? Because in China, we are all male and female. I take care of my family more. And my parents help us. And in terms of education, I will be more interested in them. For example, how do you take care of their education and learning? We may, because our personal ability is limited. We may go to some other institutions. Some courses. So, you know, because Fanlin and Xixing, they both work. And they have two children. I say, how do you, you know, juggling your work and family and education for the kids? And she said, you know, normally in China, the men will work outside. And the women, mainly, will take care of the family. And Xixing, of course, will be the one spending more time with the kids for their studies. And, of course, they're living. And then they have grandparents. They take a lot of time to spend with the kids, especially in the weekends. I think they will spend more time with grandmothers, grandparents, and grandmothers, right? Our parents will also go to school in the afternoon. Because our kids go to school very early. Usually at 3 o'clock, they go to school. Our parents will go to school. Because we are all at work. Very good. So, in China, you know, even before they have two generation or third generation living together. But now, even they have, they live in separate apartment or separate places. But they're still taking care of each other. So the grandparents will pick up the children. It's a very often you can see in the school. Fan Lin, I want to know. We just talked about a lot of family matters. Now I want to talk about your career. What is your main job? My main job now is to be responsible for Chinese culture, Chinese library. Then we translate it into 14 languages. Then we go abroad. So that more people in abroad can understand Chinese culture and Chinese nationalities. So, since Fan Lin is working, he has a big responsibility in publishing and translation company in China. And his responsibility is his company has over 14 languages. And do publishing, printing, and distribution. So, your company, for example, Can you introduce a book that is published abroad? The largest publishing project is the book of the director of Xi Jinping, Tan Zhihuo Li Zheng. Now it has been translated into about 30 languages. And then this year, it may be expanded to 45 languages. So I ask Fan Lin what they're working, the current working, on the translation. It's about President Xi Jinping, how to, the leadership of the country. So they have translated into 30 languages. And they are going to translate it, extended to 45. So that's one of the main work for Fan Lin. So, your work seems to be very nervous. It's also a very difficult task. Do you have any time with your family? Because I know that they are from abroad. Do you have more time with your family, for example, your children? I actually really hope to have more time with my children. But because of the fact that the pressure on the one hand is also relatively high. And then the second is that some of the burden on the family side of life. We also have to carry on with this responsibility. So sometimes it's hard to get over it. So I try to stay on weekends, as long as I have time to rest. I try to stay with my children. So, since Fan Lin has a full time and he's director and actually CEO of the company. And most of his work is outside. And I know Fan Lin as a personal friend as well in China. And I know how busy he is. He travels intensively all over China. And I say, how you balance the family? And he's trying to spend as much as time with his children. Especially on weekends and holidays. And do you have any time with your children? Which is your last time? I'm a little disappointed. Maybe a long time. It's not that long. But I try to take them to their children's favorite amusement park. To watch a movie. And to eat some good food. To eat some good food. To go to the park. To go to the children's amusement park. To go to the amusement park. To go to the amusement park. To go to the amusement park. To go to the amusement park. Just like David Buster. So I say, when is your last time you took your kids to play? And he can't remember the date. But he tried his best to spend more time. The last time, the kids really loved the game. Like Dave and Buster. And movie. And of course visit their grandparents. To see grandpa and grandpa. I want to know your job. Because you are also a full-time worker. Why did you choose this job? I'm now in Beijing's 10th Department of Arts. It is also an independent and public institution. More about China's history. Beijing's history. Spread to the next generation. And spread to the world. So Xu Xin is also a full-time staff at the Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum. And they collect most carvings on the stone in Beijing. And the majority of them, most of them are from the Emperor family. So most of the carvings are from the Emperor family. Or the calligraphy. So they have a full collection of the stone carvings. How did you choose this job? One chance. One chance. Can you share with us how you found this job in China? These are all public photos. Because they belong to the public. They are all from the country. So we have to provide photos to the public. To the public, to the public, to the public. So I said how did you find this work? It seems very important with all these collections. They are open to the public. It's a non-profit organization. All funded by the government. And so they have a regular, just like America, you have to apply with your background, your own interests, and your qualification. They have to go through that to get a job. Very good. So I said where did you go for the last few days? She seemed to love swimming. And she went to Hamada Bay. It's very beautiful. And she got a gaggle and a snorkeling. Well, do you have any new plans? Where will you go next time? We will go to the island in the day after tomorrow. And then we will go to see the most famous volcano in the world. And the beautiful starry sky. So they are going to Big Island to see the volcano and the stars. I know in China right now, I grew up there, but we don't see star now. So I wish you have a very good time in Big Island. Thank you. So this is a couple in China, husband and wife. And I'm very interesting to know how they met. I want to know how you met each other. We are still quite traditional. We met each other through our parents' mutual introduction. And then we met each other. Okay. Hold the thoughts. We're going to have an advertisement and we'll be back. This is Think Tech Hawaii, raising public awareness. Aloha, I'm Richard Concepcion, the host of Hispanic Hawaii. You can watch my show every other Tuesday at 2 p.m. We will bring you entertainment, educational, and also we'll tell you what is happening right here within our community. Think Tech Hawaii, Aloha. Aloha, welcome to Hawaii. This is Prince Dykes, your host of The Prince of Investing. 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And for us, the generation of students, because we're all at home, we're all at the same age, and the children are growing up, we need to take care of them, we need to take care of them. But sometimes, it's hard to balance work and work. So, for us, this is the biggest pressure. So, you know, how to balance with work and family and education, the children, the most challenge, Fanlin feel, is the, you know, the parents are getting old, they need lots of attention and care, and the children are growing. So, in between, and then there's demand on work, how to balance that. The most challenge for family, I think, especially for Fanlin, who is the only child, there's no uncle or auntie in the family. And all they have is their, you know, older parents, and the kids and the wife. This is very difficult. What do you think is the biggest challenge? The biggest challenge. So, for Xu Xin, it's the education. How to, you know, have the children to focus, to let the children be able to concentrate, to let them have a very good learning environment. This is very important. But we, like their age, should have very little, most of them are single-born girls. Because we are single-born girls. For the education of these two children, how to balance with the children, I don't know how to say it. And they often have conflicts. How to go to the comfort side, how to teach well, I think this is a big pressure. So, for Xu Xin, this is very personal, I think, because when you have two girls and there's a conflict sometimes, how to find the best resolution for the kids. And, as you know, most of the Chinese family, they have only one child because the one-child policy was started in the 70s and it's just now open. So, lots of families are facing a similar, I think, similar issue. Right, now, I think, maybe this is the same with the American family. The American family has the same problem. How to balance with the education, the growth of the kids, their independence, these things. I think, because you can talk about how to teach the kids, for example, how to teach them. For example, at home, they have to do something wrong. For example, in the United States, they might sit in a small room, thinking about it, or in a room, thinking about it. So, are you in China? If the kids do something wrong, how do you teach them? Actually, I think, all the education methods in the country are similar, but from my point of view, it's not about how to teach them but hope that they can understand how to teach their parents. If they can understand this, we might choose this method. Can you give an example? For example, if your kid wants to buy something, what do you think? Usually, if he wants to buy something, I will ask him, you have to tell me, what is the reason for buying this? If I think your reason is sufficient, I will buy it for you. If he has this reason, I will say, if you can't convince me, we might consider it, or I will give you other suggestions. So, you know, when you are a parent, I'm sure you have these, sometimes the kids, they made a mistake, or they are asking too much. And how you educated them, how you teach them to behave, right? So, Fan Lin gave an example. For instance, the girl wants something, toy or something beyond study because they are focused on really, they hope they do more work, study hard, right? Then Fan Lin will want them to explain why you need this, what is the reason, right? So, they have to think why, they have to give a second thought to ask themselves why they need this, right? So, if that reason is a good reason, then they will buy for the kid. If it's not a good reason, then they will say, okay, let's wait. In this way, it's not so easy, it's not an exchange, it's just that the kid wants something, he wants something. So, for example, the child's free time, for their free time, for example, can they watch TV at any time, for example, at home? How do you do that? At least they have to complete their homework. After completing their homework, they have free time, they have to read half an hour's book before going to bed. Oh, that's true. So, they can watch TV, and they have this freedom, but the condition is they have to finish their homework. So, they have to complete their homework, and you have some free time, and watch TV. I think this TV is also with everyone, right? This is a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, a very good, gave her too much freedom, because I want her to be independent. I want her to be, you know, I'm a busy. So I think that's a little, you know, sometimes he, my daughter, maybe take the freedom as too much, you know, take advantage or, but anyway, I think the children probably had, it's better to structure with the timing, discipline, and explaining, you know, those are, it's very important for teaching the children, yeah. So, you know, some of the questions, do you have any questions about American education or the summer? I just want to ask, are American children like Chinese children? Chinese children also need to go to the foreign training courses. And then, do they need to learn at home, do they need to grow up to supervise or to help? So, well, we ask a lot of questions about how they risk it and how, you know, their balanced life. And finally, has a question to American, how we raising the, you know, children, do they have to finish their homework and do we have, is there a special outside curriculum they need to attend? Actually, there are, you know, most of the kids, I think the timing, they finish two o'clock, three o'clock. One day finish a little bit early, I should speak Chinese. Now, in China, these are American children, they go to school at about one o'clock, at three o'clock, at one o'clock, and usually at about two o'clock. Now, according to children's interest and hobby, they can also learn dancing, learn music, swimming, what class, so I explained there's a more outside curriculum like swimming class and piano class, music and dance, hula. And I think American parents are also very focused on the children's education is similar to, you know, to our Chinese parents. And there's lots of assistant classes outside the regular classes. Yeah. Just to say, in the US, the US is almost the same as ours. The US children, perhaps, are more experienced in that kind of class. For example, sports, music, art. But the Chinese children are different, they are math, English. So, finally said, the differences is the, you know, we, here is more dancing, more activity, and China is a mathematics and literature. It's more serious. You know, this is, our time is up, and thank you so much. And this is the understanding China. We look forward to seeing you next time. Aloha.