【News 100 ｜S11D93】191222

Reference for 191221 The multilateral trading system that the WTO has overseen since 1995 is about to freeze up. 自1995年起受WTO监督的多边贸易体系即将冻结。 On December 10th two of the judges on its appellate body, 12月10日，其上诉机构的两名法官将退休， which hears appeals in trade disputes and authorises sanctions against rule-breakers, will retire 该机构负责审理贸易争端中的上诉，并授权对违反规则者进行制裁， —and an American block on new appointments means they will not be replaced. —美国对新任命的阻挠意味着他们不会被取代。 For some people, coding sounds like gibberish from another planet. But that's not putting Chinese parents off as they are keen to give their children a head start in life. One coding tutorial channel on the Internet has garnered almost 60,000 followers and over 1 million views. But that's not even the most remarkable thing -- how about the teacher being only 8 years old!?