Does this sentence make sense? Thanks! China reached its highest number of overseas acquisitions in 2016, but it was in decline in the first months of this year. Now it seems to recover as state-owned enterprises , replacing those private ones, started a new round of buying-spree.

criticisms or critique? 1. The reversal of the verdict has been generally welcomed by the public but there are also criticisms claiming this is a case in which "public opinion successfully intervened in a judicial decision." 2. The reversal of the verdict has been generally welcomed by the public but a critique of "public opinion intervenes in justice" has emerged. Which expression sounds native? Thanks.

once a month in every 12 months? This is a sentence from company registration rules of Thailand. "The company limited must prepare the financial statement once a month in every 12 months and..." Here the phrase "once a month in every 12 months" is confusing. Does it mean a company shall prepare the financial statement every month or every 12 months? Thanks.

Which thesis statement is better reflecting my position? 1. The infamous incident (of a 2-year-old girl being run over by two vehicles but failed to be help by 18 passer-bys) tells everyone a harsh yet straight truth that human nature is bad because people are a selfish animal, which need to be educated to be good, and their kindness is conditional. 2. The tragedy of that 2 year-old girl sheds light on the evil nature of man. Humans are selfish, only under certain conditions they are humane, and they need education for being good. These two may have almost identical meanings, but as a thesis statement, I want to know which one is more specific and convincing. If there are grammar mistakes, please help me correct them. Thanks a lot! If you have any questions on Chinese, feel free to ask for help! :)

'Print Remains Way Over-Indexed'. I don't quite understand what 'indexed' means in this context. This is a title from Code Conference 2014. Thanks a lot if you would like to explain for me!

how to undertand "run" here It's easy to run this story through kind of a standard liberal arts analysis: the exact same experience can mean two totally different things to two different people, given those people's two different belief templates and two different ways of constructing meaning from experience. 'It's easy to run this story through...', there are so many meanings for "run", so I don't exactly understand which is the appropriate in this case. Thanks a lot if you're willing to explain for me!

A sentence from Churchill's speech "I see the ten thousand villages of Russia where the means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil, but where there are still primordial human joys, where maidens laugh and children play." "the means of existence", I looked up the online dictionary, which says that it means the way of life exist (生存方式). Then I'm confused how to understand that sentence, "where means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil", it'd be nice if you're willing to explain how to understand it, thank you.

Can you explain this sentence for me, thank you! I know that the irony strikes with the force of a cartoon anvil, now. It's from J.K.Rowling's commencement address in Harvard. Is there any implication in it? And what did she exactly want to say?