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[Caixin Global] The brutal human cost of Pinduoduo’s breakneck expansion
The recent deaths of two young employees of e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo Inc. have raised concerns that the company may be exploiting its employees at the expense of their health, deepening criticism ...
5 Maalis 20219min
[Sixth Tone] ‘I was the abuser in my family’
Gu Wei, a perpetrator of domestic abuse turned volunteer and advocate, shares his story.Read the article by Gu Wei: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006898/i-was-the-abuser-in-my-familyNarrated by Anth...
5 Maalis 202115min
[SupChina] Eight-hour workday? In China, overworked employees are lobbying for it
China has a workday crisis: People are working too many hours, and without proper overtime compensation. Read the article by Lelan Wu: https://supchina.com/2021/02/10/eight-hour-workday-in-china-worke...
5 Maalis 202115min
[SupChina] The Margary Affair and British imperialism on the China-Myanmar border
The "Yunnan Outrage" — in which a scouting party led by British diplomat Augustus Margary was ambushed and killed while exploring China's "persistent frontier" — is all but forgotten today. But it had...
2 Maalis 202111min
[Protocol China] China's culture wars, now playing on Bilibili
The streaming site was once a quirky place for young men. Now it's nationalistic and misogynist, and women have had enough.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/bilibili-misogyny...
2 Maalis 20218min
[SupChina] China's Renaissance man
Zhang Heng was a genuine polymath whose achievements in science, mathematics, cartography, literature, and the arts make him a towering figure in the popular Chinese imagination.Read the article by Al...
2 Maalis 20219min
[The World of Chinese] Dark was the night market
A few hours before the sun goes down, Yaojia Road on the outskirts of Nanjing becomes a confluence of beeping vehicles.Read the article by Chen Liang: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2017/02/dark-wa...
2 Maalis 202119min
[The Wire China] The Yum model
The fast food giant’s decision to spin off its China operations could serve as a reality check for U.S. companies.Read the article by Matt Schiavenza: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/02/28/the-yum-m...
2 Maalis 202120min
