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[Sixth Tone] China’s latest cynical buzzword is a cry for help
“Kong Yiji literature” is often seen as a sign of disillusionment. But the willingness to criticize is cause for hope, not despair.Click here to read the article by Cao Dongbo.Narrated by Elyse Ribbon...
5 Touko 20237min
[The China Project] The Peking Express: A train heist for the ages
China's greatest train hijacking, by a band of outlaws calling themselves the Autonomous Army, changed the Republic of China.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See P...
3 Touko 20238min
[Rest of World] AI is already taking video game illustrators’ jobs in China
“AI is developing at a speed way beyond our imagination. Two people could potentially do the work that used to be done by 10.”Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.S...
2 Touko 20239min
[Caixin Global] China’s EV battery boom goes bust
The rush to build up capacity as vehicle sales surged over the last few years has led to an overhang that resulted in production and job cuts, as well as falling prices.Lu Yutong, Qu Yunxu and Bonnie ...
2 Touko 202313min
[Rest of World] How Temu topped the U.S. app charts by turning shopping into a game
E-commerce giant PDD Holdings' U.S. app hooks customers with referral giveaways.Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou.Narrated by Mina Greb.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...
2 Touko 202310min
[The China Project] Sanmao and her ‘Stories of the Sahara’
Celebrating one of Taiwan's greatest writers.Click here to read the article by Neocha.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...
28 Huhti 202313min
[The China Project] Remembering the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising against the Qing
The Yellow Flower Mound Uprising, also known as the Second Guangzhou Uprising, may have failed, but its legacy is now celebrated in mainstream Chinese culture. Here's how it happened.Click here to rea...
27 Huhti 20238min
[Sixth Tone] China is trying to boost fertility. Can its sperm banks keep up?
Although sometimes talked about as a solution to the country’s falling birth rate, the country’s assisted reproductive technology facilities, including sperm banks, aren’t ready for prime time.Click h...
25 Huhti 202310min
