China Stories

[Sixth Tone] A Chinese village bet its future on tourism. Then, COVID hit.

Hebian was one of many Chinese villages that escaped poverty by transforming into a tourist resort. But when the pandemic struck, the village was forced to reinvent itself once again.Click here to rea...

14 Mar 202317min

[The World of Chinese] Around the island in 25 days

A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage around Taiwan by motorbike.Click here to read the article by Mads Vesterager Nielsen.Narrated by Anthony Tao.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

10 Mar 202319min

[Sixth Tone] Meet the editor pushing to turn the page on women’s literature

For Ren Fei, publishing books about, for, and by women is more an instinctive act rather than a deliberate one.Click here to read the article by Yang Caini.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Poli...

10 Mar 20237min

[Caixin Global] Japanese, German carmakers lose ground in China after falling behind on EVs

The likes of Nissan and VW have lost market share as Chinese competitors capitalized on their early jump into the EV segment.Click here to read the article by Guo Yingzhe and Yu Cong.Narrated by Cliff...

10 Mar 202314min

[The World of Chinese] Remote freedom: The cost of utopia for China’s fledgling digital nomads

Covid-19 has transformed China’s remote work culture, but who can afford this lifestyle and how does it impact local communities?Click here to read the article by Sam Davies & Elise Mak.Narrated by Ry...

7 Mar 202316min

[Rest of World] She drew millions of TikTok followers by selling a fantasy of rural China. Then politics intervened

Fans from the U.S. to Bangladesh find escape in Li Ziqi's idyllic videos. But behind the camera, she's just another player in China’s platform economy.Click here to read the article by Yi-Ling Liu.Nar...

7 Mar 202311min

[Sixth Tone] China’s tourism rebound faces a roadblock: A lack of travel agents

Millions of Chinese tourists are ready to start traveling overseas again. But the travel industry isn’t ready for them.Click here to read the article by Ni Dandan.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy ...

3 Mar 202310min

[The China Project] The sad reign of Manchukuo’s only emperor

Within his country, "the last emperor" of China was one of the most hated figures of his time. But for most of his life, Puyi had no agency, used as a pawn in competing agendas.Click here to read the ...

3 Mar 20237min