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[The China Project] ‘One of the most troubling social policies of modern times’
China enacted its one-child policy in 1980. It was met with wildly divergent opinions, and resulted in suffering and trauma on a scale that family planners never anticipated.Click here to read the art...
27 Sep 202310min
[The World of Chinese] Defending the field: China’s female sports fans struggle for inclusion
Faced with harassment in stadiums and online, female fans of soccer and basketball struggle to find a safe space for their hobby.Click here to read the article by Zheng Yiwen.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple...
26 Sep 202318min
[The World of Chinese] Is China’s pet boom over?
Sluggish consumption and a push for animal adoption are weighing on China’s once-hot pet market.Click here to read the article by Shao Yefan.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
26 Sep 202313min
[Caixin Global] Low-carbon transition has China’s shipbuilders seeing green
Global operators’ demand for lower-emission fleets is fueling a boom for Chinese shipyards.Click here to read the article by You Xiaoying and Li Rongqian.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy a...
22 Sep 202310min
[The China Project] The origins of World War II in Asia
The Mukden Incident — when explosives detonated along the route of the South Manchurian Railway near Shenyang — was a pretext for Japanese aggression in Asia. Click here to read the article by James C...
20 Sep 20239min
[The World of Chinese] Golden connections: How a Chinese social-media site brings together seniors
Despite amassing millions of users, Meipian, a Chinese social-media app targeting the senior community, continues to grapple with monetization challenges.Click here to read the article by Tan Yunfei.N...
19 Sep 202318min
[The World of Chinese] How China’s small-town bookstores innovate to survive
Benefiting from government subsidies and close-knit communities, independent bookstores try to compete and make profit in China’s smaller cities.Click here to read the article by Rebecca Wang.Narrated...
19 Sep 202311min
[The China Project] Lin Biao flew too close to the sun. But why did he really fall?
Lin Biao was a principal architect of the cult of Mao Zedong. It would lead to his undoing.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
14 Sep 20239min
