China Stories

[SupChina] The first days of electric Shanghai

On July 26, 1882, the first electric light came on in Shanghai. The city would be China's only electrified city for the next six years, helping it attract industry — and imperialist forces — through t...

29 Jul 20229min

[Week in China] Electric reaction

BYD stock plummets over rumour Warren Buffett planned to sell stake.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/07/electric-reaction/Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

29 Jul 20227min

[Caixin Global] China’s primary health care on the front line against Covid

The demands of the pandemic have further stressed a frontline medical system already suffering from insufficient funding and shrinking resources. The result has been a brain drain of its best and brig...

29 Jul 202212min

[Week in China] A building crisis

The ‘Stop Mortgage Payment’ campaign spreads nationwide from Henan.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/07/a%E2%80%88building-crisis/Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https...

26 Jul 202215min

[Sixth Tone] He Can’t Find Work Due to Prior COVID Infection. He’s Not Alone.

Though authorities have warned against discriminatory hiring practices for people who have recovered from COVID, job seekers are skeptical.Read the article by Luo Meihan and Lü Xiao: https://www.sixth...

26 Jul 20228min

[Caixin Global] Flu epidemic sweeps South China as Covid wanes

Since mid-May, there has been a spike in cases of the H3N2 influenza A virus in provinces including Guangdong and Fujian, prompting a medical expert to warn about potential outbreaks elsewhere.Read th...

26 Jul 20225min

[Sixth Tone] In Cambodia, a network rescuing trafficked Chinese teens is unraveling

Cyber criminals rely on forced labor. A recent scandal spurred authorities to crack down — not just on the gangs, but also on those trying to set their victims free.Read the article by Yuan Ye: https:...

26 Jul 202216min

[SupChina] What if the U.S. had backed Mao during World War II? It almost happened

Taking its name from an American Civil War reference, operation "Dixie Mission" sent Americans into China's "rebel" territory in 1944 — where they were enthusiastically greeted by Mao Zedong and Chine...

22 Jul 202210min