China Stories

[Week in China] Game show

Tencent’s reality TV show pushes eSports further into the mainstream.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/game-show/Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

28 Jun 20225min

[Caixin Global] Millions of China’s migrant workers find themselves shunned in old age

Laborers over 50 played a key role in the country’s stunning growth over the decades, but they now face a bleak future in which they’re getting cut off from the job market with little or no unemployme...

24 Jun 20229min

[Sixth Tone] In locked down Shanghai, a ‘shadow pandemic’ of domestic violence

China’s Anti-Domestic Violence Law has been on the books since 2016, but the protections it offers abuse victims have proven fragile during lockdowns.Read the article by Ti Tu: https://www.sixthtone.c...

24 Jun 20229min

[The World of Chinese] Let’s talk about sex (education in China)

Grassroots organizations and social media are filling a wide gap in China’s formal sex education.Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/lets-talk-about-sex-education/N...

24 Jun 202214min

[The World of Chinese] After Tangshan: The road to consent culture in China

Brutal assault in Tangshan renews calls for better education on sexual consent in China.Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/the-road-to-consent-culture-in-china/Nar...

24 Jun 202210min

[Caixin Global] College student depression hides anxieties about jobs and Covid

Virus control measures and uncertain opportunities increase mental health burdens of those studying at universities in China.Read the article by Huang Huizhao, Cai Jingyuan and Cai Xuejiao: https://ww...

21 Jun 20229min

[Sixth Tone] What it takes to start a family in COVID-era China

A writer on what did — and didn’t — factor into her decision to have kids.Read the article by Xin Weimu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010502/what-it-takes-to-start-a-family-in-covid-era-china?sourc...

21 Jun 20226min

[Week in China] Out of Africa

EV battery firms look to lock in raw materials.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/out-of-africa-8/Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

21 Jun 202212min