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[The China Project] Once banned, Mandarin learning in Indonesia on the rise amid improving ties with China
Indonesia suspended diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China from 1967 to 1990 and restricted Chinese-language lessons and literature. But the two countries now have robust political a...
5 Sep 202315min
[The China Project] The ‘near miracle’ that was China’s first modern treaty with a European state
The Treaty of Nerchinsk established a border between Manchu China and Romanov Russia. It was negotiated in a remote region between two sides that distrusted each other and with deeply different concep...
30 Aug 202310min
[Rest of World] Hong Kong politicians are making a splash on Chinese social media – and finding mainland fans
Chinese social media like Weibo and Xiaohongshu have become places for Hong Kong government officials to connect with mainland users.Click here to read the article by Joshua Yang.Narrated by Elyse Rib...
29 Aug 20237min
[Caixin Global] Yi Gang’s legacy after five years running China’s central bank
The former PBOC governor, who stepped down last month, spearheaded interest rate reform, helped reduce risks in the financial system, and supported the green and digital transformation of the financia...
29 Aug 202314min
[Sixth Tone] The Cold Reality of China’s Vanishing Glaciers
As temperatures rise, the melting of the unique Urumqi Glacier No. 1 can be slowed but not stopped, experts say.Click here to read the article by The Paper.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy ...
25 Aug 202322min
[Sixth Tone] AI is booming in China, but its grads are trapped in a talent gap
Despite a talent shortfall in China’s tech industry, fresh graduates from AI programs across the country say they’re stuck in the mud amid a mismatch in skills and job requirements.Click here to read ...
25 Aug 202314min
[The China Project] China’s ‘southern disaster’: France lays waste to a Qing fleet
A French sneak attack in 1884 led to a fundamental misunderstanding of Qing technological prowess. It’s time to reexamine the popular — but simplistic, if not outright wrong — idea that China’s milita...
23 Aug 202310min
[Sixth Tone] For this rural county, internet fame is about more than just money
One of the last counties in China to be lifted from poverty, Rongjiang County in Guizhou province has gone viral because of its village soccer league. Though the huge tourism influx has boosted the lo...
22 Aug 202314min
