China Stories

[Week in China] Losing influence

Shockwaves as livestreaming celebrities hit by heavy fines for tax evasion.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/01/losing-influence/Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at http...

11 Jan 20227min

[The Wire China] Who’s the boss?

A lawsuit against NYU Shanghai has exposed some of the tensions — and limitations — of American universities operating in China.Read the article by Anastasiia Carrier: https://www.thewirechina.com/202...

11 Jan 202225min

[SupChina] China’s ‘five-anti’ campaign of 1952

The tactics employed in the movement, which ostensibly targeted corruption among business owners, foreshadowed the Chinese Communist Party's dark excesses in the decades to come.Read the article by Ja...

7 Jan 202210min

[Sixth Tone] The hole at the heart of Chinese archaeology

As Chinese archaeology enters its second century, its practitioners must ask themselves what, exactly, they’re trying to accomplish: prove a historical narrative, or write an archaeological one?Read t...

7 Jan 20229min

[Sixth Tone] China’s soccer dream has turned into a debt-addled nightmare

Just a few years ago, Chinese Super League teams were outspending Europe’s leading superclubs. Now, they can’t even afford to pay their own players.Read the article by Feng Zhen: https://www.sixthtone...

7 Jan 202216min

[The World of Chinese] Green train blues

Ten hours on China’s mobile public forum.Read the article by Hatty Liu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2017/04/green-train-blues/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

4 Jan 202215min

[Protocol China] China’s nationalistic cancel culture is out of control

Chinese social media became a lot more nationalist and uglier this year. And it could be even uglier in the future.Read the article by Protocol China Staff: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-nation...

4 Jan 20228min

[The Wire China] Flagged for security

Beijing-based Nuctech is known as “the Huawei of airport security.” But will it face the same backlash?Read the article by Brent Crane: https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/01/02/flagged-for-security/Nar...

4 Jan 202223min