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[Week in China] A losing hand
Macau’s casino sector stunned by the arrest of its top junket boss.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/12/a-losing-hand-2/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
14 Des 202113min
[Sixth Tone] Scammers are using dating apps to extort China’s gay men
Experts say the lack of legal protection and stigma faced by the LGBT community have emboldened the fraudsters who exploit them.Read the article by Zhang Wanqing: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/100912...
14 Des 202112min
[Protocol China] DiDi’s delisting is China’s new normal
DiDi may be a guinea pig in a transition to tougher data security oversight.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/didi-delist-implications-regulatory-trapNarrated by Kaiser Kuo.S...
14 Des 20217min
[The Wire China] America’s open secret
Ever since FDR's tenure, the U.S. government has periodically questioned, and then affirmed, its hands-off approach to American universities. China's rise changed all that.Read the article by Matt Sch...
14 Des 202128min
[The World of Chinese] The low bar for online defamation in China
Several women have been falsely accused of promiscuity and “money worship” online, highlighting a lack of legal protection against internet rumors.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.thewor...
10 Des 202111min
[SupChina] Wei Jingsheng’s ‘fifth modernization’: Democracy
"The answer is obvious," Wei Jingsheng wrote in a lengthy essay posted to the Democracy Wall just west of Tiananmen Square. "The Chinese people should not have followed the path they did."Read the art...
10 Des 202113min
[Week in China] The Kim factor
Kardashian makes push into China while 9,000 store local firm goes bust.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/12/the-kim-factor/Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://a...
10 Des 20216min
[Caixin Global] Chinese firms hype metaverse ambitions, official grumbling aside
Tech and gaming companies are pouring cash into their vision for the immersive VR world, but regulators appear to be eyeing the business with suspicion.Read the article by Kelsey Cheng, Guan Cong and ...
10 Des 202113min
