China Stories

[SupChina] The Chinese Communist Party: Made (partly) in Japan

One underappreciated aspect of the Chinese Communist Party's history, particularly its early history, is how much of it was influenced by Japan.Read the article by John Darwin Van Fleet: https://supch...

30 Jul 202115min

[Week in China] A bad restaurant review

Famed film director Feng Xiaogang’s foodie-female drama struggles.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/a-bad-restaurant-review/ Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at http...

30 Jul 20216min

[The World of Chinese] China's battle for flood control is ancient and ongoing

Every summer, human activity and climate change contribute to deadly floods in China.Read the article by Sam Davies: https://bit.ly/3lax7m5 Narrated by Caroline Agsten.See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

30 Jul 202111min

[Caixin Global] How historic rainfall overwhelmed Zhengzhou

Torrential rain late July 20 ravaged Zhengzhou, turning streets into rivers. Read the article by Wang Mengyao, Qin Minxing, Ge Xinghang, Zhu Tianyi, and Han Wei: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-2...

30 Jul 202112min

[Week in China] Brand nightmare

Is this China’s most costly celebrity scandal ever?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/brand-nightmare/Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

30 Jul 20215min

[Caixin Global] Why Hong Kong could gain from China’s foreign share-sale crackdown

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange may benefit from Beijing’s crackdown on foreign share sales because it doesn’t count as “foreign” under the central government’s new cybersecurity rules.Read the article b...

30 Jul 202110min

[SupChina] The Manchu queue: One hairstyle to rule them all

How did the queue — a hairstyle characterized by a bare forehead and a single long braid of hair — come to define the Qing dynasty, and subject those who wore that hairstyle to mockery from outsiders?...

27 Jul 20219min

[SixthTone] Team China aims to conquer an unfamiliar new sport: Skateboarding

Skateboarding has long been associated with freewheeling self-expression. But China is approaching the new Olympic event with severe, military-like discipline.Read the article by Du Xinyu and Wu Yurui...

27 Jul 202110min