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[Sixth Tone] The all-too complicated history of simplified Chinese
Often portrayed as the result of a revolutionary pro-literacy movement, many “simplified” characters have existed for hundreds of years.Click here to read the article by Liu Yuli.Narrated by Sylvia Fr...
27 Jan 20238min
[The China Project] From state secret to city staple: China opens its first subway
Subways have become a dime a dozen in 21st century Chinese cities, another box the country can tick off on its list of modernizations. But China’s first public subway was a disruptive challenge, both ...
20 Jan 20237min
[Caixin Global] Strict rules at home push Chinese metaverse entrepreneurs, investors overseas
The scramble to monetize the metaverse and web3 is in full swing, as a new phase of the internet based on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology takes shape.Click here to read the article by Guo Yin...
20 Jan 202313min
[The China Project] A Chinese-run gold mine in Balochistan is making millions, but the locals aren’t getting any of it
Local discontent in Balochistan, Pakistan, is rising as the people who live around a gold and copper mine at Saindak feel excluded from the riches coming out of the ground.Click here to read the artic...
20 Jan 20237min
[The World of Chinese] Lights off: China finally takes action on light pollution
China is increasingly trying to tackle light pollution, a side effect of urbanization with severe consequences for human health and the ecosystem.Click here to read the article by Anita He.Narrated by...
17 Jan 202310min
[Sixth Tone] With jobs at home scarce, young Chinese are heading to Africa
Today’s Chinese graduates are facing the toughest domestic job market in decades. That’s leading many to look further afield for opportunities.Click here to read the article by Li Yijuan.Narrated by K...
17 Jan 202314min
[The World of Chinese] How did China end up celebrating two New Years?
In the early 20th century, China tried to ban its millennia-old lunar calendar in the name of modernity—with mixed success.Click here to read the article by Yang Tingting.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See...
13 Jan 20239min
[Sixth Tone] How COVID misinformation swamped Chinese social media
Messaging failures and bad incentives have left Chinese social media groaning under a deluge of COVID-related misinformation.Click here to read the article by Cai Yineng.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.Se...
13 Jan 20236min
