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[Week in China] The great reconfiguration

Is the global supply chain set to be reshaped after Shanghai’s lockdown?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/05/the-great-reconfiguration/Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at htt...

3 Juni 202218min

[Caixin Global] As mass Covid testing becomes China’s new normal, debate grows over who pays

National Healthcare Security Administration says local medical insurance funds shouldn’t be used for large-scale programs.Read the article by Liu Denghui, Dong Hui and Zhang Yukun: https://www.caixing...

3 Juni 20228min

[The World of Chinese] Court confidential

China’s emperors were no strangers to the curse of bad data—and built their own secret system to avoid it.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2018/02/court-confidenti...

31 Maj 20229min

[Caixin Global] Coal, once a boon, turns Chinese rustbelt city into a bust

As the golden years of mining fade, the resource-depleted city of Hegang is struggling to survive.Read the article by Cheng Siwei and Zhang Yukun: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-10/in-depth-coal...

31 Maj 202222min

[Sixth Tone] Train to Chengdu: Two students reflect on leaving Shanghai

Many are setting off for their hometowns with mixed feelings.Read the article by Luo Meihan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010413/train-to-chengdu-two-students-reflect-on-leaving-shanghai-?source=ch...

31 Maj 20226min

[Caixin Global] ‘I must leave Shanghai’ — Tales of train station frustration

With the city easing lockdowns, residents flocked to Hongqiao Railway Station to proceed with travel plans that had been hijacked by Covid restrictions.Read the article by Zhang Shufan, Bao Zhiming an...

31 Maj 20225min

[Sixth Tone] Is studying overseas losing its allure for Chinese students?

Some Chinese students have spent years preparing to apply for international universities. Two years into a global pandemic, they’re asking if it’s still worth it.Read the article by Zhu Jingyi and Ni ...

27 Maj 202220min

[SupChina] France’s Hong Kong: The leased territory of Guangzhouwan

The “99-year lease” may be the most bureaucratic of euphemisms for colonization. Those leases followed the arrival of foreign troops and gunboats, but by “negotiating” leases, rather than compelling s...

27 Maj 20229min