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Country Garden downgrade and Yulin in the headlines over real estate news. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/an-industry-on-the-brink/ Narrated by Sylvia Franke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The global production of semiconductors will be interdependent for at least the next decade. China and the U.S. may want chip self-sufficiency, but neither will be able to achieve that anytime soon. Read the article by Phoebe Boswall: https://supchina.com/2022/07/07/the-global-semiconductor-industry-is-interconnected/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Chinese firms look for new growth in ‘Going Overseas’ trend. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/greener-pastures/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A Chinese woman created over 200 fictional articles on Chinese Wikipedia, writing millions of words of imagined history that went unnoticed for more than 10 years. Read the article by Wu Peiyue: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010653/she-spent-a-decade-writing-fake-russian-history.-wikipedia-just-noticed Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

A new judicial interpretation revises how punishments for artificial breeding of wild animals are decided. But activists say a potential escalation of trafficking is a cause for worry. Read the article by Nie Yiming, Kang Jia and Bruce Shen: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-23/in-depth-chinas-relaxation-of-penalties-for-wildlife-breeding-raises-concerns-101902628.html Narrated b...

China’s record number of new graduates seek employment or further study by any means. Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/how-a-fiercely-competitive-job-market-is-forcing-graduates-to-change-their-plans/ Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People should respect the champion Olympic skier’s contributions to Chinese athletics and her commitment to bridging the gap between China and the United States. Read the article by Yang Wang: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-17/opinion-eileen-gus-mission-for-unity-shows-the-true-meaning-of-sports-101900604.html Narrated by Sylvia Franke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

Public health policymakers making adjustments for evolving virus slash quarantine requirements while retaining ‘Zero-Covid’ strategy. Read the article by Wei Xiaoning, Yu Huanhuan, Li Lin and Chen Xin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-30/analysis-the-balancing-act-behind-chinas-new-covid-control-plan-101905961.html Narrated by Nandini Venkata. See Privacy Policy at https://...

In the Chinese NFT world, reputation and connections prove just as important as in the offline traditional art scene. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/famous-chinese-artists-are-embracing-nfts-can-crypto-natives-catch-up/ Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

For weeks in June 1855, wave after wave of floodwaters laid waste to central China. More than 200,000 people died, while seven million lost their homes. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/06/29/when-the-yellow-river-changes-course/ Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

What is missing is a motive. Read the article by Andrew Liu: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-42/politics/lab-leak-theory-and-the-asiatic-form/ Narrated by Andy Liu. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Office cats were a hot benefit in the recent startup boom. Now that offices are closing, they need a new place to go. Read the article by Tang Yucheng: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010601/office-cats-laid-off-as-companies-close Narrated by Jenny McKenzie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Washington pushes for new law to block US investment in China. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/decoupling-phase-two/ Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Russia attends an annual summit with China. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/a-brics-wall/ Narrated by Sylvia Franke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chinese gamers have embraced survival simulators grounded in the drudgery of daily life. Is that enough to build real solidarity between workers? Read the article by Kong Degang: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010606/how-chinese-studios-are-gamifying-late-capitalism Narrated by Ryan Cunningham. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

A drama focusing on the shifting fortunes of a Chinese family beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, filled with struggle and bittersweet nostalgia, has won over audiences both young and old. Read the article by Brian Wu: https://supchina.com/2022/06/24/a-lifelong-journey-a-family-saga-through-chinas-past-five-decades/ Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Nixon’s translator and veteran diplomat Chas Freeman sat down with Week in China Editor Steven Irvine last week for a wide-ranging conversation on Sino-US tensions, Taiwan invasion prospects, and more. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/interpreting-history/ Narrated by Elyse Ribbons and Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Tencent’s reality TV show pushes eSports further into the mainstream. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/game-show/ Narrated by Jenny McKenzie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Laborers over 50 played a key role in the country’s stunning growth over the decades, but they now face a bleak future in which they’re getting cut off from the job market with little or no unemployment support. Read the article by Fan Qiaojia and Li Hang: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-01/in-depth-millions-of-chinas-migrant-workers-find-themselves-shunned-in-old-age-101893459.html...

China’s Anti-Domestic Violence Law has been on the books since 2016, but the protections it offers abuse victims have proven fragile during lockdowns. Read the article by Ti Tu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010484/in-locked-down-shanghai%2C-a-shadow-pandemic-of-domestic-violence?source=channel_broad Ti Tu is the pseudonym of an anti-domestic violence volunteer. Narrated by Sylvia Franke. S...

Grassroots organizations and social media are filling a wide gap in China’s formal sex education. Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/lets-talk-about-sex-education/ Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brutal assault in Tangshan renews calls for better education on sexual consent in China. Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/the-road-to-consent-culture-in-china/ Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Virus control measures and uncertain opportunities increase mental health burdens of those studying at universities in China. Read the article by Huang Huizhao, Cai Jingyuan and Cai Xuejiao: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-08/in-depth-college-student-depression-hides-anxieties-about-jobs-and-covid-101896504.html Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

A writer on what did — and didn’t — factor into her decision to have kids. Read the article by Xin Weimu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010502/what-it-takes-to-start-a-family-in-covid-era-china?source=channel_broad Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

EV battery firms look to lock in raw materials. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/out-of-africa-8/ Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .