China Stories

Marketing language often refers to the future, not the present — and drivers in both countries are getting confused, and sometimes hurt. Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/nio-self-driving-accident 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 dating platform matches high earners who have everything—except love. Read the article by May: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/08/swipe-high-inside-shanghais-elite-dating-world/ 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 .

Quànjiǔ 劝酒 is a common social phenomenon derived from East Asian society, where personal connections are more important than agreements and contracts. Read the article by Nie Huihua: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-08-10/opinion-why-chinas-forced-drinking-culture-is-worse-than-you-think-101753141.html Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

A photo on cryptocurrency has captured much public attention in China. Read the article by Wei Wuhui: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-08-14/weekend-long-read-how-a-caixin-photo-starts-debate-on-the-value-of-nfts-101754829.html Narrated by Heather Mowbray. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As Jack Ma and other company leaders lay low, Lei Jun is becoming the most beloved tech figure in China. Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/xiaomi-viral-speech 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 .

From a salt substitute in China’s impoverished southwest to a fixture on tables nationwide, chili peppers have come a long way over the past 400 years. Read the article by Cao Yu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007963/how-the-chili-pepper-conquered-china Narrated by Sylvia Franke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

How a low-ranking Han dynasty courtier came to be known as the founder of the Silk Road. Read the article by Savannah Billman: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/08/rediscovering-zhang-qian/ 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 .

Prior to 1862, there had been no formal relations between China and Japan since the 1500s. When Japan sent a delegation to stay in Shanghai for two months, the encounter between cultures was nearly as stark as the first encounters between Westerners and China. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/08/11/the-start-of-modern-sino-japanese-relations/ Narrated by John Darwin Van...

The “super app” Meituan boasts a valuation of $180 billion, trailing only Alibaba and Tencent in the Chinese tech space. But with success and size has come scrutiny. Read the article by Brent Crane: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/15/special-delivery/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

After largely controlling the Covid-19 pandemic for 20 months, China’s “zero-case” strategy is facing its biggest challenge yet: the highly transmissible and virulent delta variant. Read the article by Ma Danmeng, Wang Lijun, Zhao Jinzhao, Xu Wen, Liu Denghui, Cao Yuan, Zhang Jinning, and Denise Jia: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-08-09/cover-story-how-should-china-respond-to-the-delta-variant-...

In 1984, the PRC defied a Soviet boycott to attend its first Olympics in 32 years. Read the article by Sam Davies: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/G5Q5-FNGbHUP1cN6Lqit1A 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 .

As floods struck the city of Zhengzhou, hundreds of commuters were left trapped inside a subway train as the waters rose. Fourteen died. Sixth Tone investigates how the tragedy unfolded — and how it could have been prevented. Read the article by Yuan Ye: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008196/inside-the-subway-disaster-that-killed-14-in-central-china See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

China-concept stocks are inevitably in for a bumpy ride. Investors have suffered losses and even if they can see some of the logic behind China’s governance, they will still have questions that are difficult to get answers to for some time. Written by Ren Yi: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-30/opinion-the-who-what-and-why-of-chinas-regulatory-crackdown-101746931.html Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. S...

Confident, vocal, and performative, China’s patriotic fervor has grown up a lot over the past decade. And with self-interest coexisting with sentiment, it will be dismissed or underestimated at our peril. Read the article by Alec Ash: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/08/chinas-new-nationalism/   Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Venture capitalists are rushing into Dongguan, once "factory to the world." Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/dongguan-robotics-startup   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 .

Celebrities compelled to show their support with flood relief donations. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/the-art-of-giving/ 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 .

China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army, traces its founding to a 1927 rebellion designed largely as a last-ditch effort to boost morale after a purge by the Kuomintang had killed at least 90% of the members of the Chinese Communist Party. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/08/04/the-nanchang-uprising-and-the-birth-of-the-pla/ Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet. See...

Could molten salt reactors soon be added to China’s nuclear network? Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/the-future-of-fission/ 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 .

China is well-poised to maintain its position as the world’s factory by virtue of its advantages in big data, AI, automation and intelligent production capacity. Read the article by Kai-fu Lee: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-24/weekly-must-read-five-ways-ai-will-put-china-ahead-101744996.html Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

Launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2018, the China Initiative is a government program gone rogue. Will it be shut down after the suspensions of half a dozen investigations ended without prosecution or any evidence of wrongdoing? Read the article by Yiwen Lu: https://supchina.com/2021/07/26/a-scientists-future-hangs-in-the-balance-after-another-failure-of-the-china-initiative/ Narrated b...

The official death toll from the flooded Zhengzhou metro has climbed to 14, while 71 people have died in the province so far. Read the article by Fu Beimeng and Jiang Yaling: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008099/a-wifes-search-for-missing-husband-in-zhengzhou-takes-tragic-turn Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

Will Faraday Future now deliver – having finally gone public on Nasdaq? Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/chinas-houdini-returns/ Narrated by Caroline Agsten. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's part of an attempt to fix education inequality and address a looming demographic crisis. Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-edtech-crackdown-education-inequality 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 .

At the end of the 19th century, Qing China and the Empire of Japan collided in Korea when the sinking of a steamboat marked the descent into the First Sino-Japanese War. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/07/28/the-sinking-of-the-kowshing-and-chinas-catastrophic-first-war-with-japan/   Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

As policymakers and business leaders in both the U.S. and China rev up electric-vehicle production, they find themselves reliant on the insecure supply of a raw material critical to both countries’ economies. Read the article by Michael Schuman: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/01/the-lithium-liability/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...