China Stories

Earlier this month, “Z Society,” a Chinese student society focusing on issues related to feminism, gender, and sexual minorities, was one of several campus LGBT groups to have their WeChat public accounts shuttered. Read the article by Zhang Han: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000713/the-challenges-of-leading-an-lgbt-student-society-in-china   Narrated by Anthony Tao. See Privacy Policy at h...

SoftBank was Didi’s biggest shareholder before the IPO, but it had to give up its board seat to clear the way for the U.S. share sale. Read the article by Qian Tong, Liu Caiping, Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qu Yunxu, Luo Meihan, and Denise Jia: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-12/in-depth-how-softbanks-six-year-11-billion-bet-on-didi-turned-sour-101738933.html   Narrated by Caroline Agsten.&...

First it was Alibaba in nationalist crosshairs. Now it's DiDi, which stands accused online of being a "sellout," a "Han traitor" and a "capitalist running dog." Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-nationalists-delete-didi-campaign   Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Kai Tak Airport closed on July 6, 1986. It was one-of-a-kind, requiring pilots to be specially certified in order to make hair-raising landings amid mountains and high-rises.  Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/07/07/there-will-never-be-another-airport-like-hong-kongs-kai-tak/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Fifty years ago, a hand-delivered letter, a clueless ping-pong team and a series of artful signalling efforts led to a U.S-China breakthrough and a new international order. With the two countries again at a nadir, would a reprise of Kissinger-esque negotiations work again? Read the article by Orville Schell: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/11/the-road-to-beijing/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. ...

How a regulatory probe derailed trading debut of ride-hailing giant’s IPO. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/challenging-times-for-didi/ 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 .

As Buddhism gradually compromised to adapt to local conditions — advocating the fulfillment of duty to one’s parents and respect for the monarch, even helping some dynasties establish legal systems or actively serving imperial politics — resistance to its spread weakened significantly. Read the article by Luo Xin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-03/how-buddhism-came-to-ancient-china-despite-d...

More mega IPOs readied on two year-old STAR Market including Syngenta’s. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/shanghais-nasdaq-flourishes/ 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 .

Exploring history under China’s largest man-made lake. Read the article by Zheng Yiwen: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/03/diving-in-the-deep/ Narrated by Anthony Tao. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The career of top diplomat Cui Tiankai is a good way to assess Sino-U.S. ties. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/beijings-beltway-guy/ 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 .

When the bell rings, hundreds of students flood into the canteen in the Longfu Primary School in Du’an county, where they will enjoy a free meal with hot rice, meat stew and vegetable stir fry. Read the article by Huang Huizhao and Han Wei: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-06/cover-story-chinas-10-year-campaign-to-nourish-rural-school-kids-101735834.html Narrated by Heather Mowbray. See Privac...

The G7's agreement on international taxation was groundbreaking — and a major win for Biden. But China could still water down the deal's impact. Read the article by Katrina Northrop: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/06/27/how-china-could-stymie-a-global-tax-deal/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Emperor Taizong was one of China's most powerful and successful rulers, expanding the empire into Central Asia and overseeing the production of a far-reaching legal code. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/06/30/in-the-7th-century-a-chinese-coup-of-shakespearean-proportions/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

A father’s social media post about his son’s clothing choice has been met with lots of love — and a little loathing. Read the article by Zhang Wanqing and Winifred Wang: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007870/he-wore-a-skirt-to-class.-his-dad-backed-him-%E2%80%94-his-school-did-not. Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are in China, competing against a number of ambitious Chinese startups that make plant-based meats. But marketing food products to a nation of gourmets is tricky. Read the article by Chang Che: https://supchina.com/2021/06/25/does-plant-based-meat-have-a-future-in-china/ Narrated by Chang Che. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

China’s fast-rising drone market is changing the landscape of innovation, law enforcement, and entertainment. Read the article by Tina Xu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/12/game-of-drones/ 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 .

While trying to take down a pyramid scheme, a police officer spots a familiar face. Read the article by Zhang Qiang: http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007785/chasing-after-my-father%2C-a-cop-turned-suspect# Narrated by Alex Urist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why China is reining in private sector education companies. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/06/after-school-angst/ 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 .

In the face of daunting economic struggles, the world’s priciest property market just keeps getting more expensive. Read the article by: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-06-23/in-depth-whats-stopping-hong-kong-from-fixing-its-housing-crisis-101730893.html Narrated by Heather Mowbray. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

On June 25, 1900, a Daoist monk made one of the most startling and significant discoveries in archaeological history. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/06/23/abbot-wang-yuanlu-of-dunhuang-villain-or/ 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 .

Tencent’s TV show left in the dust by the Party’s new history drama. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/06/summer-surprise/ 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 .

Kuaishou won over Chinese viewers with cheaply produced, middlebrow dramas meant to be watched on phones. Now Tencent and ByteDance want in. Read the article by Caiwei Chen: https://www.protocol.com/china/kuaishou-short-form-video 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 .

Marjorie Yang has staked much of her textile empire on being socially responsible, and yet her firm, Esquel Group, ended up on the Entity List. Has the U.S. government gone too far by sanctioning Esquel Group? Read the article by Katrina Northrop: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/06/27/hemmed-in/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Semiconductor industry sees surging valuations. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/06/silicon-rally/ 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 .

Millions have opened accounts in the last decade, but China’s banks still strive for financial inclusion. Read the article by Emily Conrad: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2019/01/the-great-unbanked/ 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 .