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China’s once-in-a-decade census showed an ultra-low fertility rate, a shrinking labor force and a rapidly aging population, alerting policymakers of the urgent need for significant changes to reverse or at least ease a dramatic plunge in population that could sap economic growth. Read the article by Ma Danmeng, Huang Huizhao, Deng Yiyun and Denise Jia: https://ww...

More than anyone except Mao Zedong himself, Jiang Qing — Mao’s wife — represented the violence and extremism of the Cultural Revolution. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/05/19/the-death-of-jiang-qing-a-k-a-madame-mao/ 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 .

In the villages of Nanjiang, one in three mothers receives a tub of so-called “national milk” for free every month. Read the article by Huang Huizhao, Ma Danmeng, Sha Sha and Shi Yi: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-05-14/in-depth-milk-powder-pushers-persuading-rural-mothers-not-to-breastfeed-101712993.html Narrated by Heather Mowbray. See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Mengniu marketing tactic backfires as TV show gets banned over milk waste. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/05/down-the-drain/ 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 .

An unlikely friendship with Chinese artist Zhang Chongren helped the creator of the Belgian comic strip defy stereotypes—in 1934. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/04/tintins-chinese-change-up/ 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 .

Ant’s deceptive branding, conflicts of interest, and predatory lending behavior fostered a vicious cycle that called for state intervention. Read the article by Nan Li and John Darwin Van Fleet: https://supchina.com/2021/05/18/ants-road-to-redemption-how-the-fintech-giant-can-save-itself/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

The 1905 Anti-American Boycott illustrates not only the Chinese refusal to passively accept the racist legal regime in the United States, but finds unusual resonance as another anti-Western boycott gathers momentum in China, this time with a much more complex ethical calculus. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/05/12/chinas-anti-american-boycott-of-1905/ Narrated by Kaiser...

China is now the world’s largest armed drone exporter. And when it comes to the future of war, that might present a problem for the United States. Read the article by Eli Binder: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/the-drone-dealer/ 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 .

The country’s extremely online feminists are ditching movement building to go all-in on shaming people for their lack of ‘uterine morality.’ Read the article by Li Jun: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007117/the-curious-case-of-chinas-feminist-eugenicists Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

When aspiring fashion designer Vladislav Sidorov, aka Lelush, reluctantly agreed to be on a Chinese reality show, he expected to be voted off immediately. Instead, he survived until the final vote. Read the article by Ding Yining: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007318/russian-man-overjoyed-to-finally-lose-chinese-talent-show Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

In the early days of the Chinese Communist Party when it was struggling for survival, Zhu De marched alongside Mao Zedong. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2021/05/10/zhu-was-first-the-rise-and-fall-of-commander-in-chief-zhu-de/ 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-in...

My accidental connection with Mao’s good soldier. Read the article by Andrea Worden: https://chinachannel.org/2021/03/05/missing-lei-feng/ Narrated by Andrea Worden. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On May 6, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed a law that for the first time singled out a specific nation — China — and denied its citizens entry into the United States. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/05/05/u-s-china-relations-at-the-time-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

The Tesla-China love affair isn’t winding down just yet. But that may change as autonomous driving — and its requisite data hoarding — ramps up. Read the article by Brent Crane: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/09/teslas-china-endgame/ 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 .

Guo Qing’s second-grade son often stays up until 11 p.m. struggling through his math homework, which is usually as hard as fourth-grade work, the Beijing father says. Read the article by Ding Jie, Huang Huizhao and Denise Jia: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-03-29/cover-story-wheres-the-pressure-on-schoolkids-coming-from-101681656.html Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Poli...

Really — at least, when it comes to corporations collecting data. A major draft law could end the free-for-all in the world's largest market. Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-privacy-laws-surpass-usa 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 .

As violent juvenile crime rocks the headlines, China debates: How young is too young to lock up? Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/04/chinese-juvenile-justice-system/ 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 .

If there is a single climactic moment in Philippe Paquet’s exhaustive, colorful account of the life of the writer Simon Leys, it occurs on a staid French television show about books.  Read the article by Josh Freedman: https://chinachannel.org/2018/03/19/simon-leys/ Narrated by Josh Freedman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

In 1955, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was the target of an assassination attempt by the KMT in what has become known as the "Kashmir Princess" incident, named after a passenger plane that was rigged with a time bomb. Sixteen people died, but Zhou was not among them. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/04/14/the-assassination-attempt-of-zhou-enlai/ Narrated by Wu Wenluo. See P...

In China’s fledgling pro wrestling promotions, the villains are deadbeat foreign teachers and fighters compete for a “Belt and Road” belt. But can they replicate the success of World Wrestling Entertainment? Read the article by Kenrick Davis: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007231/the-wrestlers-fighting-to-build-a-chinese-wwe Narrated by Anthony Tao. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

“Treat your wealth like your lover,” said Li Xueqin, a popular Chinese stand-up comic. “You can neither leave it alone nor bother it all the time, or you’ll get dumped.” Audiences roar. Read the article by Han Wei and Timmy Shen: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-04-17/in-depth-stand-up-comedians-cheer-up-chinese-audiences-101692235.html Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

The fight to stem hate speech and online abuse in China. Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2019/10/tackling-the-trolls/ 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 .

Seeking enlightenment and energy drinks in Shangri-la. Read the article by Alec Ash: https://chinachannel.org/2021/03/15/shangri-la/ 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 .

Elliott Broidy’s efforts to lobby the president came close to succeeding, exposing gaps in the system. Read the article by David Barboza: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/04/25/peddling-the-president/ 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 .

The app-for-everything dominates digital life in China, but contenders to the throne are sharpening their swords. Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/chinas-next-wechat 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 .