China Stories

Memories from a northeastern Chinese logging camp. Read the article by Yu Guangyi: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/02/the-last-lumberjacks/ 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 .

In China, a sassy chat bot is stealing millions of men’s hearts. It’s also recording their most intimate desires and emotions. Read the article by Zhang Wanqing: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006531/the-ai-girlfriend-seducing-chinas-lonely-men 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...

Four months before June 4, 1989, an unknown artist triggered the state by pulling a trigger. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/an-artist-and-her-gun-in-1989-xiao-lus-accidental-revolt/ Narrated by Alex Colville. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

China’s truckers try to make a living in a dangerous and increasingly competitive industry. Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/11/wheels-of-fortune/ 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 .

On March 19, 1912, about a dozen women armed with pistols, led by Tang Qunying, broke into the parliament in Nanjing, where a framework for the new Republic of China was being hammered out. The women were determined to be heard. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/03/17/a-fight-for-womens-suffrage-in-the-early-days-of-the-chinese-republic/ Narrated by James Carter. See Priv...

Chinese authorities are gradually shifting from policy incentives to market forces to encourage the financial sector's support of greener growth as the country's push toward carbon neutrality creates new investment opportunities. Read the article by Wang Liwei and Peng Qinqin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-03-05/in-depth-how-china-plans-to-harness-market-forces-for-carbon-neutrality-101670771....

With U.S. sanctions biting hard, everyone from Alibaba to appliance king Gree are designing their own chips as a side gig. Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/chinese-companies-make-own-semiconductors 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 .

Those looking for China’s national spirit won’t find it in Xi Jinping’s writing. Read the article by Orville Schell: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/the-soul-of-lu-xun/ 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 .

Top 50 China unicorns ranking reveals it’s all about tech and the ‘Big Four’. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/03/horns-of-plenty/ 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 .

The Chinese Communist Party, in its earliest days, outwardly championed women and their place in the revolution. But one writer — on the heels of International Women's Day in 1942 — had the courage to point out the CCP's hypocrisies and the persistence of patriarchy. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/03/10/ding-lings-thoughts-on-international-womens-day-1942/ Narrated by...

Bytedance Ltd. brought on 40,000 new employees last year. Read the article by Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qian Tong, Qu Yunxu and Timmy Shen: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-02-23/in-depth-behind-bytedances-hiring-binge-101666298.html 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 .

With a new generation increasingly burned out by the “996” grind and liberal platitudes of their elders, can Marxism make a comeback? Read the article by Wang Rui: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006523/fed-up-with-capitalism%2C-young-chinese-brush-up-on-das-kapital# Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

Liu didn't want to pay for extra surgery, even though his doctor insisted it was essential. Read the article by Matthew Walsh: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-02-10/in-depth-scam-surgeries-expose-ills-at-chinas-for-profit-hospitals-101663075.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-...

Xiaomi might be blacklisted in the U.S. But in China, it makes over 1,000 smart home devices, creating a network nobody can match. Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-smart-homes-future 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 .

Chloé Zhao made history when she became the first Asian woman to win Best Director at the Golden Globes on February 28.  Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2021/03/08/song-dandan-chinas-beloved-comic-actress-chloe-zhao/ 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 American business community is determined not to comment on the crackdown in Xinjiang — atrocities the U.S. government has deemed a genocide. But how long can their silence last? Read the article by Katrina Northrop and Eli Binder: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/07/the-xinjiang-silence/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

On the morning of March 2, 1969, 30 or so Chinese soldiers stepped onto a frozen Ussuri River and were confronted by Soviet border guards. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/03/03/how-close-exactly-were-russia-and-china-to-nuclear-war/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...

Throughout Chinese history emperors surrounded their heirs with the most trustworthy of court officials in a bid to ensure the longevity of their dynasty. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/02/the-complete-package/ 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 recent deaths of two young employees of e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo Inc. have raised concerns that the company may be exploiting its employees at the expense of their health, deepening criticism of the Chinese tech sector's punishing work culture. Read the article by Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qian Tong, and Tang Ziyi: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-02-24/in-depth-the-brutal-human-cost-of-pi...

Gu Wei, a perpetrator of domestic abuse turned volunteer and advocate, shares his story. Read the article by Gu Wei: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006898/i-was-the-abuser-in-my-family 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 .

China has a workday crisis: People are working too many hours, and without proper overtime compensation.  Read the article by Lelan Wu: https://supchina.com/2021/02/10/eight-hour-workday-in-china-workers-lobby/ Narrated by Jiayun Feng. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The "Yunnan Outrage" — in which a scouting party led by British diplomat Augustus Margary was ambushed and killed while exploring China's "persistent frontier" — is all but forgotten today. But it had significant implications for Qing rulers. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/02/24/the-margary-affair-and-british-imperialism-on-the-china-myanmar-border/ Narrated by Kaiser...

The streaming site was once a quirky place for young men. Now it's nationalistic and misogynist, and women have had enough. Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/bilibili-misogyny 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 .

Zhang Heng was a genuine polymath whose achievements in science, mathematics, cartography, literature, and the arts make him a towering figure in the popular Chinese imagination. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2021/03/01/chinas-renaissance-man/ Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

A few hours before the sun goes down, Yaojia Road on the outskirts of Nanjing becomes a confluence of beeping vehicles. Read the article by Chen Liang: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2017/02/dark-was-the-night-market/ 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 .