China Stories

A spectacular 115-year-old railway bridge in Yunnan province stands as a reminder of the Chinese workers who died in its construction.

Click here to read the article by Anson Zong-Liscum.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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In the spring of 1926, Nationalists and Communists in China were in a tenuous alliance. While this "First United Front" technically endured until a year later, the beginning of its unraveling can be traced back to a little-remembered event in history, when a warship arrived outside Chiang Kai-shek's office...

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Welcome to the world of Chinese consumer reviews, where fakes lurk round every corner and a “water army” can torpedo e-commerce businesses.

Click here to read the article by Ji Jingjing.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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A brief history of modern Chinese feminism: From anti-foot-binding marches, to the viral sexual harassment cases, and the struggle for reproductive rights.

Click here to read the article by Hatty Liu and Anita He.

Narrated by Sylvia Franke.

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There still isn’t a system in place for Tan Ting to argue in court so she works on spreading legal awareness among the deaf. In China, that’s equally important.

Click here to read the article by Ye Zhanhang.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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The author, a rural development expert, reflects on spending the pandemic setting up a free-range pig farm in a remote Yunnan village.

Click here to read the article by Yang Xingfeng.

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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The legacy of the renowned academic Li Yining who passed away last month will live on in through his ground-breaking theories and efforts to use private capital to revamp how Chinese enterprises were structured in the post-reform era.

Click here to read the article by Yu Hairong.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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The first meeting of a new House committee on China on February 28 signaled that Washington is serious about figuring out the future of the U.S.-China relationship.

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Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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All the great European powers (plus the U.S.) got a slice of China in the late-19th century. All but Italy, that is.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Hebian was one of many Chinese villages that escaped poverty by transforming into a tourist resort. But when the pandemic struck, the village was forced to reinvent itself once again.

Click here to read the article by Li Pasha.

Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.

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