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- [Caixin Global] Why medical students in China are faking their way to a doctor’s license
As physicians-to-be struggle to find the hands-on experience required to take the licensing exam, they are turning to agencies that provide forged qualifications.
Click here to read the article by Zhou Xinda and Wang Xintong.
Narrated by Sylvia Franke.
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13 min - [Sixth Tone] After yet another Liu Cixin adaptation, what’s next for Chinese sci-fi?
Liu’s signature brand of “hard sci-fi” continues to dominate, but a new generation of authors is putting a more traditional spin on the genre.
Click here to read the article by Emily Xueni Jin.
Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.
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10 min - [Caixin Global] One year into Russia-Ukraine war and still no end in sight
The war has sparked an energy crisis in Europe, driven up global inflation and triggered a world-wide grain shortage.
Click here to read the article by Lu Chen, Jing Yuhan and Denise Jia.
Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.
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18 min - [Caixin Global] The questions hanging over ant group
Market watchers wonder when the fintech giant will be able to revive its IPO plans and what it will have to give up to get a financial holding company license — one of the last items on its restructuring to-do list.
Click here to read the article by Liu Ran and Kelsey Cheng.
Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.
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8 min - [The World of Chinese] Post-pandemic, can China’s Winter Olympic town thrive again?
A year on from the Winter Olympic Games, has Zhangjiakou bounced back from the pandemic and lived up to its promise as China’s ski capital?
Click here to read the article by Shao Yefan.
Narrated by Cliff Larsen.
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12 min - [The World of Chinese] Tea total: Is China’s new social media-fueled tea craze more than just a fad?
Once shunned by Chinese youth as old-fashioned and overly formal, tea-drinking is becoming cool again.
Click here to read the article by Tan Yunfei.
Narrated by Anthony Tao.
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17 min - [The China Project] The ‘Empress of China’ and the beginning of U.S.-China trade
On a wintry day in 1784, a schooner docked in New York set sail for Guangzhou. This journey halfway around the globe would take half a year; it marked the beginning of the largest trading relationship that the world has ever known.
Click here to read the article by James Carter.
Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.
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8 min - [The World of Chinese] Anyone seen the son of heaven?
Lost: One Emperor. If found, you can keep him.
Click here to read the article by Jeremiah Jenne.
Narrated by Sylvia Franke.
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9 min - [The China Project] The relocated couriers who risked their health in COVID-ravaged Beijing
When a rapid spread of COVID-19 engulfed Beijing and caused severe delays in package delivery, an army of couriers from other cities were relocated to alleviate the problem. Their bravery has led to a national conversation about privilege and the role of essential workers.
Click here to read the article by Yucheng Tang.
Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.
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11 min - [Sixth Tone] China’s booming new toy market: Hyperrealistic ‘military lego’
Lego has found huge success in recent years by tapping into popular movie franchises like “Star Wars.” Its Chinese rivals are turning to a very different source of inspiration: the People’s Liberation Army.
Click here to read the article by Wu Peiyue and Zhang Liting.
Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.
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About China Stories
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China Stories from the Sinica Network on The China Project brings you audio narration of the best articles and op-eds appearing in Sixth Tone, Caixin Global, Week in China, The World of Chinese,…
and of course The China Project. Subscribe to the podcast and you can listen to features on the go, with narrators who won’t butcher the pronunciation of Chinese names and words.