China Stories

The country has spent more than a decade pouring billions of dollars into youth soccer, but amid lax oversight and a society that prizes higher education, the sport is struggling to move beyond the campus.

Click here to read the article by Wang Bowen and Kelly Wang.

Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.

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China is the largest trading partner to Australia and New Zealand, and that’s clearly top of mind for the leaders of both countries, despite pressure from their Western security allies to get tough on Beijing.

Click here to read the article by Nadya Yeh.

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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Candidates from China face more competitive admissions overseas and an altered job market after graduation.

Click here to read the article by Fan Qiaojia, Han Wenrong and Cai Xuejiao.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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It's hard to know exactly what happened at the Battle of Red Cliffs some 1,800 years ago. But what is agreed upon is that this monumental battle changed Chinese history — and achieved a mythical status that still endures.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Surge in spending around Lunar New Year holiday is fueling optimism tempered by more sober outlooks for some sectors.

Yu Hairong, Cheng Siwei, Fan Qianchan, Wang Liwei and Han Wei.

Narrated by Sylvia Franke.

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China has seen a steep decline in the number of young people willing to get married in recent years. But one surprising group bucks the trend: esports fans.

Fan Yiying and Fan Shuying.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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On February 11, 1958, the People's Republic of China introduced a new system for rendering the Chinese language, using not characters but the Latin alphabet. The move was revolutionary.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Follow a father-son duo who trained some of China’s first internationally certified search-and-rescue dogs, and dream of having a dog for every city.

Click here to read the article by Story FM.

Translated by Ana Padilla Fornieles.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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Seeking the lost northern capital of the Mongol Yuan dynasty.

Click here to read the article by Mads Vesterager Nielsen.

Narrated by Anthony Tao.

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For 13 years, the “China’s Ugliest Buildings” poll has documented the misfires and gambles that defined the country’s urban building spree. What can the results teach us about taste in architecture?

Click here to read the article by You Xudong.

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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