China Stories

From “Water Margin” to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” it was the setting of some of China’s best-loved works of fiction and fantasy. But does anyone still care about the “jianghu”?

Click here to read the article by Cai Yiwen.

Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.

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Two months after President Tsai Ing-wen’s resignation as chairperson, what do we know about the future of Taiwan's ruling party?

Click here to read the article by Itamar Waksman.

Narrated by Sylvia Franke.

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With Ma pulling further back from the reins of his e-commerce empire after ceding control of Ant Group, all eyes are watching to see if relations with the government can be patched up.

Click here to read the article by Shen Xinyue, Qu Yunxu, Zhang Erchi, Yang Jinxi, Guan Cong and Denise Jia.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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Beyond the suffering inflicted on tens of thousands of people, the Hu Weiyong purge fundamentally reshaped Ming government, concentrating power in the person of the emperor.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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Supply of the key raw material for electric car batteries looks set to catch up with demand, as a flood of investment into mining the metal foreshadows an impending glut.

Click here to read the article by Lu Yutong and Guo Yingzhe.

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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China has had its fair share of severe earthquakes over the centuries, most recently in Sichuan in 2008 and Tangshan in 1976. But the largest in its history happened this week during the Ming dynasty.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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Home repossessions have more than tripled in China since 2019, leaving families in dire situations.

Click here to read the article by Chang Minxiao and Fan Yiying.

Narrated by Sylvia Franke.

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After China scaled back pandemic controls, a surge in severe infections left the hospitals and medical staff reeling.

Click here to read the article by Jiang Moting, Cui Xiaotian and Wang Xintong.

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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Record store owner Paul Au has escaped the Vietnam War, slept in the streets, and weathered two pandemics to pursue his passion for vinyl.

Click here to read the article by Roman Kierst.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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Often portrayed as the result of a revolutionary pro-literacy movement, many “simplified” characters have existed for hundreds of years.

Click here to read the article by Liu Yuli.

Narrated by Sylvia Franke.

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