China Stories

Indonesia suspended diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China from 1967 to 1990 and restricted Chinese-language lessons and literature. But the two countries now have robust political and commercial connections, and large numbers of young Indonesians are learning Mandarin.

Click here to read the article by Randy Mulyanto.

Narrated by Sylvia Franke.

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The Treaty of Nerchinsk established a border between Manchu China and Romanov Russia. It was negotiated in a remote region between two sides that distrusted each other and with deeply different conceptions of both diplomacy and politics — and somehow withstood the test of time.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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The former PBOC governor, who stepped down last month, spearheaded interest rate reform, helped reduce risks in the financial system, and supported the green and digital transformation of the financial sector.

Click here to read the article by Huo Kan and Zhang Yukun.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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Chinese social media like Weibo and Xiaohongshu have become places for Hong Kong government officials to connect with mainland users.

Click here to read the article by Joshua Yang.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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As temperatures rise, the melting of the unique Urumqi Glacier No. 1 can be slowed but not stopped, experts say.

Click here to read the article by The Paper.

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

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Despite a talent shortfall in China’s tech industry, fresh graduates from AI programs across the country say they’re stuck in the mud amid a mismatch in skills and job requirements.

Click here to read the article by Ye Zhanhang.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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A French sneak attack in 1884 led to a fundamental misunderstanding of Qing technological prowess. It’s time to reexamine the popular — but simplistic, if not outright wrong — idea that China’s military losses to Europe (and, later, Japan) owed to its inability to modernize.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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One of the last counties in China to be lifted from poverty, Rongjiang County in Guizhou province has gone viral because of its village soccer league. Though the huge tourism influx has boosted the local economy, for locals, it is not just money that drives their fervor for the sport.

Click here to read the article by Li Xin.

Narrated by Anthony Tao.

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The Budding Market for Microscopic Organ Testing - ‘Organoid-on-a-chip’ has already been used to evaluate Covid vaccine efficacy in China, but a lack of regulation means the uptake of the niche technology is lagging behind the West.

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

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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