The global production of semiconductors will be interdependent for at least the next decade. China and the U.S. may want chip self-sufficiency, but neither will...

For weeks in June 1855, wave after wave of floodwaters laid waste to central China. More than 200,000 people died, while seven million lost their...

A drama focusing on the shifting fortunes of a Chinese family beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, filled with struggle and bittersweet...

Marking the second anniversary of “TWICH.” Read the article by James Carter:  https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/08/a-comprehensive-mirror-two-years-of-this-week-in-chinas-history/ Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. China Stories is published twice weekly, on Tuesday...

On May 30, 1626, an imperial armory just west of the Forbidden City exploded with a force rivaling that of the atomic bomb dropped on...

The “99-year lease” may be the most bureaucratic of euphemisms for colonization. Those leases followed the arrival of foreign troops and gunboats, but by “negotiating”...

Yangzhou in the Yangtze River Delta is an ancient city that reached its greatest prominence during the Ming dynasty. When the Qing invaded, it was...

Despite competition from rail, road, and river, the through train remained the most comfortable and efficient means of getting between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, bridging...

The story of the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty is a reminder not only of the perils of royalty in the 12th century...

A brief history of Chinese-language graffiti. Read the article by Neocha:  https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/03/tagging-along/ This article was originally published on Neocha and is republished with permission. Narrated by Cliff...