China Stories

By The China Project

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, The Wire China, Week in China, The World o... more

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The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.

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November 04, 2022 [Podcast] Beijing’s favorite Bolshevik
In this excerpt from Destination Peking, abridged and lightly edited for The China Project, author Paul French introduces us to Lev Karakhan, a Bolshevik whose work...
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18min
November 04, 2022 [Podcast] The rise of Empress Dowager Cixi
The Empress Dowager Cixi was only 26 when she took over as China’s ruler. She remained on top for the next half-century. How did she...
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12min
November 01, 2022 [Podcast] Beijingers are tired but resigned to COVID zero
Porta potties, blue fences, and angry old men: What does community lockdown in Beijing look like? Click here to read the article by Anthony Tao...
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8min
November 01, 2022 [Podcast] Fans mourn loss of celebrity wildcat who helped underfunded Chinese zoo out of financial slump
At 3, the endangered feline became an internet sensation and a star attraction at a zoo that was struggling to make ends meet. Click here...
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8min
October 28, 2022 [Podcast] China’s Alamo: The real story behind ‘the 800 heroes’
With the world watching, 400-some Chinese soldiers defended the Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai against hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders. What’s the real story behind...
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9min
October 21, 2022 [Podcast] What led to the burning of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace?
Yuanmingyuan had already been looted by foreign armies earlier in the month. But European powers wanted to further punish the Qing emperor, and so decided...
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10min
October 14, 2022 [Podcast] White Wolf: The great bandit of early Republican China
Considered a Chinese Robin Hood by his followers and a “common pest” by his enemies — to say nothing of bandit, murderer — Bai Lang...
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11min
October 11, 2022 [Podcast] Chinese billionaire Richard Liu settles U.S. sexual assault lawsuit out of court
Financial terms of the settlement, announced in a joint statement from attorneys for both parties on Saturday, were not revealed. Click here to read the...
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8min
October 07, 2022 [Podcast] The coal that powered China to prosperity
In October of 1901, General Zeng Qi asked the emperor of China for permission to open a coal mine. So began a century-long rat race...
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12min
October 04, 2022 [Podcast] The origins of Peking Opera
Ironically for a form that takes a specific location as its name, Peking Opera is best understood as a blend of many different regional styles...
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11min

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How many episodes does China Stories have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.