The founder of the Ming dynasty established fiefdoms for all 26 of his sons, who were known as “princes.” From the very beginning, they posed...

In this collection of nine interconnected short stories, characters are constantly moving without really going anywhere. Click here to read the article by William McCormack...

Three Chinese warships made ports of call in Ghana and Nigeria this month, prompting a new wave of speculation about Beijing’s military ambitions in Africa...

Jared and John answer listener questions about learning Chinese such as the effectiveness of extensive reading, habits for Chinese learners, tools for learning word context...

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Tesla and Chinese rivals signal a truce in the EV price war, top property developers see June’s new sales...

This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Elsa Kania, a Ph.D. candidate in Harvard University’s Department of Government and adjunct fellow at the Center for...

The emperor, as “son of heaven,” was meant to mediate between the natural and the supernatural. When dragons were becoming visible to regular folk, as...

On this week’s episode, Chinese entrepreneurs mobilize for an AI race with the U.S., food-delivery giant Meituan buys an AI startup for more than $200...

After nearly two years of painful, drawn-out negotiations, Zambia finally closed a deal to restructure its bilateral external debt. The announcement was made last week...

“With you in charge, I am at ease,” Mao Zedong wrote in a note to his successor, Hua Guofeng. Mao’s trust was misplaced. Click here...