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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, Week in China, The World of Chinese, and of course The China Project. Subscribe to the podcast and you can listen to features on the go, with narrators who won’t butcher the pronunciation of Chinese names and words.
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May 2, 2023 • 10min
[Rest of World] AI is already taking video game illustrators’ jobs in China
“AI is developing at a speed way beyond our imagination. Two people could potentially do the work that used to be done by 10.”Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
May 2, 2023 • 14min
[Caixin Global] China’s EV battery boom goes bust
The rush to build up capacity as vehicle sales surged over the last few years has led to an overhang that resulted in production and job cuts, as well as falling prices.Lu Yutong, Qu Yunxu and Bonnie Cao.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
May 2, 2023 • 10min
[Rest of World] How Temu topped the U.S. app charts by turning shopping into a game
E-commerce giant PDD Holdings' U.S. app hooks customers with referral giveaways.Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou.Narrated by Mina Greb.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 28, 2023 • 14min
[The China Project] Sanmao and her ‘Stories of the Sahara’
Celebrating one of Taiwan's greatest writers.Click here to read the article by Neocha.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 27, 2023 • 9min
[The China Project] Remembering the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising against the Qing
The Yellow Flower Mound Uprising, also known as the Second Guangzhou Uprising, may have failed, but its legacy is now celebrated in mainstream Chinese culture. Here's how it happened.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 25, 2023 • 10min
[Sixth Tone] China is trying to boost fertility. Can its sperm banks keep up?
Although sometimes talked about as a solution to the country’s falling birth rate, the country’s assisted reproductive technology facilities, including sperm banks, aren’t ready for prime time.Click here to read the article by Ayo Wahlberg.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 25, 2023 • 9min
[The World of Chinese] A year after my father’s death, I finally made it home to mourn
Stories of two post-Covid homecomings to mourn loved ones and sweep the tombs on Qingming Festival.Click here to read the article by Wang Lin.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 25, 2023 • 11min
[Sixth Tone] Standing tall: A runner’s unlikely journey to the top — of trees
A national tree climbing champion, Yu Yanling now runs her own company, organizes climbing competitions, and teaches the art to adults and children.Click here to read the article by Li Pasha.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 21, 2023 • 10min
[Caixin Global] New business comes with old risks for China’s struggling tutoring industry
Sales of ‘learning tablets’ helped keep companies going after the crackdown on for-profit education, but looming regulation and growing competition show the shift is no cure-all.Click here to read the article by Guan Cong and Wang Bowen.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 19, 2023 • 8min
[The China Project] The complex legacy of the Doolittle Raid and U.S.-China allyship
In 1942, a band of American pilots conducted a daring bombing run over Japan, with the plan to land in airfields set up in China. The mission "succeeded" thanks to the assistance of Chinese civilians who sheltered and guided the pilots — and who suffered immeasurably for their kindness.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
