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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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Apr 7, 2023 • 7min
[The China Project] High-level talks between China and Japan, but no results
China and Japan are talking again, but relations will probably deteriorate over Beijing’s growing military presence in disputed territories, Tokyo’s crackdown on advanced chipmaking gear, and a detained Japanese businessman.Click here to read the article by Nadya Yeh.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.
Apr 6, 2023 • 10min
[The China Project] The Tiananmen protests officially called a ‘revolutionary movement’
When a million people converged on Tiananmen Square on April 4-5, 1976, to mourn Zhou Enlai, authorities used violence to disperse the gathering. Two years later, the central government reassessed the events of those days.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 4, 2023 • 10min
[The China Project] The RESTRICT Act could unite TikTok, Tucker Carlson, and Shein
New proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress could stop foreign tech companies from operating in the U.S. Everyone’s talking about TikTok — but the implications for Chinese companies are much broader. Not even Tucker Carlson likes it.Click here to read the article by Eduardo Jaramillo.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.
Mar 31, 2023 • 9min
[The China Project] ‘An imperial railway failure’: France’s disastrous colonization project on the China-Vietnam border
As many as 100,000 laborers died in the construction of the Kunming–Haiphong railway, which opened on April 1, 1910. The cost was not worth it.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.
Mar 31, 2023 • 10min
[Caixin Global] Core of Guangzhou’s textile industry is being shattered
The city is relocating parts of Zhongda market, a decades-old fabric trading and manufacturing hub, 100 kilometers away. But not everyone is on board.Click here to read the article by Wang Jing and Kelsey Cheng.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.
Mar 31, 2023 • 15min
[The World of Chinese] Fertile ground: Sperm banks in China struggle to meet growing demand
Demand for sperm banks is rising, but young men struggle to meet tough technical and societal standards to donate.Click here to read the article by Wang Jiawei.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.
Mar 28, 2023 • 8min
[Sixth Tone] Young Chinese ask: Does this life spark joy?
In growing online communities devoted to minimalism, young Chinese swap tricks for scoring bargains or cutting down on unnecessary purchases. But the real motivation is regaining a sense of control in an uncertain world.Click here to read the article by Shao Wenjun.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.
Mar 28, 2023 • 10min
[Rest of World] Same-sex couples from China are getting married in Utah over Zoom
Utah County introduced weddings over Zoom during the pandemic, unintentionally providing a valuable service for China's LGBTQ+ community.Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou.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.
Mar 28, 2023 • 8min
[Sixth Tone] Hong Kong’s ‘daigou’ trade is back. But this time, it has reversed.
For years, Chinese “daigou” made money by bringing hard-to-find luxury products from Hong Kong to the mainland. Now, as the city’s borders reopen, they are ferrying goods in the other direction.Click here to read the article by Wu Peiyue.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.
Mar 24, 2023 • 13min
[The World of Chinese] Remembering the deadliest bridge on the Yunnan-Vietnam railway
A spectacular 115-year-old railway bridge in Yunnan province stands as a reminder of the Chinese workers who died in its construction.Click here to read the article by Anson Zong-Liscum.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.
