China Stories
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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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Jan 20, 2023 • 14min
[Caixin Global] Strict rules at home push Chinese metaverse entrepreneurs, investors overseas
The scramble to monetize the metaverse and web3 is in full swing, as a new phase of the internet based on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology takes shape.Click here to read the article by Guo Yingzhe and Guan Cong.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.
Jan 20, 2023 • 8min
[The China Project] A Chinese-run gold mine in Balochistan is making millions, but the locals aren’t getting any of it
Local discontent in Balochistan, Pakistan, is rising as the people who live around a gold and copper mine at Saindak feel excluded from the riches coming out of the ground.Click here to read the article by Syed Fazl-e-Haider.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.
Jan 17, 2023 • 10min
[The World of Chinese] Lights off: China finally takes action on light pollution
China is increasingly trying to tackle light pollution, a side effect of urbanization with severe consequences for human health and the ecosystem.Click here to read the article by Anita He.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.
Jan 17, 2023 • 14min
[Sixth Tone] With jobs at home scarce, young Chinese are heading to Africa
Today’s Chinese graduates are facing the toughest domestic job market in decades. That’s leading many to look further afield for opportunities.Click here to read the article by Li Yijuan.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.
Jan 13, 2023 • 10min
[The World of Chinese] How did China end up celebrating two New Years?
In the early 20th century, China tried to ban its millennia-old lunar calendar in the name of modernity—with mixed success.Click here to read the article by Yang Tingting.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.
Jan 13, 2023 • 6min
[Sixth Tone] How COVID misinformation swamped Chinese social media
Messaging failures and bad incentives have left Chinese social media groaning under a deluge of COVID-related misinformation.Click here to read the article by Cai Yineng.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.
Jan 13, 2023 • 23min
[The World of Chinese] Tough love: Healing the trauma of corporal punishment
As China revises its law on violence against minors, debate lingers over whether physical discipline is still an acceptable parenting method.Click here to read the article by Peixuan Xie.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.
Jan 10, 2023 • 15min
[Sixth Tone] China’s Gen-Z is entering the workforce. Employers are terrified.
Chinese companies have long pressured staff to work grueling hours for no extra pay. Militant Gen-Z staff are fighting back.Click here to read the article by Lars Hamer.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.
Jan 10, 2023 • 10min
[Caixin Global] Historic Middle East Summits cap Xi’s year-end diplomatic push
During a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia, the Chinese president held bilateral meetings with nearly 20 Arab leaders, the highest level diplomatic engagement in the region since the founding of the PRC.Click here to read the article by Wang Zili and Kelly Wang.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.
Jan 6, 2023 • 13min
[The World of Chinese] Canny treat
From imported luxury to detested health hazard to essential Covid lockdown supply, canned fruits have had a complicated relationship with Chinese consumers.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu.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.
