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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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Dec 7, 2022 • 10min
[The China Project] The Formosa Incident: The protest that sparked Taiwan’s democracy
In the wake of widespread protests across China last month, the successes of Taiwan’s democratic protests in 1979 provide an interesting parallel.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.
Dec 6, 2022 • 9min
[The China Project] Five lesser-known facts about Jiang Zemin that Chinese internet users are fondly remembering him for
The death on Wednesday of China’s former leader Jiang Zemin has prompted an outpouring of nostalgia on the internet, with many tributes from young Chinese focusing on the contrast between Jiang’s governing style and flamboyant personality and those of his successors.Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan.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.
Dec 6, 2022 • 8min
[Sixth Tone] Hunting down China’s internet trolls
The author, a journalist, recalls her experiences tracking down and questioning notorious online trolls.Click here to read the article by Wei Qian.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.
Dec 2, 2022 • 11min
[Sixth Tone] The wild and wooly history of China’s panda diplomacy
Ahead of this year’s World Cup, China made its first-ever loan of pandas to a Middle Eastern nation. But what is by now a well-oiled machine began in far more haphazard fashion.Click here to read the article by Liu Xiaochen.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.
Dec 2, 2022 • 11min
[The China Project] After the KMT’s local elections victory, what’s next for Taiwan?
The Taiwanese party that favors closer ties to Beijing just won 13 of the 21 contested city mayor and county chief seats in Taiwan. The author, who recently visited Taiwan, muses on the future of this self-governed island.Click here to read the article by Rong Xiaoqing.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.
Dec 1, 2022 • 9min
[The China Project] The China Bowl: When Army and Navy played football in Shanghai
The Army-Navy game is one of the most honored traditions in college football. It's usually played in Philadelphia…but not always.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.
Nov 29, 2022 • 8min
[The World of Chinese] Larder than life: Pork fat with rice brings memories of a bygone era
A taste of opulence that supported generations of Chinese through an age of scarcity.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu.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.
Nov 29, 2022 • 15min
[The China Project] Is China losing GDP religion?
For the last four decades, the Chinese government has measured its performance almost religiously with one metric: GDP growth. But the GDP God is falling, and it’s not certain that the Deity of Security can replace it, argues Jeremy Wallace, author of the new book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts.Click here to read the article by Jeremy Wallace.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.
Nov 25, 2022 • 36min
[The World of Chinese] I was a funeral home worker, making sales pitches about death
Staking out hospitals, meeting body quotas: a “body transporter” shares his memories from the competitive undertaking of death.Click here to read the article by Renjian the Livings.Translated by Nathaniel J. Gan.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.
Nov 25, 2022 • 6min
[Sixth Tone] Kids’ role-playing games: New learning tool or tutoring in disguise?
The new genre is attracting parents wanting to indulge their children in largely prohibited extracurricular lessons.Click here to read the article by Li Xin.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.
