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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Oct 11, 2022 • 12min
[Caixin Global] Why China’s regulators have cough medicine in their sights
Abusing over-the-counter medications to get high is easy in China due to the prevalence of online pharmacies and delivery apps.Click here to read the article by Jiang Moting, Fan Qiaojia, Chen Pengduo and Kelly Wang.Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 11, 2022 • 7min
[The China Project] Chinese billionaire Richard Liu settles U.S. sexual assault lawsuit out of court
Financial terms of the settlement, announced in a joint statement from attorneys for both parties on Saturday, were not revealed.Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan.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.
Oct 7, 2022 • 11min
[The China Project] The coal that powered China to prosperity
In October of 1901, General Zeng Qi asked the emperor of China for permission to open a coal mine. So began a century-long rat race to power China’s industrialization.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 7, 2022 • 20min
[Caixin Global] The valiant, tragic tale of an American missionary in Nanjing
Educator Minnie Vautrin stayed in the city during the infamous Japanese massacre in World War II, protecting thousands of women who took refuge at her college.Click here to read the article by Ya Shalong.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.
Oct 7, 2022 • 9min
[The World of Chinese] Greatest mysteries: The story of China’s most famous UFO sighting
In 1994, a woodcutter claimed to have a date with a 3-meter-tall female alien, and never wavered from his story since.Click here to read the article by Sam Davies.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.
Oct 7, 2022 • 18min
[Caixin Global] The shadowy businessman behind a multibillion-dollar bank swindle
Lü Yi built a massive business network on billions of yuan in fraudulent loans and turned rural banks into personal ATMs. Then he vanished.Click here to read the article by Sun Liangzi and Han Wei.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.
Oct 4, 2022 • 10min
[The China Project] The origins of Peking Opera
Ironically for a form that takes a specific location as its name, Peking Opera is best understood as a blend of many different regional styles, with influences from both low and high culture on its development.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 4, 2022 • 9min
[The World of Chinese] Turtle eggs and scorpion hearts: The colorful world of Chinese cursing
Discover China’s favorite swear words and their cultural contexts.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu and Vickie Wang.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.
Oct 4, 2022 • 12min
[Caixin Global] The heated fight against facial recognition scams
China’s financial industry uses the technology tens of millions of times a day for identity verification, but criminals race ahead in finding ways to exploit vulnerabilities.Click here to read the article by Wang Shiyu, Zhang Yuzhe, Liu Ran, Wang Juanjuan, Wang Liwei and Han Wei.Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 4, 2022 • 7min
[The China Project] Temple excursions booming among Chinese youth
According to government data, there are currently more than 33,000 Buddhist temples in China. An increasing number of them find themselves hosting urban youth who seek an escape from the rat race.Click here to read the article by Jay Zhuang.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.
