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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Sep 20, 2022 • 5min
[The China Project] No parties at noon
Photographer Chen Wei's visions of modern life.Click here to read the article by Neocha.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.
Sep 20, 2022 • 10min
[The China Project] Expect the expected: Why China’s upcoming Party Congress promises few surprises
China’s political structure is simultaneously simple and dense. As we approach the Party Congress on October 16 — a monumental meeting in which Xi Jinping is expected to begin a third term as leader — let’s lay out some basics about the Chinese government.Click here to read the article by Florence Duchet.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.
Sep 16, 2022 • 8min
[The China Project] Since the start, China’s art spaces have been under threat
The first Beijing 798 Biennale, in 2009, came during a time of hope that the Chinese government would be more permissive of free expression. But the core of the art scene would soon become co-opted and eventually controlled by the state.Click here to read the article by Florence Duchet.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.
Sep 16, 2022 • 9min
[The China Project] Everything everywhere all at once: Chinese philanthropy is leapfrogging right to a tech-forward strategy
Philanthropy in China is in the middle of doing everything everywhere all at once — building a broad-based culture of charitable giving; appealing to a new generation of donors; and experimenting with the use of technology to meet these goals.Read the article by Josephine Lau.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.
Sep 16, 2022 • 19min
[The China Project] Between planet and Party, China’s decarbonized future is hazier than ever
As Europe burns and China swelters through a merciless summer, the Paris climate goals are a distant mirage. Determined to double China’s GDP by 2035 and overtake the U.S., it seems impossible that Xi Jinping can meet both his political and environmental commitments.Click here to read the article by Richard Smith.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.
Sep 13, 2022 • 16min
[Caixin Global] A little-known Chinese cancer village in Houston
When treatment options run out in China, some patients turn to the U.S., where clinical trials unavailable at home offer a potential and affordable lifeline.Click here to read the article by Shi Yonggang.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.
Sep 13, 2022 • 13min
[Sixth Tone] China’s pet industry is booming. So are its horrific breeding mills.
Most Chinese pet owners have no idea where their animals come from. That’s allowing a dark breeding trade to flourish unchecked.Click here to read the article by Wang Junlin.Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 13, 2022 • 13min
[Sixth Tone] In 2022, China’s students are struggling to cope. So are their teachers.
China is growing increasingly concerned about a spike in mental health problems among students. But “zero-COVID” is taking a shocking toll on teachers, too.Click here to read the article by Fan Yiying and Chen Jiangyi.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.
Sep 9, 2022 • 10min
[The China Project] The young woman’s suicide that shocked Shanghai
A century ago today, Xi Shangzhen, the first woman employee of a progressive Shanghai newspaper, committed suicide. The case transcended individual tragedy after details of her life were seized upon by the media to debate the social and economic upheaval of the times.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.
Sep 9, 2022 • 10min
[Sixth Tone] The real story of Wu Zetian’s right-hand woman
Shangguan Wan’er was an accomplished politician and poet. So why have later generations painted her as a promiscuous striver?Click here to read the article by Mao Ming.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.
