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Yangzhou in the Yangtze River Delta is an ancient city that reached its greatest prominence during the Ming dynasty. When the Qing invaded, it was the site of a long siege, followed by a bloody massacre — one used by future generations to fuel their interests.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/05/18/the-yangzhou-massacre-of-1645/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.

Excess packaging creates millions of tons of waste each year. What can China do about this problem?Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/04/whats-the-deal-with-overpackaging-in-china/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.

Hunan TV’s new show is a nostalgic paean to Hong Kong’s music scene.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/05/cantopop-remix/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.

Museums in China increasingly rely on social media to bring in visitors, but there is a cost to going viral.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/05/photo-shop-art-in-the-age-of-the-influencer/Narrated by Anthony TaoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The government has been trying to get shots specifically into the arms of people over 60 for more than a year, yet the vaccination rate of this most vulnerable group has remained consistently low.Read the article by Yu Huanhuan and Yan Shengnan: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-07/why-chinas-seniors-hesitate-to-get-vaccinated-101881363.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

China’s major social media platforms are starting to include users’ geographic locations in their posts. They claim the feature is meant to deter imposters, but will it work?Read the article by Cai Yineng: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010296/when-the-internet-knows-where-you-liveNarrated 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.

Should investors think of CATL as the “Huawei of EV batteries”?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/05/zeng-yuquns-global-leader/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.

Despite competition from rail, road, and river, the through train remained the most comfortable and efficient means of getting between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, bridging the two major Cantonese-speaking cities.Read the article by Thomas Bird: https://supchina.com/2022/05/13/the-last-train-to-canton/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.

The story of the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty is a reminder not only of the perils of royalty in the 12th century, but also of the turbulence often obscured by the labels of imperial and dynastic succession.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/05/11/the-qinzong-emperors-banishment-and-the-messiness-of-dynastic-china/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.

Natural gas may be marginalized as domestic industries fall back on reliable coal, experts say.Read the article by Zhao Xuan, Luo Guoping, Chen Xuewan, and Manyun Zou: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-05/in-depth-how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-rattling-chinas-energy-transition-101880786.htmlNarrated 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.