China Stories

Shanghai’s residents have turned to swapping supplies under lockdown—but is Coca-Cola really the most in-demand item?Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/05/the-coke-standard-inside-shanghais-lockdown-bartering-economy/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.

Investing in the country requires paying close attention to policymakers’ long-term vision, so deciphering their signals is now crucial.Read the article by Liao Ming: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-04-19/opinion-china-is-still-investible-but-skills-needed-to-succeed-have-changed-101872880.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 National Knowledge Infrastructure, or CNKI, fomented widespread anger among the academic community for suspected copyright abuses, until one retired professor decided to take a stand.Read the article by Ge Xinghang, Wa An and Bruce Shen: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-04-12/in-depth-how-chinas-biggest-academic-library-got-shrouded-in-copyright-disputes-101869219.htmlNarrated 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.

A tiny enemy nearly brought down the Qing empire.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/06/a-pox-on-the-house-of-aisin-gioro/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.

Shanghai residents have said that lockdown reminds them of China’s planned past. We asked someone who remembers that era to compare.Read the article by Wu Peiyue: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010194/shanghai-lockdown-brings-back-memories-of-chinas-pastNarrated 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.

Why has China’s most successful banking boss just been removed?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/04/tian-huiyus-dramatic-fall/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.

"To use for educational purposes the money that is already allocated for indemnity would create benefit from damage, and gain from loss."Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/04/27/out-of-the-boxer-indemnities-a-world-class-university/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.

The price of tea from older trees has skyrocketed, transforming once worthless plants into cash cows — and turning local communities on their heads.Read the article by Ma Zhen: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010133/the-mixed-blessings-of-yunnans-ancient-tea-boomNarrated 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.

Latest update to our Top 50 Unicorns ranking adds more EV-related firms.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/04/charging-into-our-list/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.

Seniors, particularly those with health conditions, say they would prefer to self-isolate at home rather than at facilities with poor conditions.Read the article by Xu Wen and Celine Yang: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-04-20/shanghais-elderly-covid-patients-have-a-hard-time-coping-with-centralized-quarantine-101873560.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.