China Stories

After the Covid-19 outbreak swamped Wuhan hospitals, China poured billions into construction, but resources are still falling short.Read the article by Zhao Jinzhao, Liu Denghui, Zhou Xinda and Hao Shuai: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-01-22/in-depth-chinas-lagging-expansion-of-medical-infrastructure-101833477.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.

For decades, Shenzhen has adopted a brash approach to turning itself into a global hub: the bigger, faster, and more ostentatious, the better. Can the same approach make it a cultural center?Read the article by You Xudong: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009454/can-chinas-skyscraper-capital-come-down-to-earth%3FNarrated 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.

Keanu Reeves will appear at the annual benefit concert for Tibet House US, a New York-based nonprofit organization founded at the request of the Dalai Lama. Reeves is part Chinese and a Hollywood heartthrob, but that isn’t protecting him from the ire of angry Chinese social media users.Read the article by Jiayun Feng: https://supchina.com/2022/01/21/chinese-nationalists-call-for-matrix-boycott-after-keanu-reeves-joins-dalai-lama-associated-concert/Narrated by Rosie Weng.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

China is making huge strides in quantum technologies. Should the U.S. be worried?Read the article by Anastasiia Carrier and Chloe Fox: https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/01/23/the-quantum-edge/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.

Female social media users want draft legislation to include more gender equality provisions. Conservative men fear it’s going too far.Read the article by Zhang Wanqing and Luo Yahan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009507/how-a-womens-rights-law-became-a-front-in-chinas-gender-warsNarrated 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.

Samsung wants to reclaim China phone crown.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/01/back-in-the-fold/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.

The heavy cost borne by the patients and their caregivers can be financially crippling and sway patients to put off treatment.Read the article by Liu Denghui, Wang Weijia and Cai Xuejiao: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-01-20/in-depth-fixing-the-high-cost-of-rare-disease-treatment-in-china-101832711.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.

How the metaverse may help local rivals challenge Disney and Universal.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/01/a-theme-for-the-future/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.

At its height, the Ming dynasty had more than a thousand ocean-going vessels, including large "treasure ships" equipped with luxury cabins and weaponry. At the helm was Zheng He, an admiral who has fascinated historians in recent decades.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/01/19/the-last-voyage-of-famed-chinese-admiral-zheng-he/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 rise of MiHoYo’s ‘Genshin Impact’ should make people reconsider the viability of China’s culture factory.Read the article by Chang Che: https://supchina.com/2022/01/20/are-video-games-chinas-next-cultural-export/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.