China Stories

Fried chicken and collectible mystery dolls — what could go wrong with a collaboration between KFC and Pop Mart? A lot, as it turns out.Read the article by Jiayun Feng: https://supchina.com/2022/01/12/kfc-faces-regulatory-heat-after-scalpers-drive-up-price-of-limited-edition-collectibles/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.

SenseTime stock spikes higher after Hong Kong IPO, despite US sanctions.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/01/making-more-sense/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.

Shockwaves as livestreaming celebrities hit by heavy fines for tax evasion.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/01/losing-influence/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.

A lawsuit against NYU Shanghai has exposed some of the tensions — and limitations — of American universities operating in China.Read the article by Anastasiia Carrier: https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/01/09/whos-the-boss/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.

The tactics employed in the movement, which ostensibly targeted corruption among business owners, foreshadowed the Chinese Communist Party's dark excesses in the decades to come.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/01/05/chinas-five-anti-campaign-of-1952/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.

As Chinese archaeology enters its second century, its practitioners must ask themselves what, exactly, they’re trying to accomplish: prove a historical narrative, or write an archaeological one?Read the article by Chen Chun: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009254/the-hole-at-the-heart-of-chinese-archaeologyNarrated 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.

Just a few years ago, Chinese Super League teams were outspending Europe’s leading superclubs. Now, they can’t even afford to pay their own players.Read the article by Feng Zhen: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009131/chinas-soccer-dream-has-turned-into-a-debt-addled-nightmareNarrated 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.

Ten hours on China’s mobile public forum.Read the article by Hatty Liu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2017/04/green-train-blues/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.

Chinese social media became a lot more nationalist and uglier this year. And it could be even uglier in the future.Read the article by Protocol China Staff: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-nationalism-cancel-cultureNarrated 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.

Beijing-based Nuctech is known as “the Huawei of airport security.” But will it face the same backlash?Read the article by Brent Crane: https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/01/02/flagged-for-security/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.