China Stories

DiDi may be a guinea pig in a transition to tougher data security oversight.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/didi-delist-implications-regulatory-trapNarrated 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.

Ever since FDR's tenure, the U.S. government has periodically questioned, and then affirmed, its hands-off approach to American universities. China's rise changed all that.Read the article by Matt Schiavenza: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/12/12/americas-open-secret/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.

Several women have been falsely accused of promiscuity and “money worship” online, highlighting a lack of legal protection against internet rumors.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/12/the-low-bar-for-online-defamation-in-china/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 answer is obvious," Wei Jingsheng wrote in a lengthy essay posted to the Democracy Wall just west of Tiananmen Square. "The Chinese people should not have followed the path they did."Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/12/08/wei-jingshengs-fifth-modernization-democracy/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.

Kardashian makes push into China while 9,000 store local firm goes bust.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/12/the-kim-factor/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.

Tech and gaming companies are pouring cash into their vision for the immersive VR world, but regulators appear to be eyeing the business with suspicion.Read the article by Kelsey Cheng, Guan Cong and Zhang Erchi: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-11-19/in-depth-chinese-firms-hype-metaverse-ambitions-official-grumbling-aside-101807556.htmlNarrated by Heather Mowbray.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is the President's China policy so elusive?Read the article by Katrina Northrop: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/12/05/bidens-beijing-bind/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 sentencing of China’s largest volunteer subtitle group is a warning message to fans of pirated material.Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/renren-subtitle-group-monetizationNarrated 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 camp system in Xinjiang — the largest internment of a religious minority since World War II — is the first to employ a comprehensive digital surveillance system across an entire population, a "super panoptic" that uses automated, real-time assessments of massive amounts of data to sort populations based on their racial phenotypes and digital records.Read the article by Darren Byler: https://supchina.com/2021/12/01/xinjiang-on-technology-and-crimes-against-humanity/Narrated by Anthony Tao.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Could you survive for three weeks in the Chinese capital on a zero-yuan budget? Zou Yaqi tried it, and discovered it was surprisingly easy — if you’re dressed like a member of China’s social elite.Read the article by Luo Meihan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009062/how-to-live-for-free-in-beijing-an-artists-guideNarrated 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.