China Stories

Widow calls time on Bo Yang’s controversially named book.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/11/an-ugly-title/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.

Edtechs exit our Top 50 China Unicorns ranking after regulatory storm.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/11/taught-a-tough-lesson/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 film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" depicts a great Chinese victory against an American aggressor. But the real battle was anything but glorious, fought in freezing temperatures with wildly high casualties on both sides. The legacy of the battle was nothing less than the recasting of international relations in the 20th century.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/12/01/the-real-battle-at-lake-changjin/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.

Shanghai’s viral former French Concession is attracting hordes of tourists, raising rent and anxiety for locals.Read the article by Siyuan Meng: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/11/how-fame-ripped-apart-a-historic-shanghai-neighborhood/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.

For years, Chinese adults with ADHD have struggled to access vital medication. Now, they’re also being ensnared in the country’s war on drugs.Read the article by Ni Dandan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008993/in-china%2C-people-are-risking-everything-for-a-box-of-ritalinNarrated 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.

Chang Pao Cun was a coffee pioneer in China, one of the first people to bring the dark caffeinated beverage to locals. But his story, set against the unhinged origins of Shanghai coffee culture, is also full of tragedy.Read the article by MOFBA: https://supchina.com/2021/09/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-shanghais-coffee-king/Narrated by Cliff Larsen.This article, published with permission, is an abridged version of a study of coffee history in Shanghai, conducted by the Little Museum Of Foreign Brand Advertising in the R.O.C., which you can read in full here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Once a blue-collar necessity, public bathhouses struggle to remain relevant in China’s cities today.Read the article by Han Rubo: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2019/06/washed-up/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.

At one of China’s leading universities, students are finding ways to protest inaction against sexual harassment despite the authorities trying to shut them down.Read the article by Jiayun Feng: https://supchina.com/2021/11/09/we-will-not-stop-students-of-nanjing-university-protest-schools-handling-of-sexual-harassment-case/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.

Confucius could be controversial for Chinese politicians of the Republican Era. So why, in 1926, did Harbin choose to build a Confucius Temple?Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/11/24/harbins-confucius-temple-and-an-embrace-of-nationalism/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.

What did the debut Sino-US presidential summit of the Biden era achieve?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/11/establishing-the-guard-rails/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.