China Stories

State-backed rival makes inroads amid Beijing’s crackdown on Didi.Read the story: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/11/all-hail-the-new-chief/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.

With debts unpaid and Ethiopia on the brink of collapse, China's decades-old Africa strategy may be starting to change.Read the article by Sean Williams: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/11/14/stalled-dreams/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.

With growing numbers of Chinese suffering from sleep disorders, can medicine or the markets offer the best cures? Read the article by Sun Jiahui: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/01/sleepless-in-china/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.

Shanghai is unlike any other Chinese city, with strands of Japan, Britain, America, and a dozen other places woven into its fabric. This Week in China's History looks back to a moment when Shanghai was quintessentially global: the funeral of Luo Jialing.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/11/10/luo-jialing-a-k-a-liza-hardoon-and-the-height-of-global-shanghai/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.

City on Myanmar border has been mostly locked down since July, prompting thousands to leave as businesses and incomes evaporate.Read the article by Hua Ang, Dai Fankai and Han Wei: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-11-02/in-depth-life-on-pause-in-ruilis-endless-fight-against-covid-19-101794693.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.

For 16 years, Chen Nianxi endured working in mines across China. Writing poetry was his only solace. Read the article by Sang Qiu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008862/a-miners-verse-through-peril-and-pain%2C-just-words-remain 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.

The ’white robe wizard’ is one of many nonnative species in China that destroys crops, hurts farmers’ livelihoods and threatens the survival of native wildlife.Read the article by Kang Jia, Meng Lingxiao and Cai Xuejiao: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-11-03/in-depth-combating-the-north-american-pest-that-has-reveled-in-beijings-wet-summer-101795746.htmlNarrated 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.

Moore's Law could soon be a dead letter. That's fine by Beijing.Read the article by Dave Yin: https://www.protocol.com/china-microchip-leapfrogNarrated 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.

How has China responded to “the last chance” to save planet Earth?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/11/xis-no-go-to-glasgow/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.

In an excerpt from his memoir, the exiled artist Ai Weiwei describes his father's first meeting with Mao Zedong.Read the article by Ai Weiwei: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/11/07/family-values/ 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.