China Stories

Properly deployed, subways could greatly improve the quality of life in China’s cities and help the country meet its ambitious climate goals. So why are officials pumping the brakes?Read the article by Liu Daizong: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008813/de-platformed-china-rethinks-its-subway-addictionNarrated 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.

Discover how the human growth hormone industry in China is booming, driven by parents' anxiety over their children's height. Explore the controversies and marketing tactics of pharmaceutical companies in this episode.

On October 22, 1978, Deng Xiaoping arrived in Japan seeking help to bring China back to normalcy. His visit helped change the world.Read the article by John Darwin Van Fleet: https://supchina.com/2021/10/21/mr-deng-goes-to-tokyo/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.

In China, overt depictions of same-sex relationships are banned from mainstream media platforms. But there’s one space where these stories are allowed to be told.Read the article by Jin Zhao: https://supchina.com/2021/11/04/the-wild-wonderful-queer-world-of-chinese-radio-dramas/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.

Miner-poet Chen Nianxi tells the harrowing story of his years working as a blaster underground.Read the article: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/10/i-sacrificed-16-years-to-the-mines/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.Translated by Nathaniel J. Gan. This story was originally told in Chinese on the Story FM podcast. It has been translated and republished by The World of Chinese with permission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Norman Bethune was a polarizing figure during his lifetime, but for his medical contributions to China between 1937 and 1939, he was bestowed hero status. For decades afterwards, it's likely no other foreigner enjoyed such a universally positive image. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/11/03/norman-bethunes-last-surgery/Narrated by John D. Van Fleet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beijing is mulling a national pilot program to give platform workers occupational injury insurance as court judgments now rarely favor those who don’t have a formal labor relationship with the companies they work for.Read the article by Feng Huamei, Yang Yuqi and Wang Xintong: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-10-26/in-depth-why-chinas-injured-gig-workers-often-lose-out-in-court-101791844.html 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.

Long discussed levy on property owners looks set to be launched. Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/10/xi-calls-for-flat-tax/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.

Insiders say it's not (quite) so soon for EV maker XPeng's flying dreams.Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/xpeng-evtol-china-flying-carsNarrated 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.

Legal experts spent years pressuring Chinese prosecutors to lower pretrial detention rates for criminal suspects, with only limited success. Then the pandemic hit.Read the article by Shao Cong: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008812/in-china%2C-covid-19-had-an-unlikely-side-effect-bail-reformNarrated 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.