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The official death toll from the flooded Zhengzhou metro has climbed to 14, while 71 people have died in the province so far.Read the article by Fu Beimeng and Jiang Yaling: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008099/a-wifes-search-for-missing-husband-in-zhengzhou-takes-tragic-turnNarrated 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.

Will Faraday Future now deliver – having finally gone public on Nasdaq?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/chinas-houdini-returns/Narrated by Caroline Agsten. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's part of an attempt to fix education inequality and address a looming demographic crisis.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-edtech-crackdown-education-inequalityNarrated 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.

At the end of the 19th century, Qing China and the Empire of Japan collided in Korea when the sinking of a steamboat marked the descent into the First Sino-Japanese War.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/07/28/the-sinking-of-the-kowshing-and-chinas-catastrophic-first-war-with-japan/ 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.

As policymakers and business leaders in both the U.S. and China rev up electric-vehicle production, they find themselves reliant on the insecure supply of a raw material critical to both countries’ economies.Read the article by Michael Schuman: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/01/the-lithium-liability/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 “flying fish” swimmer who became the PRC’s first Olympic competitor in 1952.Read the article by Sam Davies: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/faNwn1-QI-ipnQlSAp3vWgNarrated 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.

One underappreciated aspect of the Chinese Communist Party's history, particularly its early history, is how much of it was influenced by Japan.Read the article by John Darwin Van Fleet: https://supchina.com/2021/07/23/the-chinese-communist-party-made-partly-in-japan/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.

Famed film director Feng Xiaogang’s foodie-female drama struggles.Read the article: ​​https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/a-bad-restaurant-review/ 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.

Every summer, human activity and climate change contribute to deadly floods in China.Read the article by Sam Davies: https://bit.ly/3lax7m5 Narrated by Caroline Agsten.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Torrential rain late July 20 ravaged Zhengzhou, turning streets into rivers. Read the article by Wang Mengyao, Qin Minxing, Ge Xinghang, Zhu Tianyi, and Han Wei: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-27/cover-story-how-historic-rainfall-overwhelmed-zhengzhou-101745293.html. Narrated 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.