China Stories

Earlier this month, “Z Society,” a Chinese student society focusing on issues related to feminism, gender, and sexual minorities, was one of several campus LGBT groups to have their WeChat public accounts shuttered.Read the article by Zhang Han: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000713/the-challenges-of-leading-an-lgbt-student-society-in-china 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.

SoftBank was Didi’s biggest shareholder before the IPO, but it had to give up its board seat to clear the way for the U.S. share sale.Read the article by Qian Tong, Liu Caiping, Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qu Yunxu, Luo Meihan, and Denise Jia: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-12/in-depth-how-softbanks-six-year-11-billion-bet-on-didi-turned-sour-101738933.html 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.

First it was Alibaba in nationalist crosshairs. Now it's DiDi, which stands accused online of being a "sellout," a "Han traitor" and a "capitalist running dog."Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-nationalists-delete-didi-campaign 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.

Kai Tak Airport closed on July 6, 1986. It was one-of-a-kind, requiring pilots to be specially certified in order to make hair-raising landings amid mountains and high-rises. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/07/07/there-will-never-be-another-airport-like-hong-kongs-kai-tak/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.

Fifty years ago, a hand-delivered letter, a clueless ping-pong team and a series of artful signalling efforts led to a U.S-China breakthrough and a new international order. With the two countries again at a nadir, would a reprise of Kissinger-esque negotiations work again?Read the article by Orville Schell: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/11/the-road-to-beijing/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.

How a regulatory probe derailed trading debut of ride-hailing giant’s IPO.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/challenging-times-for-didi/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.

As Buddhism gradually compromised to adapt to local conditions — advocating the fulfillment of duty to one’s parents and respect for the monarch, even helping some dynasties establish legal systems or actively serving imperial politics — resistance to its spread weakened significantly.Read the article by Luo Xin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-03/how-buddhism-came-to-ancient-china-despite-dynastic-misgivings-101735329.htmlNarrated 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.

More mega IPOs readied on two year-old STAR Market including Syngenta’s.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/shanghais-nasdaq-flourishes/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.

Exploring history under China’s largest man-made lake.Read the article by Zheng Yiwen: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/03/diving-in-the-deep/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 career of top diplomat Cui Tiankai is a good way to assess Sino-U.S. ties.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/07/beijings-beltway-guy/ 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.