China Stories
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China Stories from the Sinica Network on The China Project brings you audio narration of the best articles and op-eds appearing in Sixth Tone, Caixin Global, Week in China, The World of Chinese, and of course The China Project. Subscribe to the podcast and you can listen to features on the go, with narrators who won’t butcher the pronunciation of Chinese names and words.
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Jun 22, 2021 • 27min
[The Wire China] China’s Wolfpack
Why are the people who should be most concerned about their country's reputation consistently acting in ways that undermine it?Read the article by Peter Martin: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/06/20/chinas-wolfpack/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.
Jun 22, 2021 • 8min
[Protocol China] China is laying the groundwork to nationalize private companies’ data
New "data exchange" rules could require companies to provide data to the government and other firms.Read the article by Dave Yin: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-national-security-data-exchangeNarrated 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.
Jun 22, 2021 • 5min
[Week in China] The mother of all bottlenecks
Covid outbreak in Guangdong sees freight rates surge as vessels idle.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/06/the-mother-of-all-bottlenecks/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.
Jun 18, 2021 • 11min
[SupChina] Zhang Hong lost his vision at age 21. Then he climbed Mt. Everest
On May 24, Zhang Hong arrived at the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the first blind Chinese mountaineer to make the 8,849-meter climb.Read the article by Caroline Agsten and Jiahui Yue: https://supchina.com/2021/06/11/zhang-hong-lost-his-vision-at-age-21-then-he-climbed-mt-everest/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.
Jun 18, 2021 • 8min
[Caixin Global] Genebox hypes a fresh breakthrough in home DNA testing. Will China care?
China’s bargain alternative to Google-backed genomics startup 23andMe — Genebox — says it has developed a type of testing apparatus key to consumer-grade DNA kits that could break a global duopoly.Read the article by Ma Danmeng and Flynn Murphy: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-06-01/in-depth-genebox-hypes-a-fresh-breakthrough-in-home-dna-testing-will-china-care-101721422.htmlNarrated by Alex Urist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jun 18, 2021 • 31min
[LARB China Channel] Four fates in a changing China
By the end of this year, China will have seen 40 years of economic reform and interaction with the outside world – 40 years in which China has undergone earthshaking changes.Read the article by Yu Hua and Allen Barr: https://chinachannel.org/2018/12/14/changing-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.
Jun 18, 2021 • 8min
[Caixin Global] Perverse incentives plague environmental impact reporting in China
Jin Haiyan probably wasn’t trying to break any records at her job over the roughly four months starting in late September last year, but she somehow still managed to compose twice as many environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports as the next most productive EIA engineer in China.Read the article by Huang Yanhao and Wang Xintong: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-06-11/in-depth-perverse-incentives-plague-environmental-impact-reporting-in-china-101726339.htmlNarrated by See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jun 18, 2021 • 12min
[Sixth Tone] Still there for you: China’s enduring obsession with ‘Friends’
The U.S. and China may be on a break right now, but the American sitcom still holds a special place in the hearts of millions of young Chinese.Read the article by Wang Xintian: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007578/Still%20There%20for%20You:%20China%E2%80%99s%20Enduring%20Obsession%20With%20%E2%80%98Friends%E2%80%99Narrated 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.
Jun 18, 2021 • 6min
[The World of Chinese] Class of 1977
A generation recalls the life-changing college entrance exam held right after the Cultural Revolution.Read the article by Sun Jiahui: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2019/08/class-of-1977/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.
Jun 18, 2021 • 6min
[Week in China] Partners in profit
Apple is still reliant on Chinese suppliers.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/06/partners-in-profit/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.
