China Stories

China's nationalist "Red Vs" are descending on feminist activists, who say the Nasdaq-listed company is helping the haters.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/weibo-incelsNarrated 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.

Why Xiaomi wants to step up from smartphones to electric vehicles.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/04/road-to-the-future/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.

A dispatch from quarantined Wuhan during the coronavirus epidemic.Read the story by Xiaoyu Lu, translated by Allen Young: https://chinachannel.org/2020/01/27/wuhan-coronavirus/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A survivor of multiple rapes, Sisi’s horrific abuse shocked China and presaged a wave of reforms to protect minors. But her own trauma has yet to fade.Read the article by Ni Dandan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007143/confronting-chinas-child-sex-abuse-crisis-the-story-of-sisiNarrated by Sarah Kukatulos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Nokia 1110 can barely do more than send texts. But in 2009, it was the author's only lifeline to the people of Taigu, a small rural town where he taught English.Read the article by Daniel Tam-Claiborne: https://supchina.com/2021/03/30/how-a-dated-cell-phone-challenged-everything-i-knew-about-china/Narrated by Daniel Tam-Claiborne.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A dish that contains multitudes, collapses peripheries and explains the rise and fall of empires.Read the article by Andrew Leonard: https://andrewleonard.substack.com/p/tapping-the-mapo-doufu-sourceNarrated by Andrew LeonardSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"I came to Beijing in my early 20s. I devoted all my youth to this city. After so many years, the city has paid me next to nothing in return."Read the article by Huang Chenkuang: https://supchina.com/2021/04/13/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-beijing-delivery-driver/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.

How verses by an obscure Tang hermit inspired an American countercultural movement.Read the article by Tina Xu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/07/poets-peak/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.

Caught between an authoritarian homeland and an increasingly hostile U.S., how does one live conscientiously? Who grieves, and what makes a life grievable?Read the article by Yangyang Cheng: https://supchina.com/2021/04/09/the-grieving-and-the-grievable/Narrated by Emily Feng. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Platforms like Kuaishou and Douyin have become labs where grassroots nationalists and state media collaborate to harass targets at home and abroad.Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/chinese-online-hate-campaignsNarrated 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.