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Beijing to rein in off-campus education providers.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/04/classroom-interventions/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.

More VFX is doing well for itself. The visual effects company appeared in the credits for four of the seven movies released over the Lunar New Year holiday, the busiest period for China’s box office. Read the article by Guan Cong and Jiang Yaling: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-04-08/in-depth-chinas-film-industry-suffers-brain-drain-as-game-developers-poach-talent-101687539.htmlNarrated 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 last time the U.S. tried to foster domestic battery manufacturing, its star company ended up being scooped up by a Chinese conglomerate.Read the article by Tim De Chant: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/04/11/charged-up/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.

When police shuttered Li Bo’s business in March, he wasn’t particularly surprised. Law enforcement officers had targeted his controversial company for months with nighttime raids and threats of a shutdown.Read the article by Matthew Walsh: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-04-10/police-crackdown-on-sex-doll-rental-firms-fires-debate-about-migrants-needs-101688563.htmlNarrated by Matthew Walsh. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Buddhist monk Tanxu thought modern China could be strengthened through the cultivation of its soul. Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/03/31/the-monk-who-believed-buddhism-could-save-china/Narrated by James Carter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two marital breakdowns hit corporate China.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/04/love-and-losses/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 screen of my phone was zoomed in on a small grey square, labelled ‘Comrade Mao Zedong’s Former Residence’.Read the article by Jonathan Chatwin: https://chinachannel.org/2021/02/19/corruption-museum/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.

In January, a food deliveryman for Alibaba-owned takeout dining specialist Ele.me set himself on fire outside a shop in the eastern Chinese city of Taizhou.Read the article By Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qian Tong, Qu Yunxu and Timmy Shen: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-03-10/in-depth-blood-and-sweat-doesnt-pay-off-for-chinas-army-of-delivery-workers-101673675.htmlNarrated 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.

Antitrust regulators are sharpening their knives. Who and what will they target first?Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/chinese-big-techs-shadiest-practicesNarrated 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.

John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua are seen as uniquely capable of getting the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change. But when it comes to the world’s two biggest emitters, a rivalry might be just as useful.Read the article by Katrina Northrop and Eli Binder: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/04/04/the-climate-crusaders/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.