China Stories

China’s sneaky aircraft carrier deal remembered, as Ukraine blocks jet sale.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/03/sail-of-the-century-3/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 U.S. has grown increasingly hostile to China’s rise. But we can’t afford to decouple from this engine of global growth.Read the article by Andy Rothman: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/28/the-benefits-of-engagement/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.

China’s ‘Sun King’ plots a stock market comeback with Asia Silicon IPO.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2021/03/a-new-dawn-2/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.

Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties of ancient China, a woman who prevented bloodshed by being a "peace bride."Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2021/03/22/ancient-beauty-wang-zhaojuns-shifting-significance/Narrated by Alex Colville. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In his first five-year term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping regularly cited classical Chinese philosophy in order to bolster his image as a man of learning and virtue.Read the article by Sam Crane: https://chinachannel.org/2017/11/17/philosopher-king/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.

Internet giants in China have expanded rapidly due to the business opportunities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the expansion has come at the cost of the health of their employees.Read the article by Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qian Tong, Qu Yunxu, and Timmy Shen: https://www.caixinglobal.com/tech-giants-overwork-culture/Narrated by Heather Mowbry.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Jan. 10 explosion at a gold mine in Qixia in eastern China’s Shandong province set off a desperate search and rescue mission for trapped miners.Read the article by Qin Jianxing, Feng Huamei and Han Wei: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-02-12/in-depth-chinas-unfinished-fight-for-mine-safety-101663298.htmlNarrated by Heather Mowbry.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fan Xiaoqin became an instant online child star for looking like Jack Ma. Now, that fame has faded and so has the wealth it once promised. What’s left is an innocence lost and a childhood compromised.Read the article by Ming Que: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006988/the-unbearable-likeness-of-being-the-story-of-little-jack-ma#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.

Last April, as the world fell to COVID-19, one Chinese company was there to offer a helping hand: BGI. But the line between the biotech giant and Beijing is increasingly blurry.Read the article by Brent Crane: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/21/jolly-gene-giant/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.

State media and new regulations are going after dodgy company practices. Government still gets a free pass.Read the article by Zeyi Yang: https://www.protocol.com/china/china-facial-recognition?utm_campaign=post-teaser&utm_content=2gqzffnbNarrated 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.