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For weeks in June 1855, wave after wave of floodwaters laid waste to central China. More than 200,000 people died, while seven million lost their homes.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/06/29/when-the-yellow-river-changes-course/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What is missing is a motive.Read the article by Andrew Liu: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-42/politics/lab-leak-theory-and-the-asiatic-form/Narrated by Andy Liu.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Office cats were a hot benefit in the recent startup boom. Now that offices are closing, they need a new place to go.Read the article by Tang Yucheng: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010601/office-cats-laid-off-as-companies-closeNarrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Washington pushes for new law to block US investment in China.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/decoupling-phase-two/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.
Russia attends an annual summit with China.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/a-brics-wall/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.
Chinese gamers have embraced survival simulators grounded in the drudgery of daily life. Is that enough to build real solidarity between workers?Read the article by Kong Degang: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010606/how-chinese-studios-are-gamifying-late-capitalismNarrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A drama focusing on the shifting fortunes of a Chinese family beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, filled with struggle and bittersweet nostalgia, has won over audiences both young and old.Read the article by Brian Wu: https://supchina.com/2022/06/24/a-lifelong-journey-a-family-saga-through-chinas-past-five-decades/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.
Nixon's translator and veteran diplomat Chas Freeman sat down with Week in China Editor Steven Irvine last week for a wide-ranging conversation on Sino-US tensions, Taiwan invasion prospects, and more.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/interpreting-history/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons and Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tencent's reality TV show pushes eSports further into the mainstream.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/game-show/Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Laborers over 50 played a key role in the country's stunning growth over the decades, but they now face a bleak future in which they're getting cut off from the job market with little or no unemployment support.Read the article by Fan Qiaojia and Li Hang: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-01/in-depth-millions-of-chinas-migrant-workers-find-themselves-shunned-in-old-age-101893459.htmlNarrated 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.
China's Anti-Domestic Violence Law has been on the books since 2016, but the protections it offers abuse victims have proven fragile during lockdowns.Read the article by Ti Tu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010484/in-locked-down-shanghai%2C-a-shadow-pandemic-of-domestic-violence?source=channel_broadTi Tu is the pseudonym of an anti-domestic violence volunteer.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.
Grassroots organizations and social media are filling a wide gap in China's formal sex education.Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/lets-talk-about-sex-education/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.
Brutal assault in Tangshan renews calls for better education on sexual consent in China.Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/the-road-to-consent-culture-in-china/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.
Virus control measures and uncertain opportunities increase mental health burdens of those studying at universities in China.Read the article by Huang Huizhao, Cai Jingyuan and Cai Xuejiao: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-08/in-depth-college-student-depression-hides-anxieties-about-jobs-and-covid-101896504.htmlNarrated 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.
A writer on what did — and didn't — factor into her decision to have kids.Read the article by Xin Weimu: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010502/what-it-takes-to-start-a-family-in-covid-era-china?source=channel_broadNarrated 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.
EV battery firms look to lock in raw materials.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/out-of-africa-8/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.
Unable to unfreeze deposits, Zhengzhou freezes depositors with red health codes.Read the article by Wu Peiyue: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010547/henan-bank-depositors-hit-with-red-health-codes?source=channel_homeNarrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Encouraging citizens to be brave to fight for justice when they encounter wrongdoings requires a system of trust and protection that will keep them from legal jeopardy.Read the article by Nie Huihua: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-13/opinion-why-no-bystanders-came-to-the-rescue-of-women-being-assaulted-in-tangshan--101898555.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
As interest in science fiction and space exploration grows, China's grassroots UFO enthusiasts continue to search for answers.Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/close-encounters-inside-the-curious-world-of-chinas-alien-hunters/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.
During the early 20th century, thousands of Russian refugees fleeing war and revolution crossed the freezing Amur River into northeast China. Today, the community is still trying to reconcile its identity — and process its collective trauma.Read the article by Li Yijuan and Fan Yiying: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010180/blood-brothers-the-scarred-history-of-chinas-ethnic-russiansNarrated 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.
Designating public security officials from another city to look into the brutal attack on women in the northern Chinese city could prevent local interference.Read the article by Zhou Dongxu: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-06-14/opinion-why-an-external-investigation-will-better-root-out-gang-crime-in-tangshan-101899060.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Lessons from the bailout of a troubled real estate baron in Henan province.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/a-model-restructuring/Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A former student recounts her grueling schedule and eventual withdrawal from Hengshui, a city notorious for exam-prep schools.Read the article by Renjian the Livings: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/inside-chinas-gaokao-factory/Written by Shu, translated by Hatty Liu.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.
In Vietnam, students are using connections and fake documents to access lucrative Chinese government scholarships. Many are woefully underqualified.Read the article by Travis Vincent: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010310/how-foreign-students-are-cheating-chinas-college-admissions-systemNarrated 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.
Marking the second anniversary of "TWICH."Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/06/08/a-comprehensive-mirror-two-years-of-this-week-in-chinas-history/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.
Regulations and low quality in the Chinese digital scene has led the brightest of the nation's crypto-artists to pin their hopes on international markets.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/coloring-inside-the-digital-lines-why-chinese-nft-artists-look-abroad/Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The country has benefited from China-U.S. tensions and a successful response to Covid-19.Read the article by Vincent Chan: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-11/opinion-how-singapore-could-outperform-shanghai-hong-kong-to-become-asias-financial-center-101883674.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Starlet faces big fine over infringing China's advertising laws.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/candy-that-left-a-sour-taste/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.
Departing Shanghai for their hometowns or other cities, many young people are rethinking their life plans after exiting lockdown.Read the article by Alice Chen: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/they-left-shanghai-now-what/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 lockdowns and crackdowns have hurt China's e-commerce giants.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/06/not-clicking-like-it-used-to/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.
Two generations of a Kazakh family recall a life of partnership with birds of prey.Read the article by Renjian the Livings: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/05/the-last-falconers-in-the-altai-mountains/Written by Qin Yue, translated by Ana Padilla Fornieles.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.
On May 30, 1626, an imperial armory just west of the Forbidden City exploded with a force rivaling that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It remains one of the deadliest non-military explosions in history.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/06/01/a-17th-century-mushroom-cloud-the-wanggongchang-explosion/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Is the global supply chain set to be reshaped after Shanghai's lockdown?Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/05/the-great-reconfiguration/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.
National Healthcare Security Administration says local medical insurance funds shouldn't be used for large-scale programs.Read the article by Liu Denghui, Dong Hui and Zhang Yukun: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-26/in-depth-as-mass-covid-testing-becomes-chinas-new-normal-debate-grows-over-who-pays-101890666.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.
China's emperors were no strangers to the curse of bad data—and built their own secret system to avoid it.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2018/02/court-confidential/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.
As the golden years of mining fade, the resource-depleted city of Hegang is struggling to survive.Read the article by Cheng Siwei and Zhang Yukun: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-10/in-depth-coal-once-a-boon-turns-chinese-rustbelt-city-into-a-bust-101883185.htmlNarrated 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.
Many are setting off for their hometowns with mixed feelings.Read the article by Luo Meihan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010413/train-to-chengdu-two-students-reflect-on-leaving-shanghai-?source=channel_risingNarrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With the city easing lockdowns, residents flocked to Hongqiao Railway Station to proceed with travel plans that had been hijacked by Covid restrictions.Read the article by Zhang Shufan, Bao Zhiming and Wang Xintong: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-25/i-must-leave-shanghai-tales-of-train-station-frustration-101890098.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Some Chinese students have spent years preparing to apply for international universities. Two years into a global pandemic, they're asking if it's still worth it.Read the article by Zhu Jingyi and Ni Dandan: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010364/is-studying-overseas-losing-its-allure-for-chinese-studentsNarrated 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.
The “99-year lease” may be the most bureaucratic of euphemisms for colonization. Those leases followed the arrival of foreign troops and gunboats, but by “negotiating” leases, rather than compelling surrender, the European powers could claim this was business, not conquest.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/05/25/frances-hong-kong-the-leased-territory-of-guangzhouwan/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
China aims to make social work a major part of old age care and public health programs, but the field struggles to gain autonomy from the government and attract new talent.Read the article by Peixuan Xie: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/04/why-chinas-social-workers-struggle-to-make-a-difference/Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Why CCTV's ‘rule of law' drama is winning over few fans.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/05/legal-eagles/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.
Deadly April collapse of a ‘self-build' in the Hunan capital Changsha following similar disasters sets off a nationwide hunt for perilous structures.Read the article by Tan Jianxing, Wu Hongyao and Denise Jia: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-23/cover-story-chinas-safety-problem-with-illegal-buildings-101888600.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Luxury labels look beyond the pandemic for China profits.Read the article: https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/05/brand-new-era/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.
As government pension funds run dry and employer benefits fall short, policymakers put renewed emphasis on personal retirement funds.Read the article by Yu Hairong, Cheng Siwei, Yue Yue, Wu Yujian and Han Wei: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-16/cover-story-chinas-race-to-provide-for-its-aging-population-101885398.htmlNarrated 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.
Subscribers have the choice to opt out of the feature that is being rolled out or already in place.Read the article by Zhang Wanqing: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010341/chinese-telecoms-block-incoming-intl-calls%2C-texts-to-fight-scamsNarrated by Jenny McKenzie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Yangzhou in the Yangtze River Delta is an ancient city that reached its greatest prominence during the Ming dynasty. When the Qing invaded, it was the site of a long siege, followed by a bloody massacre — one used by future generations to fuel their interests.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/05/18/the-yangzhou-massacre-of-1645/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Excess packaging creates millions of tons of waste each year. What can China do about this problem?Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/04/whats-the-deal-with-overpackaging-in-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.
Museums in China increasingly rely on social media to bring in visitors, but there is a cost to going viral.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/05/photo-shop-art-in-the-age-of-the-influencer/Narrated by Anthony TaoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The government has been trying to get shots specifically into the arms of people over 60 for more than a year, yet the vaccination rate of this most vulnerable group has remained consistently low.Read the article by Yu Huanhuan and Yan Shengnan: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-05-07/why-chinas-seniors-hesitate-to-get-vaccinated-101881363.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.