China is often perceived as a monolith — not just politically, but socially and culturally, too. Nothing could be further from the truth, and The China Project dives deep into its diverse and changing society and culture on a daily basis.
"There are many divisions and bridge building is incredibly hard. It means going places where people might be hostile, and it means being able to embrace that discomfort. We have to nurture this and help sustain it," says Frank H. Wu, Queens College President.
The Sichuan-born writer and street musician who spent four years in prison for “Massacre,” his poem about Tiananmen Square in 1989, talked to fellow author Ian Johnson about exile in Germany and his plan to print dictators’ faces on toilet paper.
Pink-saturated and whimsically defiant, Ke’s art is all about girl power and reclaiming femininity.
Addiction, homelessness, and low self-esteem plague Turkic Muslim youth cast adrift, far from the financial and emotional support of families locked down in China since 2016. The China Project spoke to older Uyghur exiles dedicated to making positive change.
While homesick expatriates and locals who have studied abroad welcome the restaurant with open arms, others say they will only try its food once out of pure curiosity.
"Later, American Motors officials would admit that the Las Vegas meeting had been a disaster. If there was anything they had learned about China, they said, it was this: Don’t take the Chinese to Las Vegas."
The partnership was revealed 10 days before the 2023 Women’s World Cup begins in New Zealand and Australia. At home, fan enthusiasm and expectations for the Chinese women’s national soccer team have never been higher.
The founder of the Ming dynasty established fiefdoms for all 26 of his sons, who were known as "princes." From the very beginning, they posed a threat to the imperial seat in Beijing. Zhu Chenhao, the fifth generation to hold the title "Prince of Ning," made that threat very real in 1519.
Yang's paintings are more than gross-out pics: She offers them as a critique of the beauty standards that lead women to submit to traumatizing procedures.