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During this year's Two Sessions meetings, while many suggestions β such as improving laws protecting animals and legalizing egg freezing for single women β have received positive feedback from the public, some delegates dug themselves into unpopular positions by suggesting things that were greeted with wide criticism on the Chinese internet.
In addition to the five popular proposals we highlighted last week, we explain three more subjects that had the Chinese internet buzzing in the past few days: Prohibiting single women from egg freezing, removing paywall of Chinaβs largest database of academic papers, and curbing the rise of superfan culture.
A new commercial airing in China for Libresse, a Swedish brand of feminine hygiene products, has generated a shower of praise on social media for breaking new ground in menstrual products advertising in China.
Illustration by Derek Zheng Chinese LivesΒ is a weekly series that looks at notable figures from all eras of Chinese history.
In this week's edition of the China Sports Column, Gerry Harker details the woes of the Chinese Football Association, which announced that 11 of the country's 64 professional soccer teams have been disqualified from competition due toΒ financial difficulties caused by lavish spending and COVID-19 pressures.
Conservation ChinaΒ is a five-part series in which environmental photographer Kyle Obermann brings us through glaciers, remote forests, and dusty villages to the gritty and stunning frontlines of Chinese conservation efforts. This is part 3. (Previously:Β Part 1,Β Part 2, Part 3.)
During COVID-19, young Chinese expats and first-generation immigrants in the U.S. have become keenly aware of the importance of civic action. Many of them, during...
Given that Luo Yonghao has a tendency to make outlandish claims and bail on plans and promises, the flower backlash is probably indicative of the publicβs quickly thinning patience with him.
This weeklyΒ food columnΒ is done in collaboration with the Beijing-based project and event companyΒ The Hutong. Registration is now open for theirΒ Shanghai Summer Adventures, a series of summer camp programs.