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Tencent Leads $250 Million Round in Chinese Travel Site Mafengwo
Tencent Holdings Ltd. is leading a $250 million investment in Chinese travel site Mafengwo, expanding its footprint in a fast-growing online travel and content sphere.
The Livestreamer Thriving in a Desolate Liaoning Coal Town
A native of China’s northeast has found unlikely success with online videos broadcast from his desiccated hometown.
The China Legacy of Modernist Architect I.M. Pei
The renowned designer of the Louvre pyramid in Paris and over 70 other structures around the world died Thursday at the age of 102.
Silent for So Long, Elderly Gays Livestream at Full Volume
A generation that has long kept silent is breaking into song through livestreaming.
The Chinese MMA Fighter Punching Through Gender Stereotypes
With a 19-1 winning streak, Zhang Weili might become the country’s first UFC champion, and she’s not letting prejudices get in the way.
China’s Far-Side-of-the-Moon Rover Reveals Subterranean Secrets
The Yutu-2 lunar rover has detected olivine and pyroxene in the moon’s deepest crater, corroborating a long-held theory that its mantle consists of iron-rich minerals.
China’s Hottest New Song Is a Rap About Noodles
One food-delivery app has reported thousands of noodle orders featuring pop idol Kris Wu’s favorite buzzword — ‘skr’ — as an added note from customers.
Factory Psychology: My Time Counseling China’s Migrant Workers
As one of a handful of factory-affiliated mental health professionals in a city of 5 million industrial workers, I know firsthand just how hard it is for migrants to find help.
The Chinese Surveillance State, Part 1 (Published 2019)
Using facial recognition software for ethnic profiling is only one way that Beijing is harnessing technology for social control.
The Hermit Culture Living On in China’s Misty Mountains
Disillusioned recluses have come to the Zhongnan Mountains for centuries. Now, a government campaign threatens their way of life.
Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance system – TechCrunch
Smart cities are designed to make life easier for their residents: better traffic management by clearing routes, making sure the public transport is running on time and having cameras keeping a watchful eye from above. But what happens when that data leaks? One such database was open for weeks for anyone to look inside. Security […]
China Is Wasting Less Solar and Wind Power
With the government no longer subsidizing renewable energy, curtailment has been driven by better infrastructure and competitive costs compared with coal.
China Could Win From Tech Cold War With U.S.
By driving Chinese researchers back home, new export controls are more likely to hurt than help the U.S.
How Exam Stress Pushed a Chinese Schoolkid Into Drug Addiction
Immense pressure to succeed is contributing to a small but growing number of young people getting hooked on ‘smart pills,’ experts warn.
Top US general to meet with Google over China security worries
The top U.S. general is meeting with representatives from Google next week to discuss growing concerns that American tech companies are helping China's military.
China’s National Library to Archive 200 Billion Weibo Posts
The project’s purported aim is to preserve digital culture for academic research and ‘national strategy.’
Conversion Therapy Still Promoted in China, Investigation Finds
Gender and sexuality experts are urging authorities to ban the ‘treatment’ of homosexuality, saying the scientifically unfounded methods used could do lasting harm.
For China’s Abandoned Children, Acrobatics Is a Harsh Last Hope
Critics pan rural schools as exploitative and dangerous. Advocates say they fill a social need.
The Kids Use TikTok Now Because Data-Mined Videos Are So Much Fun
The video-sharing app by the Chinese-owned Bytedance, the world’s most valuable startup, has a younger audience than Facebook, an algorithm that learns you, and different ideas about free speech.
One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority (Published 2019)
In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track members of a largely Muslim minority group.
