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Student Bullied for Being Gay Says School Suggested He Drop Out
A vocational high school in Beijing has said it is investigating the student’s claims.
The Long, Winding Journey of China’s Train-Riding Photographer
Wang Fuchun spent over 40 years capturing life on China’s railways. Now, the renowned photographer’s epic ride has come to an end.
Can China’s New Criminal Law Deter the Next He Jiankui?
The threat of criminal prosecution may be effective, but there should also be less extreme ways to keep researchers from carrying out unethical experiments.
U.S. Imposes New 5G License Limits on Some Huawei Suppliers
The Biden administration has informed some suppliers to China’s Huawei Technologies Co. of tighter conditions on previously approved export licenses, prohibiting items for use in or with 5G devices, according to people familiar with the move.
Inside China’s Cult of the Cat
So you want to be a “cat slave”? Get in line.
Fed Up With Capitalism, Young Chinese Brush Up on ‘Das Kapital’
With a new generation increasingly burned out by the “996” grind and liberal platitudes of their elders, can Marxism make a comeback?
Shanghai Woman Awarded $15,000 in Landmark Verbal Harassment Case
For months, a woman at a local company was subjected to unwanted phone calls and obscene text messages from a colleague who twice defied orders to stop contacting her.
From Crypto to Offshore Accounts: Tactics Used to Get Cash Out of China
Finding a way around the rules is something of a national pastime.
Why China’s Produce Pandas Are More Than Just a ‘Big’ Deal
The unlikely boy band has made headlines for challenging stereotypes about how idols should look, but to their gay fans, they represent something more personal.
Expert Committee Sets Sights on China’s Myopia Crisis
The country has one of the highest rates of nearsightedness among children and teenagers.
Untangling the Crossed Wires of China’s ‘Super Grid’
Ultra-high voltage power lines are crucial to a greener future, but world leader China’s growing network has hit its fair share of snags.
How Douyin is Reshuffling the Chinese Music Industry
The wildly popular short-video app has become one of the main ways Chinese people consume music, but its business model keeps artists anonymous and interchangeable.
China’s Female Students Want to Abolish Girls’ Day
Fed up with sexist, paternalistic “well-wishes” on Girls’ Day, young women on college campuses are fighting to reclaim International Women’s Day and the feminist values it was founded on.
Chinese Scientists Identify 44 Animals Susceptible to COVID-19
The at-risk species include livestock, zoo animals, and common pets.
Chinese Scientists Unveil Fish-Like Robot for Deep-Sea Exploration
The robot was successfully tested under extreme temperature and pressure in the Mariana Trench.
The Human Side to Another Lost Spring Festival
People from across China share how they’re celebrating the Lunar New Year holidays, dampened for the second straight year by COVID-19 outbreaks.
How a Woman’s Can’t-Stand-It-Anymore Road Trip Inspired China
Tired of her abusive husband, 56-year-old Su Min took the car and left. Her journey made her an icon for China’s unhappy housewives.
China Wants a Baby Boom. Its Parents Aren’t Interested.
It’s been five years since China ended the one-child policy. Yet many couples still prefer not to have a second baby.
In China’s Villages, Bullfighting Enjoys a Bloody Renaissance
In southwestern China, bovine brawls attract big crowds. But as the sport grows, it's also charging into controversy.
China extends lead over U.S. in global patents filings, U.N. says
China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world in 2020 for the second consecutive year and extended its lead over No. 2 filer the United States, the U.N. patent agency said on Tuesday.
