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Tango: The Dangerous Dance of China’s Zany Cartoonist
The Chinese artist has attracted a huge following with his irreverent sketches. But not everyone is amused.
Urumqi on High Alert Amid Rising Coronavirus Infections
Officials said the city has gone into “wartime mode” and is launching mass health screenings to track and trace potential cases.
Shenzhen Mulls Protections for Public Health Whistleblowers
A recently announced draft regulation would set up a public health hotline and protect the safety and privacy of whistleblowers “acting in good faith.”
China blows up dam to ease flood risk
The authorities in Anhui province demolished the barrier on the Chu river as water levels started to rise.
China's first climate striker warned: give it up or you can't go back to school
Ou Hongyi, who took part in the #FridaysforFuture protest, says she has been told she cannot return to school unless she stops her activism
How Grandkids Are Changing China’s LGBT Family Dynamics
Evolving family norms are opening up new spaces for negotiation between LGBT Chinese and their parents.
In Rural China, Schools Tackle a New Subject: Sex Ed
Sex has long been taboo in the Chinese countryside, but an alliance of forward-thinking teachers and volunteers is trying to change that.
China’s First International E-Commerce Court Is Now in Session
For the court’s first case, a Singaporean plaintiff sued a Chinese company from which they had purchased a laptop for false advertising.
The Lasting Pain of China’s Identity Theft Victims
For nearly 20 years, Gou Jing believed someone had stolen the life she should have led. Now, an investigation has proved she was right.
Unhappy Ending for Massage Parlor Accused of Conning Johns
Six people connected with the Hangzhou business — whose promotions featured naked women and suggestive wording — have appealed after being sentenced to up to 14 years in prison for fraud.
Shanghai-Made COVID-19 Vaccine Ready for Human Trials
The candidate is one of a select few mRNA-based vaccines — advantageous because the most laborious steps of the immunization process can take place after inoculation — being tested worldwide.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Found in South China Pig Herd
Only 39 infections have been confirmed, but the disease’s high transmissibility is concerning to an industry that’s still recovering from a devastating African swine fever epidemic.
Record floods raise questions about China's Three Gorges Dam
As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny.
EU preparing measures against China over Hong Kong
The European Union (EU) is preparing counter-measures on China in response to Beijing's new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday, but envoys stressed the likely steps will not amount to economic sanctions.
Driver in Guizhou Bus Crash ‘Discontent With Life,’ Say Police
Twenty-one people including the driver were killed after the bus veered across several lanes of traffic and plunged into a reservoir last week.
Artistic Distances: Giving Form to Grief in a Pandemic
COVID-19 can’t reveal or crystallize some deeper meaning about the universe. But it also can’t stop us from making our own.
China’s Cancer Monitoring System Missing 70% of Population, Study Says
A team of researchers led by the head of China’s National Cancer Center point to a need for more population-based cancer registries to better gauge the country’s public health needs.
About 49,000 deaths in Beijing and Shanghai in 2020 were caused by smog
Pollution dropped during Covid-19 lockdowns but environmental groups warn that efforts to restart the economy may be damaging.
A Time Capsule From ‘Gaokao’ Gone By
Ren Shulin remembers photographing the “gaokao” in the late 1970s and early 1980s, just after the daunting test was reinstated.
