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The Man Who Accidentally Became a TikTok Megastar
Cheng Yunfu scraped a living selling noodles on the streets. Then, he suddenly started trending on Chinese social media — and his life took a strange and unsettling turn.
GEP, a Green Alternative to GDP, Gaining Ground in China
Tech hub Shenzhen is the latest city to announce it will start using “gross ecosystem product” to drive policy.
China’s Entertainment Industry Threatens Legal Action Against Re-Edited Fan Videos
Streaming platforms and production companies are reminding people that, while abridged versions and mini reviews of popular programming have eager audiences in China, they can still constitute copyright violations.
How Old-School Parenting Is Holding Back Alternative Education
China’s alternative schools are helping stressed parents find a sense of community. Can they get them to stop seeing their kids as an extension of themselves?
Chinese Border City Reports 112 Coronavirus Cases After Mass Testing
A citywide vaccination drive has been put on hold while Ruili conducts a second round of mass testing.
Inches From Heaven, Splattered in Blood
In the second of a two-part series on the top secret Karakoram Highway, a former nurse shares her experiences treating the soldiers tasked with this monumental project.
Where Are the Douyin Generation’s Pop Stars?
Douyin and other short-video apps are compressing artists’ 15 minutes of fame into 15 seconds.
The Amateur Sleuths Trying to Identify China’s Unclaimed Dead
China’s metropolises are struggling to cope with a large number of anonymous corpses. But an underground database is helping uncover their true identities.
Focus Less on Getting A’s, More on Catching Z’s, Ministry Says
After nearsightedness, will sleep become the next battleground for the physical and mental health of China’s children?
Why Some Chinese Deny the Existence of Anti-Asian Hate
Despite a string of recent, high-profile attacks on Asians, a vocal contingent of Chinese in the U.S. continue to deny there’s a problem.
In Draft Rules, China Promises Cap for Emission-Trading Scheme
Making polluting companies pay their cleaner competitors should help lower the country’s carbon footprint.
'Xinjiang cotton is my love': Patriots on show at China Fashion Week
Designer Zhou Li took to the stage amid applause following her runway show at China Fashion Week with a prop that has political overtones: a bouquet of cotton plants.
How a Uruguayan Novel Broke China’s Go-To Review Site
The Chinese version of Mario Benedetti’s “La Tregua” has become an unexpected punching bag following a negative online review of its translation.
The Complex Legacy of China’s Cinematic Pirates
Film and TV piracy are under increasing pressure in China. The void they’re leaving behind will be hard to fill.
Exclusive: Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang
A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions.
China Sees Unusual May-Like Temperatures — in February
Meteorologists say such extreme weather-related events are likely to increase as a result of climate change.
China, Unfinished: The Skeletal Cityscapes of Photographer Meng Wei
Photographer Meng Wei shares his obsession with the abandoned tower blocks littering the skylines of major Chinese cities.
Shenzhen Sets Sexual Harassment Standard for Schools, Workplaces
A new guidebook, said to be the first of its kind in China, outlines specific punishments for various forms of misconduct.
12 Arrested in Hebei for Fabricating Emission Data
Local companies were found to be collaborating with an emission monitoring company to skirt environmental standards.
Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang
China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang.