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The Qing Emperor Kangxi made an important edict in 1692 that allowed the practice of Catholicism in China. Read the article by James Carter: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/03/24/when-christianity-was-tolerated-in-early-qing-china/ Narrated...
Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is taking a hammering from regulators, but the government’s intent is to tame the fintech giant, not ruin its business. Read...
Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties of ancient China, a woman who prevented bloodshed by being a “peace bride.” Read the article by...
On March 19, 1912, about a dozen women armed with pistols, led by Tang Qunying, broke into the parliament in Nanjing, where a framework for...
Four months before June 4, 1989, an unknown artist triggered the state by pulling a trigger. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/03/16/an-artist-and-her-gun-in-1989-xiao-lus-accidental-revolt/ Narrated by Alex...
“You are the legend of our family,” Sòng Dāndān 宋丹丹 wrote about Chloé Zhao after Zhao became the first Asian woman to win a Golden...
On the morning of March 2, 1969, 30 or so Chinese soldiers stepped onto a frozen Ussuri River and were confronted by Soviet border guards...
Zhang Heng was a genuine polymath whose achievements in science, mathematics, cartography, literature, and the arts make him a towering figure in the popular Chinese...
Chinese vaccines against COVID-19 are providing low- and middle-income countries with solutions in a time of need. They have helped fill a void left by...