China Stories

As live-streaming disrupts China’s e-commerce landscape, gaps between urban and rural sellers may be getting wider.Read the article by Wu Peiyue: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009636/in-taobao-villages%2C-merchants-say-theyre-struggling-with-livestreamingNarrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Moral preemption is the dominant strategy in hierarchical societies and is often used to score victories over opponents.Read the article by Nie Huihua: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-02-10/opinion-history-reveals-why-chinas-netizens-are-obsessed-with-moral-judgement-101840056.htmlNarrated by Nandini Venkata.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The contrasting gender imbalance in cities and the countryside follows the logic of economics. It will be difficult to change it by decree.Read the article by Li Jingkui: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-12-25/weekend-long-read-the-stubborn-urban-rural-divide-of-leftover-men-and-women-101821842.htmlNarrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nearly two years of strict border controls have led to a growing shortage of foreign talent in China. Some worry it could become permanent.Read the article by Dominic Morgan and Zhu Ruiying: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009408/chinas-foreign-firms-are-running-out-of-a-key-resource-foreignersNarrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The possibility for collective action against China’s economic coercion seems more likely than ever. Read the article by Luke Patey: https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/02/06/confronting-coercion/Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At the end of World War II, more than 100,000 American soldiers were stationed in China, and tens of thousands still remained by 1947. One newspaper alleged that American forces were responsible for one Chinese death every day. And then there was the Shen Chong rape case, which galvanized popular opinion against the American presence.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/02/09/an-anti-american-protest-during-the-chinese-civil-war/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

China’s tumultuous recent past has had profound effects on Chinese family life that are going to change the country’s future.Read the article by David E. Scharff, MD: https://supchina.com/2022/02/04/china-in-therapy-how-families-in-crisis-will-affect-chinas-future/Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Village sports programs try to get all people in China exercising—with mixed results.Read the article by Siyi Chu: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/02/taking-the-field-bringing-sports-to-every-village/Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A hundred years ago, ice skating was an unexpectedly important arena in China’s anti-imperialist struggle. But while some skaters sought to battle the “blue-eyed” Westerners, others took a different approach.Read the article by Yang Yufei: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009514/when-beijings-skating-rinks-were-battlefieldsNarrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Despite leading the world in sporting achievements, China’s para-athletes struggle for recognition and inclusion.Read the article by Tan Yunfei: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/02/para-prejudices-the-struggle-for-more-inclusive-sports/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.