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A daily digest of the top China stories.
Episodes
January 12, 2021 • 3 mins
Guo Jingming was ordered to issue a public apology after being accused of plagiarism in 2003. He didn't apologize until the final day of 2020.
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January 11, 2021 • 3 mins
A new study from China found that coronavirus patients experienced fatigue, shortness of breath and kidney problems six months after being discharged from the hospital.
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January 7, 2021 • 4 mins
Tao Yong is unlikely to ever perform surgery again because of a stabbing that left his hand crippled. But the doctor wants to move on and help people see again.
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January 6, 2021 • 5 mins
Hong Kong’s national security unit arrested 53 former lawmakers and activists on Wednesday. Here is the event that prompted the arrests.
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January 5, 2021 • 3 mins
A Chinese company was fed up with people playing on their phones while in the bathroom, so they are fining employees who visit the restroom more than once during an 8-hour shift.
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January 4, 2021 • 5 mins
China’s Generation Z are encouraging fellow citizens to slack off at work to protest against a culture of working long hours.
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December 31, 2020 • 7 mins
The US has a long tradition of Presidents using the pardon power. In China, the tool is used a lot less often, but it tends to affect a larger number of people.
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December 30, 2020 • 2 mins
A new study found that people who live in poor areas and have a family member who smokes are more likely to live in poverty than those who don't.
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December 29, 2020 • 2 mins
The government is set to trial a "quiet car" option for its high-speed rail network and the city of Shanghai will punish people who use audio without headphones on the subway.
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December 28, 2020 • 4 mins
A province in northeastern China announced new rules that would force companies to provide days off for women on their menstrual cycle. Some people in China worry that companies will not hire women because of the rules.
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December 24, 2020 • 1 min
BTS's famous song ‘Dynamite’ played on a Beijing radio for the first time in years. It may actually be a big moment.
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December 23, 2020 • 4 mins
In a year filled with loss, disruptions and jarring surprises, news events that would be deemed unusual and quirky by previous standards can serve as a reminder of life’s bountiful offerings in a difficult period.
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Court’s punishment of 9-year-old girl highlights concern with China’s expansive social credit system
December 22, 2020 • 4 mins
A Chinese court withdrew the decision to punish a nine-year-old girl who couldn’t repay her dead father’s debts. The case triggered a heated debate over flaws in the nation’s social credit system
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December 21, 2020 • 5 mins
China is home to 44 of the world's 100 tallest buildings, but a directive from Beijing means they are the last of a dying breed.
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December 18, 2020 • 6 mins
In a world battling a lethal global pandemic with a mounting death toll, there are still countries that will kill you for consensual same-sex activity.
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December 17, 2020 • 3 mins
A new documentary gives hope and courage to the plight of poor children in rural China.
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December 16, 2020 • 6 mins
She had sacrificed her personal happiness for decades to try and fit China's ideals for the role of a woman in society. She decided it was time to be herself, and is now finding happiness by driving all over China.
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December 15, 2020 • 6 mins
Covid-19 could not defeat three generations of this Wuhan family, who are now calling for the truth from their government about how the crisis was handled.
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December 14, 2020 • 2 mins
A 30ft. stone statue of Buddha was revealed to the general public after maintenance workers removed dead trees and trash. Residents who had lived there for decades had no idea it existed.
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December 11, 2020 • 5 mins
Social inequality, overwork and pandemic fatigue dominated the most popular new phrases in China.
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