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Hong Kong authorities shut down the region's last independent news outlets
Monday, January 24, 2022
First it was the pro-democracy paper Apple Daily and then other independent Hong Kong media outlets closed. A group of anonymous volunteers is archiving the outlets so they don't disappear completely.
China's Olympics aim to keep COVID at bay with armpit sensors, robots and more
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Athletes and other attendees will be in a closed "loop" with strict rules about everything from daily testing for athletes to how spectators should respond — no cheering out loud, please!
To keep Olympics COVID-free, China creates invisible bubbles around facilities
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The country with some of the world's strictest COVID-19 policies is gearing up to host the Winter Olympics amid a rise in global omicron infections. Here's how Beijing is preparing.
Snail noodles go viral in China during the pandemic. But the dish is a bit ... funky
Sunday, January 16, 2022
The southern specialty — snail broth, pickled bamboo, slippery rice noodles — has taken off. "A lot of people were looking for crazy, ridiculous things to eat," says food blogger Mei Shanshan.
Why the Chinese government wants more feel-good stories posted online
Monday, January 10, 2022
In advance of global attention for the upcoming Winter Olympics, China's censors want people online to spread "positive energy" — their term for politically correct, feel-good content.
A closed mill in Beijing no longer makes steel but it has purpose in the Olympics
Thursday, January 06, 2022
A once sprawling steel and iron mill will form the backdrop for some of the events during the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. And parts of the complex have been converted to snow making facilities.
Residents of Xi'an, China, react to COVID lockdowns with outrage and humor
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
Lockdowns are so strict and so prolonged in the Chinese city that residents have taken to social media to complain and joke about a lack of basic supplies.
China excels at the Paralympics, but its disabled citizens are fighting for access
Monday, January 03, 2022
China has dominated the medal count at the last five Paralympic Games. That's in stark contrast with the lack of disability access in Chinese society.
Beijing cracks down on cities' land-selling model. Nanning feels the effects first
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Selling land and building cities made China rich. It also created a lot of government debt that China now wants to reduce.
Most hospitals in China only offer reproductive services to married women
Monday, December 20, 2021
China is liberalizing birth restrictions because it wants families to have more children. But unconventional families still find themselves constrained by social norms.
Amid Taiwan spat, Lithuania closes embassy in China after diplomats leave
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Lithuania's embassy in Beijing evacuated all of its diplomats from China. They left because Lithuania feared China would not recognize the diplomats' immunity from prosecution in China.
Not invited to Biden's democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz
Thursday, December 09, 2021
President Biden's Summit for Democracy has kicked off. China is not invited — but it's still trying to project its own narratives about democracy.
A small lineage of artisans is reviving the ancient art of pigeon whistles in Beijing
Monday, December 06, 2021
For centuries, owners tied lightweight whistles to their pet pigeons in China. The art of making pigeon whistles almost faded away in Beijing, but a small group of artisans is bringing it back.
A top Chinese ride-hailing company delists from the NYSE just months after its IPO
Friday, December 03, 2021
The announcement reflects the rapid reversal in Didi Chuxing's fortunes as China goes on a regulatory blitz targeting some of the country's biggest private technology firms.
Chinese ride-hailing group to delist from New York Stock Exchange
Friday, December 03, 2021
Didi Global says it's taking its shares off of the New York Stock Exchange, after coming under massive Chinese government scrutiny. It plans to go public in Hong Kong.
China pledges to reduce fossil fuel reliance while increasing coal use
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Demand for coal is skyrocketing in China, which is driving new mining, coal stockpiling and widespread power cuts.
Attempts to help China's rural residents monetize their land have hit complications
Monday, November 29, 2021
Land and urban property sales have generated vast wealth in China, but rural residents have been left out and efforts to change that have floundered.
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai tells Olympic officials that she's safe
Monday, November 22, 2021
Questions persist over the well-being of Peng who hadn't been seen publicly after accusing a senior Communist Party leader of sexual assault. A video and photos showed her in public over the weekend.
In an attempt to ease tensions, Biden and China's Xi meet virtually
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
President Biden held a virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to go over some of the thorniest issues between the two countries. They gave no hint of Trump-era tariffs being dropped.
Health workers in China are killing pets while their owners are in quarantine
Monday, November 15, 2021
Local health workers in some Chinese cities are breaking into people's homes and killing their pets while the owners are in quarantine, prompting outrage online.