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Protesters hold a banner during a protest against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in front of Sendagaya Station on July 23

Are The Olympics More Trouble Than They’re Worth? The View From Asia

by Dan Wu February 27, 2024

Why COVID-19 Has Made China Stronger

Geopolitics covid-19

Why COVID-19 Has Made China Stronger

by Worldcrunch February 27, 2024

Chinese students in front of a departure board at Dresden Airport, where numerous flights are cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Geopolitics china

Chinese Students In U.S.: Between COVID-19 And Geopolitics

by Lisa LANE February 22, 2024

Delivering 'Hong Kong Barbecue Chicken & Rice'

In The News china

The Niche Businesses Feeding ‘Chinese Stomachs’ In The U.S.

by Lisa LANE February 22, 2024

Seat distancing applied at a movie theater in Jinan

In The News china

Will COVID-19 Make China’s Movie Theaters Vanish Forever?

by Lisa LANE February 22, 2024

Eating shows made by vloggers are all the rage in China

In The News china

Understanding China’s Huge Appetite For Binge-Eating Shows

by Lisa LANE February 22, 2024

At a café in Chongqing, China

In The News china

Chinese Millennials Defend Their ”Lying-Flat” Doctrine

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

Ideas hong kong

Death Of Apple Daily, What It Really Means For Hong Kong

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

People attending a festival to cherish the martyrs at the red army martyrs cemetery in Zunyi, Guizhou,China

In The News china

As China’s Communist Party Turns 100, ”Red Tourism” Is Booming

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

In China, economic conditions vary greatly from province to province

Regional Disparity Trap: Why China’s Economy Resembles Europe

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

For Chinese Adoptees In The U.S., Identity Comes In Layers

Society united states

For Chinese Adoptees In The U.S., Identity Comes In Layers

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

In China, Women Still Have To Fight For Their Right To Be Single

In China, Women Still Have To Fight For Their Right To Be Single

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

Screenshot from video of chained mother-of-eight in China

Society mental health

Video Of Chained Woman Shines Light On China’s Treatment Of Mental Illness

by Lisa LANE February 22, 2024

Woman walks down the street in China

In The News china

How China’s Race To Boost Low Birth Rates Is Backfiring With Teenage Pregnancy

by Dan Wu February 22, 2024

Technicians examine mobile phone chips at a manufacture plant in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province

Future artificial intelligence

Why The U.S. Trade Blockade Can’t Stop China’s Sprint For All-Powerful AI

by Michelle Courtois February 22, 2024

Photo of a mobile phone displaying an "African makeup" tutorial on Douyin, TikTok's version of its platform designed for the Chinese market

What The Saga Of Chinese Influencers In Africa Says About Social Media — And China

by Xoc Kapi February 22, 2024

China's "Belt And Road" 10 Years On: Grandiose Plans, Pure Nationalism, Vague Future

Economy belt and road

China’s “Belt And Road” 10 Years On: Grandiose Plans, Pure Nationalism, Vague Future

by Lin Anbu January 24, 2024

Dog rescued from Yulin, now in Paris

In The News china

Yulin To Paris: Dog-Eating At Center Of Animal Rights Battle

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

Changpu River Park

In The News china

In A Beijing Park, The Cold Calculations Of Senior Dating

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

A woman in Hong Kong makes a gesture in front of riot police during a protest.

In The News china

Hong Kong Crackdown: Xi Prepares For Final Sino-U.S. Showdown

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

Passengers at the Hong Kong International Airport

In The News china

The Party’s Over: Exodus Pangs Of Hong Kong Elite

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

Student in China taking an online class via cellphone at home

Cheaters Gonna Cheat! The Student Ghostwriting Boom In China

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

Single people without children made up 65.2% of the population who kept a pet in 2017.

In The News china

China’s ‘One-Child’ Generation Chooses Cats Over Babies

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024March 18, 2025

A tank deployed during the National Army Lunar New Year's Military Drill, in Taiwan.

In The News china

Strait Talk: China Invading Taiwan Is Mostly Just A Matter Of Time

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

A LGBTQ home party in Beijing, China

In The News china

China’s New Crackdown Against LGBTQ Activists At Universities

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Photo of a woman looking at her phone in her bed

In The News dating app

Taiwan’s Virtual “Tuck-Me-In” Platform Shows COVID Impact On Dating Apps

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

A man stands with hundreds of other Chinese activists to rally in support of Trump in Lantana, Florida.

Geopolitics united states

Chinese-American Trump Supporters Explain Themselves

by Lisa LANE January 4, 2024

A Taiwanese soldier looks on as a helicopter rises the Taiwanese flag.

War in Ukraine china

The War In Ukraine Should Force China To Rethink Its Taiwan Narrative

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Hong Kong Tattoo Show 2021

In The News china

China’s Tattoo Crackdown: Celebrity, Subversion And A Twist Of Patriotism

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Photo of Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen walking

Geopolitics nancy pelosi

Pelosi In Taiwan: Bold Diplomacy, Perfect Timing

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Photo of a worker walking past two ships in a shipyard in Taizhou, China

The China-Vietnam-U.S. “Triangle”: A Model For Globalization’s Future?

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Mass testing in China’s city of Guiyang

In The News china

The Guiyang Zero-COVID Bus Crash: A Chinese Tragedy In Three Acts

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Photo of boy being tested for covid by man in hazmat suit

In The News covid-19

Xi’s Burden — Why China Is Sticking With Zero COVID

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

photo of a puddle and reflection of people walking in the rain

Business Tips, Free Speech, Racism: A Nigerian Writer’s China Diaries

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024March 16, 2025

Screenshot of a video showing Chinese students crawling on a soccer pitch

In The News zero covid

Chinese Students’ “Absurd” Protest Against COVID Lockdowns: Public Crawling

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Photo of shop window

Economy e-residency

Why Estonia’s EU “Digital Residency” Is Getting Popular In China — And Taiwan

by Dan Wu January 4, 2024

Economy chinese economy

How A Xi Jinping Dinner In San Francisco May Have Sealed Mastercard’s Arrival In China

by Michelle Courtois January 4, 2024

Pride parade in Taipei in October 2016

LGBTQ Plus taiwan

Same-Sex Marriage In Taiwan And The Pursuit Of True Equality

by Laura Lin November 13, 2023

Supporters of Singapore's Workers' Party at a rally

In The News singapore

In Singapore, Facebook Offers No Refuge For Freedom Of Speech

by Lisa LANE November 13, 2023

A dog rescued in Hong Kong, in August 2020.

In The News hong kong

Abandoned Pets Crisis Amid Hong Kong’s Emigration Wave

by Lisa LANE November 13, 2023