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The Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Draws A Mixed Global Response
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban's return to power are getting different responses from around the world. We hear from reporters in Paris, Beijing and Moscow.
Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight
Friday, August 13, 2021
A woman's account of her alleged rape by her manager at the Chinese tech company has gone viral, spurring conversations across the country about sexual abuse in the workplace.
A Court In China Sentences A Canadian Businessman To 11 Years In Prison
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Michael Spavor was found guilty of espionage in a case condemned by Western diplomats as political hostage-taking related to the detention in Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
China's Aim To Reverse A Declining Birth Rate May Increase Job Discrimination
Friday, August 06, 2021
China wants couples to have more children. Women say that expectation is worsening the rampant gender discrimination that they face in the workforce.
Coronavirus Outbreaks Across China Are Causing Lockdowns And Travel Controls
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
The fast-spreading delta variant has led to small coronavirus outbreaks across China. It also means lockdowns and mass testing and that travel controls are back.
Wuhan Orders Testing For All 10 Million Residents As The Delta Variant Hits China
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
The country's immigration authorities also said this week that they are not issuing new passports to their citizens unless there is a pressing need to travel abroad for education or employment.
Chinese Billionaire Sun Dawu Is Sentenced To 18 Years For 'Provoking Trouble'
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The staunch advocate of social justice and rural development was found guilty of eight charges. His harsh prison sentence comes amid broader efforts by authorities to rein in powerful businessmen.
China's New U.S. Ambassador Pioneered The Foreign Ministry's Brash Tone
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Qin Gang brought a tougher style to China's foreign ministry pulpit. Now he is Beijing's man in Washington, inheriting a hard post amid the most fraught relations in years between China and the U.S.
Typhoon Hits Shanghai As Central China Deals With Flooding
Monday, July 26, 2021
A typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, as central China is still struggling with record flooding that killed dozens people, and forced more than a million people from their homes.
Record-Breaking Flooding In China Has Left Over One Million People Displaced
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Flooding continues to devastate the city of Zhengzhou in the central Chinese province of Henan, where thousands remain stranded without power or food.
Thousands Trapped After Record Rainfalls Cause Flooding In Parts Of China
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are gathering in relocation centers south of Xinjiang following deadly floods in central China.
In Just 3 Days, An Entire Year's Worth Of Rain Has Fallen On Zhengzhou, China
Friday, July 23, 2021
In just three days, one year's worth of rain fell on Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million in central China. The resulting flooding in the region has killed dozens of people, and the rain hasn't stopped.
Chinese Tourists Throng 'Red Tourism' Sites To Mark Communist Party Centennial
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The officially designated Communist Party historical sites venerate Mao Zedong and, increasingly, the country's current leader, Xi Jinping. Tourists sometimes do manual labor and dress up as soldiers.
How China's Communist Party Schools Are Keeping Its Revolutionary Spirit Alive
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
More than 70 years after winning a revolution, China's ruling Communist Party is trying to keep its revolutionary spirit alive. How? Training its cadres at Party history boot camp.
The White House Blamed China For Hacking Microsoft. China Is Pointing Fingers Back
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
One day after the Biden administration accused China of a massive hack of Microsoft's email server software, Beijing said the U.S. has been mounting cyberattacks for the past 11 years.
China Denies Cyberattack Accusations, And Says It Too Is A Victim Of Hacking
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The U.S. and other Western powers accused China of widespread cyberattacks. Now China is accusing the U.S. of the same offense.
A Look At China's 'Red Tourism' Industry As The Communist Party Turns 100
Friday, July 09, 2021
China is promoting "red tourism" — visiting Communist Party historical sites that venerate Chairman Mao Zedong, and increasingly, the country's current leader Xi Jinping.
How Did China Become The World's Dominant Polysilicon Producer?
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
China is a leader in the manufacture of polysilicon — the basic material that goes into making solar panels. China has cracked the code for how to make high quality, cheap polysilicon.
Hong Kong Man Recounts His Desperate Bids For Freedom After Beijing Passed Tough Law
Saturday, July 03, 2021
Last July, five men escaped from Hong Kong by speedboat as Beijing mounted a crackdown. On the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule, one of these men recounts his story.
China Celebrates Its Communist Party's Centennial With Spectacle, Saber Rattling
Thursday, July 01, 2021
In a fiery speech at Tiananmen Square, Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping vowed to keep an iron grip on Hong Kong and to conquer Tiawan, and warned foreign forces against trying to bully China.