Hong Kong and COVID-19: From ‘burning’ city to role model
Not long ago, Hong Kong was in turmoil, declared “burning” by some media outlets and a “failed state” by others. But…
Africans in Guangzhou face special scrutiny amid coronavirus-fueled xenophobia
So far in Guangzhou’s Yuexiu District, there have been just 16 confirmed cases of foreigners from African countries with COVID-19. But for the…
All the early COVID-19 stories censored off Chinese internet
Illustration by Derek Zheng The first few weeks…
Conor McGregor calls China ‘barbaric’ for delivering faulty masks
The China Sports Column is a SupChina weekly feature. Mixed Martial Arts megastar Conor McGregor has slammed China for exporting personal protective equipment (PPE)…
Chinese cartoon depicts rule-breaking foreigners as trash to be sorted
While China is no stranger to xenophobia and racism, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hostility toward foreigners to an alarming new level….
Chinese commentary: COVID-19 may ravage America, but it won’t dent American self-confidence
Chairman Rabbit (兔主席 tù zhǔxí) is the popular WeChat account and pseudonym of Rèn Yì 任意, the grandson of noted Communist Party reformer…
Li Qingzhao, poet, ‘the most talented woman in history’
Illustration by Derek Zheng April is National Poetry…
In Taiwan, is it ‘COVID-19’ or ‘Wuhan pneumonia’?
Illustration by Julia YH Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen…
Video: Donating personal protective equipment to NYC hospitals
Description: U.S. hospitals are running dangerously low on face masks and personal protective equipment for frontline workers in the battle against COVID-19. SupChina…
Chinese customers divided over Luckin Coffee fraud scandal
Luckin Coffee, the multibillion-dollar Chinese coffee startup, has never made a mystery of its intent to disrupt China’s coffee retail market by providing…
Self-Quarantine in Beijing: Ep. 6, Some protection is better than none
I’ve been illustrating this “Self-Quarantine in Beijing” series for a while now. During this time, nothing has made me laugh as much…
‘Chicken Poets’: Meng Jinghui’s absurdist comedy explores art in an artless world
April is National Poetry Month, and in honor of that, we present Chicken Poets, a film about a poet who…
The quiet, public failure of China’s new Long March rocket
China’s space launch activities are usually something of a riddle. Launches from remote launch sites come with little warning, or even…
Chinese homestyle recipe: Fragrant spicy pot
This weekly food column is done in collaboration with the Beijing-based project and…
Three Americans get heat for cutting in a COVID-19 testing line in Qingdao; local government apologizes on their behalf
An altercation between three Americans and some locals outside of a COVID-19 testing site in Qingdao, Shandong Province, shows the rising tensions between Chinese…
