On June 25, 1900, a Daoist monk made one of the most startling and significant discoveries in archaeological history. But that would only be the beginning of the story for Abbot Wang Yuanlu of the Mogao Caves.
Zhao Benshan became a comedy legend through Spring Festival Gala skits in which he played rural characters who satirized contemporary society. But with money and fame came scrutiny — the political kind.
Did graduates of a prestigious design school feed into racist stereotypes with a fashion show featuring models who all had noticeably slanted eyes, and makeup to accentuate their “Chinese eyes”? Or are Chinese internet users just oversensitive?
China's hopes of qualifying for Qatar 2022 are still alive.
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China’s “most mysterious billion-dollar company,” as one investor put it, has perfected the art of trend-setting through trial and error. But Shein’s tactics and tight lips are not without risk. Here’s what we know about the rising Chinese retail giant intent on taking down Zara.
China makes most of the world’s non-military drones and most of those are made by one company: DJI. But SupChina has found a thriving industry of around 70,000 smaller players making drones, components, and software. Here are the most important players in an industry that is reshaping the 21st century.
Electric vehicles and smart systems to drive them are attracting enormous sums of capital and China’s best engineering talent. These are the companies that are fighting for one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Many of them will be global EV players.
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The Bishan Project was a radical — and short-lived — rural experiment that left a mark on Chinese governance and art. Five years after its closure, we consider whether it was ahead of its time, or if it ever had a chance.
On May 24, Zhang Hong arrived at the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the first blind Chinese mountaineer to make the 8,849-meter climb.
Dan Wei's documentary, filmed during the pandemic, doesn't put the coronavirus front and center. Instead, it's an up-close look at Chinese healthcare, as experienced by an elderly patient and her family.
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Yong Cai, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
Pioneering actor and social justice activist George Takei has a conversation on Asian identity and anti-AAPI hate with Army veteran and elected official Lee Wong.
Tracking paranoid rhetoric, visa restrictions, and the targeted policing of China-connected research, which combine to create a hostile atmosphere for Chinese people in the U.S.
The 100 China books you have to read, ranked.
A survey of nearly 150 years of Chinese history through the country's official and unofficial national anthems.
SupChina’s guide to the best of China Twitter in English.
Meet the Chinese collectors preserving memories from the Mao era — and the country's erstwhile revolutionary spirit — through posters, badges, notebooks, clothing, stamps, photographs, periodicals, everyday items…and everything in between.
