China Stories
China Stories from the Sinica Network on SupChina brings you audio narration of the best articles and op-eds appearing in Sixth Tone, Caixin Global, The Wire China, Week in China, The World of Chinese, Protocol China, and of course SupChina. Subscribe to the podcast and you can listen to features on the go, with narrators who won’t butcher the pronunciation of Chinese names and words.
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[Podcast] The real battle at Lake Changjin
The film “The Battle at Lake Changjin” depicts a great Chinese victory against an American aggressor. But the real battle was anything but glorious, fought…
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[Podcast] The rise and fall of Shanghai’s ‘coffee king’
Chang Pao Cun was a coffee pioneer in China, one of the first people to bring the dark caffeinated beverage to locals. But his story…
[Podcast] ‘We will not stop’: Students of Nanjing University protest school’s handling of sexual harassment case
At one of China’s leading universities, students are finding ways to protest inaction against sexual harassment despite the authorities trying to shut them down. Read…
[SupChina] Harbin’s Confucius Temple and an embrace of nationalism
Confucius could be controversial for Chinese politicians of the Republican Era. So why, in 1926, did Harbin choose to build a Confucius Temple? Read the…
[Podcast] Scan-to-order sweeps across China, to customers’ chagrin
Increasingly, restaurants across China are implementing a system in which diners scan a QR code and self-order from their phones. But is this a convenience…
[Podcast] Li Gui’s diary: A 19th-century Chinese account of the West
“There are a number of brothels as well, whose guests are greeted with smiles of welcome, some even soliciting their customers right out on the…
[Podcast] Chinese fans leave behind government’s video game bashing to celebrate esports team’s world title
Coming just months after the Chinese government made strict new rules limiting under 18s from playing computer games more than three hours a week, a…
[Podcast] Luo Jialing, a.k.a. Liza Hardoon, and the height of global Shanghai
Shanghai is unlike any other Chinese city, with strands of Japan, Britain, America, and a dozen other places woven into its fabric. This Week in…
[Podcast] Mr. Deng goes to Tokyo
On October 22, 1978, Deng Xiaoping arrived in Japan seeking help to bring China back to normalcy. His visit helped change the world. Read the…
[Podcast] Norman Bethune’s last surgery
Norman Bethune was a polarizing figure during his lifetime, but for his medical contributions to China between 1937 and 1939, he was bestowed hero status…