The Venezuela-China relationship, explained
This is the first of a four-part series, which will be published on Mondays this month, that spotlights the Venezuela-China relationship. Part One: China’s choice...
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The future of affirmative action and Chinese-American applications to elite universities
Are more Chinese Americans about to gain admission to elite universities in the U.S.? Here’s what you need to know about SFFA v. Harvard, the...
Re-education camps in China’s ‘no-rights zone’ for Muslims: What everyone needs to know
Update: For a more current look at the situation in Xinjiang, see our August 2019 article: China’s ‘social re-engineering’ of Uyghurs, explained by Darren Byler...
From xiaolongbao to siu mai: A primer on the Chinese dumpling
Illustration by Hannah Bae / @eatdrinkdraw No question about it: Dumplings are a quintessential Chinese dish — delicious fillings stuffed into a thin shell, boiled...
What is Beijing’s ‘low-end population’? A video explainer
Beijing is a bustling metropolis. But in the aftermath of a deadly fire last year, the government is moving out many of the migrants that...
Here are all the words Chinese state media has banned
A full translation of the style guide update from Xinhua, and why it matters.
Guo Wengui — half a year in the media spotlight
A SupChina editor’s notebook on how the biggest Chinese political story of 2017 — so far — has developed over the course of five months.
The Belt and Road: China’s ‘project of the century’
A short explainer on the history and planned development of Xi Jinping’s signature initiative — to put China at the center of a global network of transport, commerce, and infrastructure.
What really happens at China’s Two Sessions
This year’s Two Sessions ends today. Here is a brief guide to the annual meeting in Beijing, which is China’s biggest and most transparent political gathering.
That time I split my pants open at the Great Hall of the People
In 2015, I was chased around a Tianjin railway station by four goons and ended up at the National People's Congress asking Premier Li Keqiang about a censored film about the environment.