Pokémon announces name changes in China, likely to appease local censorship
Japanese computer game company Nintendo has made some changes to its popular Pokémon game, apparently to appease Chinese censors.
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A Japanese dish named after a Chinese city
The origin of "tenshindon" is unclear, but you can easily find it at almost every Chinese restaurant in Japan. We'll show you how to make it.
Fifty paintings for fifty states: A Chinese-American artist reflects on ‘freedom’
A Berlin-based art performance by LiLi Nacht uses traditional Chinese guohua techniques to reimagine the historical, symbolic, and material aspects of the American identity.
Can WeChat be woke? The progressive Chinese Americans countering right-wing narratives
The loudest voices on WeChat in the U.S. have long been those of conservative, first-generation immigrants from mainland China who support Trump. But recently, some liberal Chinese Americans have begun working harder to make their voices heard on the platform.
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke bows out of Pingyao film festival, sparking speculation about government interference
The Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF) — often touted as “China’s Sundance” — has lost its most valuable asset, Jiǎ Zhāngkē 贾樟柯, the Chinese film director who had been at the helm of the event since he co-created it in 2017.
When the PRC won the ‘China’ seat at the UN
China — the Republic of China — had been an original signatory to the UN Charter in 1945. But the autumn of 1971 witnessed the climax of a long drama over which Chinese government deserved the UN seat.
McDonald’s in Shenzhen stops giving out disposable utensils. Customers are not happy.
McDonald's was not the only major chain in Shenzhen to make single-use foodware a target of elimination. But unlike other companies such as Starbucks, which provide reusable alternatives such as metal straws and stainless steel forks for customers dining in, McDonald's does not offer reusable utensils for in-restaurant meals.
Chinese Basketball Association 2020-21 season preview
Just two months after the conclusion of the last CBA season, which was interrupted by COVID-19, the Chinese Basketball Association has tipped off once again. What are the storylines, who are the players to watch, and will the Guangdong Southern Tigers win their 11th CBA title?
Lu Ban, China’s inventor of everything
He's the god of builders and contractors, known for creating a long line of products that helped the common people. Did he actually exist? It doesn't matter — he now lends his name to everything from stools to idioms.
Durex is fined for vibrator ad that ‘disrupted social order’
Over the years, Durex’s digital marketing team in China has earned a reputation for creating boundary-pushing ads to make sex less of a taboo topic, but also for leveraging oversexualized content to increase the brand’s visibility.