China is often perceived as a monolith — not just politically, but socially and culturally, too. Nothing could be further from the truth, and SupChina dives deep into China’s diverse and changing society and culture on a daily basis.
After police released further information about the apparent suicide of a high-school student, online opinion turned from criticism of the authorities to questioning of the student’s family’s motives in publicizing the case.
Hong Kong director Ray Yeung's humble, tender story of gay love, set in working-class Hong Kong.
Although the number of nurses in China is increasing, the country is facing a severe shortage that will get worse as the population ages. Low salaries, tough working conditions, and a lack of respect for the profession mean the problem is not likely to get better.
Rice wine was China’s earliest banquet liquor. These days, it is more visible as a cooking product, and hardly anyone under the age of 40 likes it. Can this ancient spirit be revitalized for the modern market?
A Chinese student used a technical glitch to score free food from KFC and taught his friends how to do it. Was this a crime, or just a case of ordinary people trying to make the most out of the capitalist hellscape that we live in being punished by a multibillion dollar corporation?
The cross-cultural paintings of Xu Deqi.
The irony of the anti-American boycott of 1905 is that many Chinese held the U.S. in higher regard than Europe. But the U.S. had betrayed its own values back home, leading to China's reciprocal response.
A high school student in the city of Chengdu died in what officials called a suicide. But his mother believes they are hiding something.
Three leopards escaped from a safari park in Hangzhou over the weekend, but like the mayor from Jaws, the park’s management told tourists to keep coming.
Zhang Yufei dominated at the Chinese National Swimming Championships, winning five gold medals and a silver.