In documenting northern China’s Shehuo festival, Zhang Xiao shines a light on disappearing rural traditions and the threat e-commerce poses to traditional crafts.
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Republican China committee chairman Gallagher retiring from US Congress
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher, who chairs the House select committee on competition with China, said on Saturday he will not run for re-election, four days after he was one of only four House …
Soccer-Beijing cancels Argentina friendly as Messi fallout continues
Argentina’s friendly against Ivory Coast, scheduled to be held in Beijing in March, has been cancelled, the Chinese city’s football association said on Saturday, following a backlash against Lionel …
China’s Economy Is In Serious Trouble
Three years of strict COVID-19 controls prevented unimaginable health and economic disaster but disrupted China’s long-run growth trajectory.
China moves closer to Taliban regime amid search for natural resources
Despite growing human rights violations under the Taliban, China continues to invest in Afghanistan, most recently becoming the first country to recognize a Taliban ambassador.
China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.
Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles
China ‘threatens relatives in Tibet’ to exert control over activists in exile, with greater transnational repression at Tibetan new year …
U.S.-China Tensions Have a New Front: A Naval Base in Africa
American officials urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence on their Atlantic coastline.
China’s lunar new year travel set to hit ‘historic’ levels
China’s annual lunar new year travel rush is expected to reach “historic” levels this year, as policymakers hope the country’s festive season will help lift the world’s second-largest economy out of …
COC exploring appeal, insists Canadian figure skating team should be awarded Beijing 2022 bronze
Olympic Committee continues to believe Canada’s figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympic games despite ISU explanation.
What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
The Senate is moving toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; replenish U.S. weapons systems; and provide food, water, and other …
China opens up Hainan to more kinds of visa-free travel as it seeks to transform island into major free-trade port
Certain passport holders can now enter the island for up to 30 days not just for tourism but also business and family trips.
ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
The governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad.
