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China’s other kung fu stars
Love kung fu but only know Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan? There are so many more stars you need to check out
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Nationalist ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ smashes records
Action flick is China’s biggest-ever box-office success, but is it propaganda?
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Binge-watching a martial arts master
Huo Yuanjia is a legendary Chinese martial arts master who has been portrayed in plenty of classics
BOOKS
Great Expectations
With US-China relations facing fresh challenges, a new book ponders if history offers clues to its future
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Patriotic PLA film provokes backlash from veterans’ relatives
Propaganda film slammed by grandson of one of its central characters
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‘Dahufa’ is revolutionary cinema for modern China
Animated feature tweaks censors, amazes audiences with anti-fascist message
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China’s top (still watchable) foreign TV
It’s a lot more than just Friends and The Big Bang Theory on China’s streaming platforms
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Show of the Week: The First Half of My Life
A novel about female empowerment devolves into a show about a jealous wife in our final SotW
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Show of the Week: The Rap of China
It’s mostly remembered for giving us slang, but this hip hop show is refreshingly different from the usual Chinese music competition
