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The Dark Room Problem | Short Story
Award-winning sci-fi author Chen Qiufan investigates how technology manipulates our consciousness in this short story
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Restaurant of The Thousand Arms | Short Story
Short story writer Hu Yuesheng offers a modern update on the wuxia novel
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Hi-Lee-Bon | Short Story
An old man and a mysterious snack set the scene for this cynical and humorous tale by Zheng Zaihuan
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June 23, 2016 | Short Story
In this short story, writer Gu Xiang finds humanity and humor in the idiosyncrasies of elderly Chinese
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The Stranger on the Train | Short Story
Wu Shangwei finds the motions of life through the characters met on a train ride
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Why Do Cats Gather at Night? | Short Story
Writer Wang Nuonuo's imaginative take on an age-old question
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Starside Economy | Short Story
A street stall seller finds himself at the center of an interplanetary business deal in Wang Nuonuo’s sci-fi short story
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District Champ | Short Story
Writer Ban Yu explores a clash of values in a northeastern factory town
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Sixty-Degree Grassland Liquor | Short Story
A clash of values on the fast-disappearing Mongolian grassland
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The Empty Room | Short Story
The distance in an intimate relationship—a short story from our issue “High Steaks”
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