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From Buy to Borrow: How Young Chinese Are Driving the Rental Boom
Prioritizing value over status, young consumers are embracing rentals, from designer toys to electronics, yet challenges remain in trust, regulation, and platform safeguards
Two Sessions Proposals You Shouldn’t Miss in 2026
From childbearing-friendly policies to AI regulations, here are the Two Sessions proposals you shouldn’t miss
“Bumping” Into Adolescence: Kids’ Smartwatches and the Battleground Between Safety and Control
Children’s smartwatches have become big business in China, but do their safety features outweigh the potential risks to attention spans and social inclusion?
In the Water With Shandong’s Winter Swimmers
At Jinan’s annual winter swimming competition, participants from across China and around the world plunge into icy waters, as a sport practiced mostly by older residents begins to catch on more widely
In Transition: Is Radio in China Tuning Out or Just Reinventing Itself?
Once a constant companion of commuters and late-night listeners, radio stations in China are shuttering amid declining listenership and shrinking advertising revenue. But the medium’s core elements are reemerging elsewhere in new forms of listening.
New Markets, Young Makers: How Millennials and Gen Z Are Shaping the Future of Consumption
Explore the latest trends in the Chinese market, from the rise of “emotional economy” and the second-hand market boom, to the young factory owners taking over social media
How Can China Solve Its Elder-Care Problem?
As millions of Chinese enter old age, their adult children are now grappling with the financial and emotional burden of being their parents’ only caregivers. Even as government and business efforts are rolled out to ease the pressure, stigma around retirement homes and traditional expectations of filial duty continue to shape how people spend their later years.
The Year in Her Words: China’s Top Feminist News of 2025
From the inspiring story of attempted murder survivor Wang Nuannuan to regulations banning slanders toward unmarried women, here are the top feminist stories of the year
A Second Life: Why Young Chinese Are Turning to Thrift?
Drawn by sustainability and savings, young shoppers are driving China’s boom in secondhand goods
Next in Line: Meet the New Heirs of Chinese Manufacturing
China’s next generation of factory owners, or “chang’erdai,” are stepping in, but slowing markets and shifting trade mean they must find new ways to keep their family businesses afloat
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