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Parental Overreach: The Controversial Rise of Parent Groups in Chinese Universities

Are parent groups essential for ensuring student safety, or do they hinder student growth?

Shao Yefan

June 11, 2024

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Scavenging for Door Plates: The Forgotten Stories of Urban Villagers

How one married couple made a museum out of scavenged belongings, honoring the stories of China’s migrant workers

Jiang Wanru (姜婉茹)& Ana Padilla Fornieles

May 24, 2024

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Barbe-Queue Again: How Zibo Broke the Curse of Short-Lived Virality

One year after Zibo blew up online, why are tourists still pouring in?

Roman Kierst (小罗)

May 20, 2024

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Behind the Fame: What Makes a Viral Travel Destination?

How cities fight for tourists with social media marketing and enhanced hospitality, despite the strain visitors place on local infrastructure

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

May 17, 2024

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China’s Chengdu Disney Has Massive Queues and Just One Ride

How a rapper’s diss track turned a single piece of exercise equipment in a small community gym into the latest viral travel destination

Hayley Zhao

April 15, 2024

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Before Forever: The Rise of Prenuptial Agreements in China

More young Chinese are signing prenuptial agreements before marriage, but are they enforceable?

Zheng Yiwen (郑怡雯)

April 10, 2024

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Writing on the Wall: A Brief History of China’s Guerrilla Ads

Since their first appearance in the 1990s, China’s ubiquitous “little ads“ have evolved alongside the cities they serve

Dylan Levi King

April 2, 2024

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What Booming AI Revival Services Mean for China’s Relationship to Death

As China’s “AI revival” services boom, ethical and legal controversies spread

Shao Yefan

March 27, 2024

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Why Are Chinese Urbanites Wearing Their Ugliest Clothes to Work?

A new trend has weary, overworked young urbanites wearing “disgusting outfits” to their office jobs and annoying their bosses in the process

Huang Shichan (黄仕婵)

March 20, 2024

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Shocking Scandals Revealed At China’s Consumer Rights Gala

China’s annual “3.15 Gala” revealed yet another host of scandals and scams

Hayley Zhao

March 18, 2024

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The Beverage Company That Made China’s Richest Man

Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou’s death has led to a surge of nostalgia for Wahaha, the brand he founded in 1988

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

March 13, 2024

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Two Sessions Proposals You May Have Missed

Some of the most notable and controversial proposals from the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies

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March 12, 2024

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