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Last Bus Home: Are China’s Coach Services Doomed?
With an aging ridership and canceled routes, China’s intercity buses struggle to survive
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Growing Pains: What’s Behind China’s Obsession With Height?
Faced with still-rampant height discrimination in society, Chinese parents go to great lengths to make their kids tall
BUSINESS
How Baijiu Reinvented Itself for Chinese Youth
China’s traditional liquor was supposed to be out of touch, but it’s proving the doubters wrong by adapting to the social media age
SOCIETY
Why China’s Gen Z Migrant Workers Are Leaving the Assembly Line
More educated, autonomous, and aware of their rights than the previous generation, China’s newest migrant workers are ditching factory work for the d…
SOCIETY
The Aging Migrant Workers Who Can’t Afford to Retire
With a growing urban-rural gap and lack of social security, China’s first-generation migrant workers are heading back to the workplace
FEMINISM
Meet Xie Lihua, Witness to Four Decades of China’s Feminist Awakening
Chinese feminist Xie Lihua tells her story of working for women’s magazines and documenting female empowerment in China over 40 years
TECHNOLOGY
Can AI Redefine the Future of Writing on China?
Introducing your new technology for high-quality TWOC content
BUSINESS
Online Mindfulness Courses are Booming in China, But Do They Actually Work?
As meditation and mindfulness apps continue to surge in popularity, consumers struggle to get their money’s worth
SOCIETY
Fading Trades: Photographing China’s Disappearing Professions
Once common sights on sidewalks, many old professions are giving way to online apps and urbanization. Photographer Huang Ruide captures these fading …
HEALTH
“You’re Just Bored”: China’s Depressed Teens Struggle for Understanding and Treatment
Mental health services and families struggle to understand, recognize, and treat rising teen depression
SOCIETY
A Stunted Soybean: 13 Years at My Family’s Tofu Workshop
With a childhood spent working day and night making tofu, a young man reflects on the changes his family and the society went through
TECHNOLOGY
Last Logout: The Memories Left Behind When World of Warcraft Ended in China
When World of Warcraft ended in China earlier this year, players lost more than just a computer game
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