AUDIO ARTICLES
GALLERY
Canvassing the Neighborhood
Artistic voyeur Song Yonghong paints scenes of everyday intimacy in Beijing
ARTS
Tintin's Chinese Change-Up
An unlikely friendship with Chinese artist Zhang Chongren helped the creator of the Belgian comic strip defy stereotypes—in 1934
STREET TALK
Creating an Atmosphere
For members of the "atmosphere group," appearing to be hard at work is all that matters
BOOKS
Distant Pastures
Li Juan’s memoirs of pastoral life give glimpses into disappearing livelihoods in the Altai Mountains
EDUCATION
Paths from the Plateau
Tibetan students seek better education in the city, but what happens after they graduate?
TECHNOLOGY
Love Bytes
A chatbot provides emotional support to lonely hearts—and potentially mines data from millions of vulnerable users
TECHNOLOGY
Talking Smart
AI voice assistants promise to revolutionize human-machine interaction, but their performance falls short of expectations
TECHNOLOGY
Losing Face
Facial recognition technology surges in China, but privacy protections fail to catch up
FICTION
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
