Exploring the diverse voices shaping China’s contemporary mystery fiction, from literary noir to classic whodunits with a local twist
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Yang Niuhua, who was kidnapped when she was 5 years old, is on a mission to help victims unite with their lost families. But first, she seeks justice…
How Chinese ID cards evolved from simple handwritten cards in 1984, to sophisticated digital documents essential for everything from riding the train…
Despite its financial success in China, the plot of Shen Ao’s “No More Bets” hamstrings the social message it wants to get across
ChatGPT and Chinese alternatives like Baidu’s Ernie have entrepreneurs harnessing AI for profit, while lawmakers are reigning in nascent AI crime
From ankle crushing to slow slicing, ancient Chinese punishments and torture were brutal
Li Jiaqi returns, Tangshan assault perpetrator gets 24 years, netizens question lack of menstrual pads for sale on trains, betel nut bans—it’s Viral …
Flash flood kills seven in Sichuan, exorbitantly priced designer bike shocks netizens, 932-year-old bridge burns down, Billboard launches Chinese edi…
The Toutiao Missing Persons Search is harnessing the power of short videos to reunite women abducted from minority ethnic groups with their families
After the Tangshan restaurant attack, we look at how discussions about gender permeated news of violent acts in the past year
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