TECHNOLOGY
Unnatural Selection
Uneven regulations and a skeptical public stall the commercialization of GM foods in China
NEWS
From Whistleblower to ‘Wanghong’
Medical experts who became the faces of China’s Covid-19 outbreak
TV
Love for Boys’ Love
Unrealistic portrayals of gay men in straight women’s fantasies raise questions for LGBT representation in media
BOOKS
Painting the Philosophers
Chinese ink painting illustrations bring new life and perspectives to Chinese and Western thinkers
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 247
Penguins visit theme park, hero rewarded with house, robots assist graduation, onions sent as breakup ‘gift’—it’s Viral Week
SOCIETY
Boom, Bluff, Bust
Long a frontier for Chinese investors, Cambodia’s Sihanoukville sees uncertain days ahead
FICTION
The Eighth Prince | Short Story
A moving and deceptively simple tale of the countryside—from our “Alpine Ambition” issue
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Mandarin in the Mountains
In a northern Thailand community founded by ex-Yunnan mercenaries, Chinese language schools attract rural youth and preserve an unusual heritage
