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To Be Continued
With the death of its most influential master, what does the future hold for the thousand-year art of “book commentary?”
TV
Top Reality Show of 2018: Dunk of China
The smash-hit variety show combined basketball with pop culture to lure millions into watching
LIFE
Blacklisted
Amid accusations of racial discrimination, TWOC looks into the nightclub door policies that make or break a foreigner’s night out
SOCIAL CHINESE
Performance Anxiety
Get through the ordeal of work evaluations with this handy language lesson
NEWS
Shocking Safety Scandals of 2018
The counterfeit busts and unsanitary reveals that alarmed China this year
STREET TALK
Spirits of the Age
Having a big personality on the internet may get you labeled a “spirit”
HISTORY
City of Dreams
Forty years after reform, migrants are trying to define a “Shenzhen Dream” that binds the city together
LANGUAGE
2018: The Year in Words
Reform anniversary, trade war and some slang words covered by TWOC won the Chinese word-of-the-year contest
EDUCATION
Tech Thursday: Silicon Rush
With a rising tech sector and poor job prospects in their own fields, humanities grads are looking to join internet companies
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