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Fangyan Friday #1: Wuhanese
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Tech Thursday: War of Tycoons
There’s little love lost between Jack Ma and Richard Liu, but the drama of the last two weeks have cast the rivalry in different lights
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China-Africa Forum Reactions
Netizens comment on the third Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which wrapped up last weekend in Beijing
SOCIETY
Baby, Come Back
As China regulates international adoption, attitudes at home make it difficult for domestic adopters
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Viral Week Ep.168
Bingbing (maybe) behind bars, rainbow trout sinks, kindergartener goes to wrong school, and fourth-graders count rice—it’s Viral Week
FICTION
I Love Spider-Man | Short Story
Chinese author Yi Bei explores roommate relations in a crowded Beijing apartment
ANCIENT HISTORY
Four Faithful Chinese Emperors
Emperors that broke the stereotype of being serial philanderers
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The Drug War
In “Imperial Twilight,” historian Stephen Platt shows how flawed decisions led to full-blown conflict between two mighty trading partners
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Secondhand Fame
The life of a celebrity lookalike in China may be lucrative, but impersonation can come at a cost
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Viral Week Ep. 167
Ruling on Kunshan killing, ads for the new school year, war on myopia and games, and rock-paper-scissors settlement—it’s Viral Week
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