SOCIETY
Cost of Cute: Why Animal Abuse is Rife in China’s Pet Industry
China’s pet industry is booming, but abuse is rampant at every stage of the sector
Law
NEWS
Kidnapped Child Finally Reunited with Family and Other Trending News
Parents finally track down kidnapped son, urban management officers criticized for overzealous patrols, China gets first ever snowboard champion—it’s…
ENTERTAINMENT
The Murky Management Companies Behind China’s Biggest Internet Stars
Li Ziqi, one of China’s most popular vloggers, has fallen out with her management company—what does that mean for the industry?
SOCIETY
My Time as a Guard in a Women’s Detention Center
Dealing with troubled pasts, endless waiting, and death sentences at a women’s detention center
ANCIENT HISTORY
Strangest Laws from Ancient China
From forbidding crying to enforcing fish-naming etiquette to ink-drinking punishments—these are the weirdest laws from Chinese history
FEMINISM
The Case that Captured the Heart of China’s #MeToo Movement
Why are supporters demonstrating outside the courthouse on this high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit?
ANCIENT HISTORY
Ancient China’s Most Famous Detectives
Who were the ancient Chinese equivalents of Sherlock Holmes?
HEALTH
The Business of Being Born
As families embraces assisted reproduction, China reevaluates who has the right to reproduce
NEWS
Top Police Stories of 2018
Keeping China safe is their full-time job; becoming memes is just a bonus
NEWS
Custodial Clash
Difficulty obtaining divorce and a lack of legal protection lead families to “kidnap” for custody
ANCIENT HISTORY
Single and Scary
Sedition, sexuality, sorcery, and seduction were among many anxieties that the Qing associated with unmarried men
