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NEWS

Weird and Colorful Proposals from this Year’s “Two Sessions”

Some of the most notable and controversial proposals from the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies

The Editors

March 13, 2023

FEMINISM

The Tortuous History of Modern Chinese Feminism

A brief history of modern Chinese feminism: From anti-foot-binding marches, to the viral sexual harassment cases, and the struggle for reproductive r…

Hatty Liu & Anita He (贺文文)

March 10, 2023

FEMINISM

For Land’s Sake: The Women Fighting to Keep Hold of Their Rural Land

Struggling against sexist notions, married women try to hold on to their land rights

Shihuan Chen

Dec. 11, 2022

HISTORY

Romance and Rebellion in Republican China

How picture newspapers in the early 20th century reflected changing views on freedom and love

Story FM

March 30, 2022

NEWS

The Most Controversial Proposals from this Year’s “Two Sessions”

The highlights and most notable proposals from the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies

The Editors

March 11, 2022

FEMINISM

China’s ‘Self-Comb Women’ Never Smashed the Patriarchy. So What?

Some anti-marriage activists are trying to lay claim to the self-comb legacy. They’re missing these women’s real significance.

Lin Ting

May 28, 2021

SOCIETY

China Lights #5: "I don’t mean to brag, but I’m pretty good with women"

Thoughts on sex, marriage, and death from a former Beijing "street kid"

Huang Chenkuang (黄陈匡)

May 27, 2021

FEMINISM

Forget ‘Leftover Women’—What About the Women Being Left Out?

With media outlets and policymakers focused on unmarried, highly educated women, the challenges faced by those who marry early often go overlooked.

Cai Manlin

March 23, 2021

FICTION

The Trial | Short Story

A novelist discovers the power of words over life and death—from our issue “Contagion”

Lei Wei

Aug. 8, 2020

HEALTH

Frozen Hopes

Proposed ban on egg freezing reveals unmarried women’s ongoing fight for reproductive rights in China

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

June 23, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Romantic Ramblings

Singles Day isn’t just about the sales

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Nov. 14, 2019

SOCIETY

Sexual Healing

Surveys suggest that, after decades of official puritanism and a culture of sexual shaming, young Chinese are leading the way in promoting greater se…

Krista Du

Jan. 17, 2019

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