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FILM

“Dear You”: A Dark Horse’s Quiet Revolution Against Movie Formula

A low-budget, dialect film with no big-name stars, “Dear You” has become one of China’s most celebrated films in recent memory—and a quiet rebuke to …

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 10, 2026

FILM

China’s New Box Office Hit Brings Laughs, but Not Heart

In a bid to appease the demand for a “true comedy,” “Successor” has won over audiences with its wit and humor, but falls short in humanizing the hard…

Ruiwen Zhang (张睿雯)

Aug. 6, 2024

SOCIETY

Before Forever: The Rise of Prenuptial Agreements in China

More young Chinese are signing prenuptial agreements before marriage, but are they enforceable?

Zheng Yiwen (郑怡雯)

April 10, 2024

NEWS

Three Child Policy Spawns a Million Memes

The new measure aimed to alleviate an aging population—but online it sparked jokes and ridicule

Sam Davies & Hatty Liu

June 1, 2021

LIVING IN CHINA

The Families Torn Apart by Eastern Lightning

Also known as “Church of Almighty God,” the forbidden religious group keeps attracting members, despite prosecution.

Du Xinyu

May 15, 2021

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Relatively Speaking

Phrases to describe one’s nearest and dearest

Hatty Liu

July 22, 2020

HEALTH

The Business of Being Born

As families embraces assisted reproduction, China reevaluates who has the right to reproduce

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

May 10, 2020

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Boy Crazy

Despite decades of progress, some families still go to extreme lengths to secure a male heir

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

July 20, 2019

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Sexist Seating

Are women really banned from the banquet table during Chinese New Year?

Hatty Liu

Feb. 12, 2019

NEWS

Custodial Clash

Difficulty obtaining divorce and a lack of legal protection lead families to “kidnap” for custody

Hatty Liu

Dec. 2, 2018

LIVING IN CHINA

In-Law Wars

Traditionalists are upset, as Xinhua reveals maternal grandmothers offer more childcare than paternal grandmothers

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Oct. 28, 2018

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Mixed Feelings

Mixed-race Chinese struggle with identity and acceptance—especially if they have dark skin

Eduardo Baptista

Oct. 13, 2018

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