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Revisiting the Chinese Labor Corps: An Interview With Author Fan Wu
Chinese American writer Fan Wu discusses language, identity, and her motivation for revisiting the Chinese contribution to WWI in her new book “Souls Left Behind”
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Souls Left Behind: The Forgotten Chinese Heroes in WWI
Fan Wu’s latest historical fiction chronicles the often-ignored hardships experienced by Chinese laborers sent to Europe during WWI
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Evening Breeze | Essay
Cheng Huizi tells a story of regrets and growth brought by the college entrance exam
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Red and White | Short Story
Cheng Huizi tells a heartfelt story of the love between mother and daughter in a society that often values sons more highly
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Sci-Fi Luminary Chen Qiufan on AI and Chinese Literature Abroad
Renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan discusses his book “AI 2041,” humanity’s AI future, and how he gets published overseas
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Threads in the Cosmos | Short Story
Author Tang Fei spins a yarn about alien sheep and intergalactic ties that bind
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Will ChatGPT Really Kill the Chinese Translation Industry?
Four translators and interpreters talk about the impact new technologies like generative AI are having on their work and future career prospects
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Elastic Girls | Short Story
A tale of Old Shanghai, fluid identities, and the unreliability of memory
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Flight | Short Story
In this short story from established sci-fi author Chi Hui, the human race dreams of flight against the wishes of aggressive, legalistic alien overlords
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Another Kind of Wheat | Poetry
A fresh poetry translation from Cang Bai on the humble wheat crop
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