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VOICES & OPINION

Broad Tones

Keep Drawing Your 0.5-Yuan Masterpieces, Kid

In a world still in awe of artificial intelligence, the best power we have is our urge to create and connect.

Wu Haiyun

The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive on the Chinese Internet

Chinese dreamcore plays on millennial nostalgia. Why is it so effective?

Pan Zhixin

In Europe, Chinese Retail Moves Beyond Cheap Goods

From same-day groceries to in-house delivery fleets, Chinese shopping apps are bringing Europe a faster, more integrated way to shop.

Rao Yichen

What Young Shanghainese Imagine Marriage Will Cost Them

Interviews found that fears of inequality, loneliness, sacrifice, and disappointment shape attitudes toward marriage as much as economic pressures do.

Shen Yang

Why the World Cup No Longer Feels Guaranteed on Chinese TV

As FIFA demanded soaring broadcasting fees, many Chinese viewers began questioning whether the World Cup still holds the same cultural and commercial value it once did.

Kong Degang

The Resurgence of ‘Legitimate vs. Illegitimate’ Narratives in Online Fiction

The tension between inherited status and personal initiative drives modern online narratives.

Jin Fangting

From Ancient Fields to Olympic Slopes: The Story of China’s Leopard Cats

For thousands of years, leopard cats lived alongside humans in China. Unlike other species, they were never domesticated — and are still adapting to life on the edge of Beijing.

Luo Shujin

When Big Tech Needed Mothers in Rural China to Train AI

China’s rural data-labeling centers relied on mothers who could work, care for children and hold households in place all at once. Now many of those same women are being judged unfit for the future of AI.

Wu Tongyu

Behind China’s AI Boom Are Computer Rooms Full of Rural Workers

In the country’s less-developed hinterlands, labeling data to train AI models has become a poverty-alleviation tool.

A Decade of Overwatch in China

In the 10 years since the game launched in 2016, there have been highs, lows, and everything in between. It is no exaggeration to say that Overwatch would not be what it is in China without the fans.