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China’s Changing Climate May Be Why Your Garlic Is Moldy

Most of the world’s garlic is grown in China. But this year, unusual weather conditions this past fall, winter, and spring challenged the country’s farmers.

Li Weitan

At World AI Forum, Four Signs China’s AI Industry Is Growing Up

This year, China’s biggest AI conference showed an industry racing to cut computing costs, put AI agents to work, manage new risks, and find business models that can last.

Cai Yiwen

The Soybean That Built Northeast China

Long before China imported soybeans from Brazil and the United States, the crop powered the country’s economy in the northeast, shaping industry, empire, and the fate of many small towns.

Wang Hanyang

The Chinese Resignation Letter That Caused a CEO-Toppling Storm

When a product manager at Alibaba’s workplace communication app DingTalk complained about relentless “involutionary” competition, Chinese workers across the country recognized her frustrations.

Cai Yineng

The Chinese Story Behind Chaoshan’s Big Screen Moment

Once pushed to the margins, Chaoshan culture has become a symbol of China’s changing relationship with regional identity, tradition, and belonging.

Xu Zhenhua

How Chaoshan Business Was Built on Morals, Not Contracts

Trust, not laws, underpinned century-old networks for remittances from overseas Chinese workers. Its legacy still informs China’s business culture today.

Wang Yujiao

Deep in the Mountains of Yunnan, China’s Best Ham Stays Hidden

The artisanal process behind Nuodeng ham, which depends on brine wells that have long been a source of salt far from the sea, resists marketization.

Wang Huimin

The Lexicon of Revolution: Tracing the Origins and Global Journey of China’s ‘Long March’

The Long March is a foundational epic in modern China. But what goes into a name that will stand the test of time?

Hugo Tseng

The Many Lives of Chaoshan

Once known mainly for its merchants and overseas networks, Chaoshan is back in the spotlight. This series examines how the region’s past and present offer insights into modern China.

From Chaoshan, Into the Stars

Chaoshan culture embraces new experiences, while remaining rooted in tradition. What would this mean on an intergalactic scale?

Chen Qiufan

The Chinese Clan Networks Behind the World’s Biggest Electronics Market

In Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei, family networks, overseas connections, and decades of migration helped merchants from Chaoshan establish a commanding presence in the world’s largest electronics market.

Wang Chao

Beyond Dubai’s Bling, Chinese Students See a Future

Drawn by affordable international schooling rather than glitz, Chinese students in the UAE are quietly rethinking how they see education, work, and future opportunities.