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11 New Chinese Entrepreneurs on Self-Made Billionaires List

‘Sisters’

On short-video platform Kuaishou, a popular content creator’s accent made “jie mei men,” or “sisters,” sound like “ji mei men.” The term was adopted by Chinese netizens, particularly women, to address their social media followers. “Hey, ‘ji mei men,’ don’t forget to like my page.”

What If China’s Birth Rate Keeps Falling?

What if China’s Birth Rate Keeps Falling?

Demographics aren’t always destiny, but in the likely event China can’t turn around its declining fertility rate, the country needs to prepare for the worst.

On shifting attitudes toward same-sex marriage

The Man on a Mission to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in China

How Fighting Bulls Are Trained

A villager trains a bull to pull a large tire in Guiding County, Guizhou province, April 12, 2021. The animal will compete in a bullfighting event on May Day. People Visual

Defending Animal Rights, Student Seeks Textbook Change

A third grader in Shanghai convinced the publisher of her English textbook to remove controversial content about circus animals.