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F1 racer Zhou Guanyu reacts during the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, April 21, 2024. Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images/VCG

In China, Parents Turn to ‘Magic Potions’ to Help Kids Run Faster

China has made sports a core subject in its national high school entrance exams. The result: a booming market for dubious performance-enhancing products.

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The Scholar Bringing Marco Polo Back to China

Historian Rong Xinjiang has spent the past 13 years trying to produce the definitive Chinese edition of “The Travels of Marco Polo.”