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Experts Push for Joint US-China Action on Climate and AI

Timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing on a vast range of sources, these succinct articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

NEWS

Over the last week, American experts explored China’s climate solutions and AI innovations through academic exchanges and discussions.

Sixth Tone

Our Water: Inspiration Flows at Paris Forum

Translations, cross-publications, and collaborative projects from Sixth Tone’s external partners. 

SIXTH TONE ×

Experts gathered beside the Seine to offer their insights on opportunities for China-France cooperation as part of Shanghai’s cultural exchange campaign.

Our Water

Changing Course: Why More Chinese Students Are Eyeing Southeast Asia

Stricter visa rules, rising geopolitical tensions, and higher costs in the West, along with intense competition and pressure at home, are steering some Chinese students to Southeast Asia’s more welcoming shores.

Ding Rui

To Boost Bilateral Tourism, China and Singapore Ease Visa Rules

The move is part of China’s strategic efforts to enhance the travel sector through measures including additional visa exemptions, streamlined applications, and reduced visa fees.

Yang Caini

Ye Zhanhang

Myriam Kryger on How Rivers Inspire the Flow of Art, Ideas

The former French cultural attache on the importance of creating space for face-to-face interactions that inspire fresh ideas and exchanges.

Suzhou Creek, Seine Meet in First Season of Our Water

Our Water: Shanghai Launches Program to Promote Global Culture Flow

City teams up with Paris for the first year of a river-inspired initiative that aims to promote international exchanges and cooperation with world metropolises.

The Private Practice Heirs of China’s Socialist Aid Program 

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

China has sent more than 20,000 trained medical professionals on aid missions to Africa over the last 60 years. Some have never left.

Jodie Yuzhou Sun

How the BRI Reshaped China’s Medical Aid Spending

After decades focused on Africa, the rise of the Belt and Road Initiative has refocused Chinese aid closer to home.

Liang Di

Power Fantasies: The Truth About Chinese ‘Chiefs’ in West Africa

From “infrastructure chiefs” to “chiefs of the Chinese,” a number of Chinese have been awarded chieftainships in Africa. Their powers are less glamorous than many imagine, however.

Xu Liang

The Four Key Issues Facing China at the COP27 Climate Summit

China will be at the very center of discussions at the crunch climate talks in Egypt next week. Here are the main issues to look out for.

You Xiaoying

The Sweeping Impact of New U.S. Semiconductor Restrictions

China’s chip industry faces a brain drain under personnel rules; supercomputers take a hit; and chipmakers may have to just make do with old technology.

Caixin Global

How the Cold War Challenged Sino-African American Solidarity 

Your questions, answered. In-depth interviews with the minds and makers shaping today’s China.

Q & A

Facing a rising tide of reaction, the links between Black intellectuals and nationalist and left Chinese took on new importance.

Liu Zifeng

The Alliance That Shook the World

Beginning in the 1930s, African American intellectuals and nationalist Chinese, bound by a shared oppression, forged a bond that would last decades.

First Chinese Citizens Evacuated From Ukraine

China is relying on ground transportation to evacuate its citizens as Ukraine’s airspace remains closed.

Wu Peiyue

Chinese TV’s Newest Heroes Are Ebola Fighters

The big-budget show, based on a moment of national pride, took over three years to produce.

After Six-Year Absence, South Korea Returns to Chinese Cinemas

It’s not “Parasite” or “Squid Game.” But film lovers are glad to see “Oh! My Gran” on the big screen.

From Rice Paddies to Old Mines, China’s Methane Pledge Explained 

Limiting emissions of the potent climate gas, which has many diffuse sources, poses significant challenges.

Luo Meihan

‘What Is the Meaning of Holding This Olympics?’

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

MULTIMEDIA

After years of focus on China, Japanese-born filmmaker Takeuchi Ryo turns his lens to Japan in new documentary.

Chen Si

China to Stop Building New Coal Power Projects Overseas

On the anniversary of its carbon neutrality pledge, China has announced a new policy to stop building new coal-fired power plants abroad.