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Should Optimus Prime Be Insured? Ask China’s ‘Bottom Journals’

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

China’s parody journals are turning failed experiments, revision fatigue, and academic anxiety into comedy — and finding an audience.

For Congenital Deafness, a Chinese Trial Opens a Path to Sound

The world’s first clinical trial on congenital deafness gene therapy showed that injecting a missing gene back into ear cells can restore hearing.

Girls Help Girls: Top Students Can Lift Peers, Chinese Study Finds

A new study shows that female top-ranked students can serve as significant role models in narrowing gender-based education gaps.

China’s Tech Giants Are Recruiting High Schoolers

Citing insufficient talent in universities, tech companies are increasingly seeking out high schoolers to fulfill research and internship roles.

From Repair Shop to World Podium: Chinese Biker Goes Viral After Historic Win

A former rural repair apprentice has headed the first-ever Chinese motorcycle brand to win the Supersport World Championship.

Pushed Out as Demand Falls, China’s Obstetricians Start Over

Articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants.

FEATURES

A decade of declining births is shrinking maternity wards, reshaping hospitals, and forcing obstetricians to adapt, retrain, or leave the profession altogether.

China’s Next Megaprojects Are Built for Big Science

Data shows how China’s infrastructure drive is beginning to include new scientific instruments built to explore the frontiers of physics, astronomy, and energy.

How an Influencer Made the Prefrontal Cortex Go Viral in China

A neuroscience Ph.D. student posted videos online to raise awareness about the brain region’s development. Netizens started using it to describe themselves.

Fed Wrong? Chinese Scientists Question Lab Mouse Diets

Purified diets have long been used in lab animal research. But a recent argument posits that there may be a reason why successful animal research doesn’t always translate into the same clinical outcomes.

Chinese Scientists Find Climate-Related Sleep Loss May Result in Economic Inequality

The study has the potential to inform fairer climate policy to reduce the effects of sleep loss due to global warming.

China’s First National Ecological and Environmental Code, Explained

The code provides a systemic legal framework for farm fires, pollutants, and human-wildlife conflicts, as well as carbon markets and environmental rights.

Chinese University Cuts Arts Majors, Citing an AI-Driven Future

An explanation from the university’s top official led to debate on social media. But students say they’re not surprised by the cancellation.

Pop Mart Sues Chinese 3D Printer Company Over Labubu Copies

Users downloaded templates online to print the hugely popular collectible toys at home for a fraction of the retail price.

This Spring Festival, China’s Bus Drivers Cosplayed Emperors

Cities across the country turned public buses into historical spectacle, with drivers dressed as emperors, poets, and martial arts heroes.

Year of the Robot: Humanoids Lead a Tech-Heavy Spring Festival Gala

Robotics firms took center stage as AI integration and international acts marked this year’s annual gala.

China’s Robot Makers Pay Millions for Spring Festival Gala Stage

Startups aim to convert national exposure into funding and government support as the sector moves toward real-world deployment.

Shanghai Moves to Expand Labor Rights, Family Leave, Health Care

Top municipal policymakers convened to discuss the city’s future plans.

Can Ultrasound Alone Treat Alzheimer’s? One Chinese Neurologist Thinks It Might

Inspired by changes observed during his mother’s treatment, a neurologist is testing ultrasound as a standalone therapy for Alzheimer’s, a departure from mainstream research and one still shrouded in questions.

6 Lives, 3 Years, and a Long Look at China’s Short-Video Era

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

Q & A

Filmed over three years, “Nobody, But Somebody” follows young Chinese living outside the spotlight, capturing what it means to keep going in the face of uncertainty.

China Begins Clinical Trials of Its First Acne Vaccine

The recombinant, protein-based vaccine is one of only a handful of acne vaccines worldwide promising alternative treatment.