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From residential compounds in Liangzhu to Renhe Street (良渚街道–仁和街道), some residents complained that their water smelled like ...

After six students drowned in a mine tank, social media users question safety precautions and media framing. 🔥 Quick Take: ...

The story revolves around Shi Yongxin (释永信), the head monk at China’s famous Shaolin Temple (少林寺) in Dengfeng, Henan. Shi is ...

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China Memes & Viral Hidden Cameras and Taboo Topics: The Many Layers of the “Nanjing Sister Hong” Scandal Behind the hashtag about Nanjing’s cross-dressing ‘Sister Hong’: from legal implications to ...

Join the California Alumni Association Chinese Chapter for a timely conversation on the history of US-China relations and how diplomatic shifts over the past two centuries have shaped Chinese American ...

What did African dance mean to Mao-era China? This talk by Prof. Emily Wilcox explores how touring African dance ensembles shaped Chinese perceptions of Africa and became powerful tools of cultural ...