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Employees in tech sector fight for their jobs
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China’s doctor training system is broken
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Beijing Half Marathon winner accused of cheating
Organisers investigate allegations of sponsor fixing the race
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School boy speaks the truth about nepotism in China
Innocent comment reveals importance of family networks in state sector
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Top 5 mobile phone maker enters crowded EV market
50,000 pre-orders of the Xiaomi SU7 within 30 minutes
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China’s doctor training system is broken
Behind the suicide of a 25-year-old trainee doctor
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State media journalists obstructed by police
CCTV reporter forced to stop broadcasting on live TV
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Drinks brand in online nationalist controversy
China's richest man and his company accused of being pro-Japan
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Internet giant contract controversy
How PDD uses anti-compete clauses to intimidate junior employees
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Billionaire founder of beverage giant dies at 79
Zong Qinghou's death evokes memories of a long-gone era
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Society

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Beijing Half Marathon winner accused of cheating
Organisers investigate allegations of sponsor fixing the race
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Andrew Methven
School boy speaks the truth about nepotism in China
Innocent comment reveals importance of family networks in state sector
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Andrew Methven
China’s doctor training system is broken
Behind the suicide of a 25-year-old trainee doctor
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Andrew Methven
The big box office surprise over Chinese New Year
But it's not just the movie people are talking about
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610 million train tickets sold in two weeks before Spring Festival
With millions of travellers taking the long way home due to high demand
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Politics

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State media journalists obstructed by police
CCTV reporter forced to stop broadcasting on live TV
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How to discuss Taiwan elections in Mandarin
Exploring the unique language of democracy in Chinese
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How the death of Li Keqiang is being discussed in the Chinese speaking world
Conversations about the sudden passing of China’s former Premier
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First-hand accounts from survivors of the Zhuozhou floods
First-hand accounts from survivors of the Zhuozhou floods
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Calling a deer a tiger: How the wandering spy balloon is being discussed in China
"Wandering Balloon" discussions from both sides of the firewall
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Business

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Top 5 mobile phone maker enters crowded EV market
50,000 pre-orders of the Xiaomi SU7 within 30 minutes
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Andrew Methven
Drinks brand in online nationalist controversy
China's richest man and his company accused of being pro-Japan
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Andrew Methven
Internet giant contract controversy
How PDD uses anti-compete clauses to intimidate junior employees
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Andrew Methven
Billionaire founder of beverage giant dies at 79
Zong Qinghou's death evokes memories of a long-gone era
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Andrew Methven
China’s stock markets are in free fall
And investors are finding creative ways to vent their frustrations
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Gaming stocks lose $80 billion in one day
Investors spooked by new draft rules
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East Buy CEO sacked, top influencer promoted
Dong Yuhui’s fans were not happy, and the company and stock market felt it
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Troubled asset manager on the brink of collapse
ZEG announces it cannot repay debts
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Singles' Day Price Wars
PDD and Douyin seize territory from Alibaba and JD in Double 11
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Our favourite words of 2023
China in 2023 in 23 words and phrases
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China's top internet buzzwords of 2023
What Chinese people are thinking about in 2023, according to three year-end lists of popular buzzwords and internet catchphrases
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Our favourite phrases of 2022
China in 2022: In 22 words and phrases
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China's top internet buzzwords of 2022
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