China

What’s left of Uyghur culture in Xinjiang?

The Chinese government has disappeared hundreds of Uyghur intellectuals since 2016, severing people from their land and history. Experts say this has created a “museumification” of Uyghur culture. Rahile Dawut is...

Beyond Good Intentions

What happens when helping disabled people in China becomes more about charity than equality? Every year, China marks National Disability Assistance Day on the third Sunday of May with slogans...

When hate reaches the school gates

Guro Middle School is on the frontline of a war on immigrants waged by Korea's far-right...

When the whistleblower becomes the prisoner

How a Chinese videographer who documented Xinjiang’s detention facilities found himself facing deportation from the United States It begins as a story of journalistic daring, and a dramatic escape. But...

Women at the frontline of Taiwan’s democratic renewal

From homemakers to activists, Taiwanese women have taken to the streets to protect their democracy from Beijing’s influence. Their movement is reshaping both the nation’s politics and the meaning of...

Shamate: The tribe of Chinese migrant workers

In the dusty streets of China’s factory towns, a generation of rural migrants found belonging in impossible hairstyles and neon dye. The shamates were never just a subculture; they were...

One Man, One Woman, One Version of Hong Kong

Inside Hong Kong’s Legislative Council debate on same-sex unions – and what happens when homophobia becomes policy language On 12 February 2025, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council spent just over ninety...

Essay by a Manchu girl in Tibet

A personal essay by a young Manchu woman attending university in Tibet, documenting the experience of being from an ethnic minority background in China. Recommended by: Jessie Lau “What does...

Political reconfiguration in Taiwan?

A leading politician suggests a moment of national crisis requires a strategic, cross-party response. Trump’s announcement of a 32% tariff on Taiwanese exports comes at a time when the Taiwanese...

Africa’s economic crossroads

African nations are rethinking their economic future. Once a cornerstone of US-Africa trade, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) now stands effectively nullified by Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, ultimately jeopardising...

Bust-up in Bordeaux

Short work at one of Cognac’s ‘Big Three’. France’s cognac industry is buckling under the double whammy of tariffs and other trade measures placed on it by China and the...

Tracking Temu

A Swedish newspaper uncovers the dystopian world of Temu and Shein returns – with photographs Colin Huang, a 44-year-old former Google engineer and graduate of the University of Wisconsin is...

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