In Liuzhou, compact EVs reshaped the city’s economy, daily life, and identity. Now, it offers a blueprint for small cities looking to ride China’s electric wave.

China’s push to dominate the EV market starts in factory towns deep in the countryside, where assembly lines run day and night and life is tethered to nonstop production.

Educated young workers are increasingly applying for manufacturing positions. Why?

Through articles, diaries, and the memories of others, a woman is piecing together the life of the mother she lost as a child.