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Zen of One: A Canadian’s Lone Pursuit of Ancient Chinese Aesthetic

Translations, cross-publications, and collaborative projects from Sixth Tone’s external partners. 

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Brandon Collins-Green has eked out a simple life since moving to eastern China, where he has created 4,200 original paintings inspired by “Dream of the Red Chamber” and other classic works.

Yi Tiao

Shanghai Confidential: An Expat’s Journey From Sous Chef to Food Writer

First arriving as a chef in Shanghai in the mid-2000s, Christopher St. Cavish would eventually find his calling detailing the intricacies of Chinese food to foreigners. He looks back on his journey in his new book, “Outsider.”

Christopher St. Cavish

Young Chinese Love Everything About Sweden. Except Living There.

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

Young Chinese are moving to Sweden in record numbers, seeking better labor conditions and a more tolerant society. Many are underwhelmed by what they find.

Chang Minxiao

Fan Yiying

Applying for a Chinese Passport? You May Need a Fake Job Offer

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 has stopped issuing passports for “non-essential reasons” as part of its “COVID-zero” policy. The result: a thriving market for fake foreign documents.

Zhang Wanqing

Eventually, China’s Borders Will Reopen. Will Foreigners Return?

The pandemic interrupted immigration reforms and drove away many expat workers.

Qian Junya

First Chinese Citizens Evacuated From Ukraine

China is relying on ground transportation to evacuate its citizens as Ukraine’s airspace remains closed.

Wu Peiyue

China’s Foreign Firms Are Running Out of a Key Resource: Foreigners

Nearly two years of strict border controls have led to a growing shortage of foreign talent in China. Some worry it could become permanent.

Dominic Morgan

Zhu Ruiying

Peter Hessler’s Last Class

He Yujia, a freelance translator and Hessler’s friend, reflects on the author’s years in China.

He Yujia

China’s Overseas Students Unsure How to Boost COVID-19 Immunity

As university students head back abroad for the fall, they wonder whether to get booster shots months after first getting vaccinated.

Rayna Song

Chinese Abroad Caught Faking COVID-19 Tests to Return Home

Three men and the companies they work for in Nigeria have been temporarily barred from applying for health codes needed for passage to China.

Wang Lianzhang

Foreigners Blacklisted for Flouting Off-Limits Sign at Great Wall

The two men can be seen posing for photos behind and atop a section of wall with a sign reading “no crossing” in English.

The Funeral of an Unknown Woman

Strangers organized the funeral of Feng Daoyou, a masseuse who was killed in the March 16 Atlanta mass shooting.

Wei Xiaohan

Russian Man Overjoyed to Finally Lose Chinese Talent Show

When aspiring fashion designer Vladislav Sidorov, aka Lelush, reluctantly agreed to be on a Chinese reality show, he expected to be voted off immediately. Instead, he survived until the final vote.

Ding Yining

China’s Foreign Workers Are Celebrating the Holidays by Staying Put

With the coronavirus still raging abroad, the usual family reunions around Christmas will just have to wait.

Rellie Liu

Chen Qi’an

China’s African Traders Confront a Formidable New Foe: Alibaba

As the Chinese tech giant tightens its grip on Africa’s e-commerce market, Africans in China suddenly find their businesses at risk.

For Many Young Chinese, Studying Abroad Was Plan A. There Was No Plan B.

Young people whose plans to study abroad this semester were scuttled by the pandemic are now left with four options, each with its own drawbacks.

Du Xinyu

China’s First International School Opens in Dubai

The school, which follows a curriculum approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, has enrolled over 200 first through fifth graders.

China Considers New Rules, Mandatory Trainings for Foreign Teachers

Foreign teachers could be fired for “harming China’s national sovereignty” or “engaging in religious education,” according to a recent draft regulation from the central government.

Citing ‘Discrimination,’ China Advises Students to Reconsider Australia

Australia’s education minister has rejected claims that the country is unsafe for visitors.

Ye Ruolin

Foreigners Collateral Damage as China Curbs Imported Infections

Despite Chinese nationals accounting for the vast majority of COVID-19 cases arriving from abroad, foreigners are being singled out as infection risks.