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Supreme Confusion in China Over Samsung’s Latest Partnership

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

Fans of American fashion label Supreme were caught off guard when Samsung China announced its collaboration with an Italian brand of the same name.

Another ‘Feminine Virtues’ School Closed Amid Public Outcry

Summer camp ordered to shut down after teaching children that disobeying their parents will give them cancer and wearing revealing clothes will get them raped.

Education Chief Resigns Amid ‘Gaokao’ Scoring Debacle

A government investigation said Zhejiang education authorities made a ‘serious mistake’ in boosting students’ results.

As Smog Returns, China’s Cities Issue Pollution Alerts

A government research center says the latest bout of air pollution has lingered because of ‘unfavorable’ weather conditions.

Pie-in-the-Sky Water Diversion Project Won’t Work, Experts Say

Meteorologists are skeptical of China’s Sky River project making clouds move and rain on command.

Bitter Pills: Trans Women Face Shrinking Access to Hormones

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

An ever-tightening grip on cyberspace has led to fewer support resources and a smaller pool of hormone suppliers for China’s transgender community.

Weibo Gives Media, Government Power to Quash ‘Rumors’

Nearly 3,000 ‘credible’ accounts will get the authority to flag posts as fake news without any screening from Weibo.

Shanghai Women’s Run Puts Stereotypes in First Place

Event organizers are banking on makeovers, cupcakes, award necklaces, and ‘super-hot male models’ attracting participants.

China Plans to Blacklist Citizens for Misusing Social Security

The guideline to curb fraudulent activities from individuals and companies will go into effect by the end of the year, according to the draft proposal.

Cosmic Romance: WeChat Sends 50,000 Poems Into Space

Audio time capsule expected to circle the Earth on a marine satellite for the next thousand years.

China’s TripAdvisor Sues Over Claims That It Copied Reviews

A data analysis company had previously estimated that 85 percent of Mafengwo’s ‘user-generated content’ is plagiarized from platforms like Yelp, Agoda, and Ctrip.

Mother Kills Kids, Self After Husband Faked Death for Insurance

The woman’s suicide note lamented her husband’s death, but the man revealed it was an insurance scam after his family’s drowning.

Mid-Autumn Festival Suicide Raises Questions of Elder Abuse

Son of accused abuser calls reports against his father ‘pure slander.’