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The Professor Who Took on China’s Academic Goliath, and Won

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

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Since he won a landmark verdict against CNKI — an academic research platform with near-monopoly status in China — 89-year-old Zhao Dexin has drawn widespread support.

A Floor Shaker, a Seismic Feud, and a Condo Wide Awake

After a petty squabble, one Shanghai resident deployed a machine designed to annoy neighbors with chaotic sounds, shrieks, and thumps.

Confessions of a Trafficking Victim

For decades, a man abducted as a four-year-old blamed his birth family for abandoning him.