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China Aims to Lure Foreign Tourists With New Travel Deals

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 confirms new culture and tourism projects in a bid to lower its gaping tourism deficit.

Chinese Ministry Calls for ‘Reasonably Priced’ Pork Imports

As China is forced to rely on imports to replenish pork stores depleted by African swine fever, top officials are pleading with the country’s trade partners not to take advantage of an agricultural crisis.

China Moves to Demolish a Growing Construction Waste Problem

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

Cities turn to foreign equipment as China struggles to deal with a mountain of used building materials.

Book of Poverty Alleviation Case Studies Unveiled in Shanghai

Chinese authorities are touting the collection as a model for developing countries to emulate.

The Single Mothers Left Out of Maternity Leave

Zou Xiaoqi was refused maternity allowance because she wasn’t married. Now she’s suing the state.

Recycling Drive Divides China’s ‘Plastic Kingdom’

As cities across China roll out huge new recycling schemes, plastics firms face contrasting fortunes.

In Quake’s Wake, China Talks Early Warning Technology

Sichuan’s seismic monitoring system is riding a wave of positive publicity after the region’s latest earthquake, but some experts — and residents — remain skeptical.

The Mental Health Camp Treating China’s Troubled ‘Gaokao’ Kids

Local governments often fail to support students struggling to cope with the immense pressure of exam season.

Keeping an Ear to Weibo’s Suicidal Whispers

Artificial intelligence is helping volunteers to intervene when people post troubled messages in online ‘tree hollows.’

Poor Sterilization Caused 69 Hepatitis Infections in Jiangsu

Authorities have held 16 health officials and medical staff accountable for ‘negligent management’ during routine dialysis treatments.

City Removes Posters Calling Bereaved Families ‘Evil’

The shamed ‘shidu’ couples have demanded a public apology from the local government.

Guideline Threatens Punishment Against Home-Schooling Parents

Parents can be held legally responsible for sending their children to unlicensed, nontraditional schools, according to China’s education ministry.

Why Dali’s Hippie Migrants Are a Model for Chinese Communities

Xu Song, a prominent member of Yunnan’s alternative migrant clan, says the inclusive and creative community has much to teach China.

Even in China’s Boomtowns, Some Schools Are Going Bust

At Yuxikou Primary — located in one of China’s thriving eastern cities — industrial decline and migration have reduced the number of students to just nine.

Shaanxi Auctions Campus of College That Raised Funds Illegally

Prosecutors say Xi’an Huaxi University had not obtained permission from the People’s Bank of China to solicit public donations.

Chinese Dating Website Sues Catfishing User

Market supervision authorities suspect the woman of colluding with a Jiayuan.com branch office to swindle a male victim out of $4,500.

Superstitious Teacher Suspended for Bullying Student

The third-grade teacher had forbidden students from speaking to a child whose mother worked at a funeral home, education authorities confirmed.

‘Rent-a-Partner’ Platforms Prone to Risks, Says Media Report

A Beijing News investigation has found that websites renting out ‘boyfriends’ and ‘girlfriends’ who can be taken home over the Lunar New Year holiday are risky business.

China’s Collective Villages Struggle to Keep It Together

Some rural villages claim to be the last bastions of the country’s socialist past — but not all residents are as happy or equal as they’d like to be.

The Half-Hearted Health Fad of ‘Punk Yangsheng’

The group of young Chinese who swear by health teas — but still stay up late drinking beer.