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A New Great Leap Forward

A New Great Leap Forward

Since 2008, the Chinese government has undertaken the impossible task of doing in a few years what took Western countries centuries. Its…
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Zelda Montéville
Rapid Urbanization Demolishes Traditional Chinese Ways of Life

Rapid Urbanization Demolishes Traditional Chinese Ways of Life

Over the last three decades, China has demonstrated its strength as a nation with a booming economy and rapid urbanization, but this has…
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Kate Gross-Whitaker
Film

Six more weeks of winter

A review of the “Transition Period”
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Alek Sas
Film Review: Petition 上访

Film Review: Petition 上访

Independent filmmaker Zhao Liang chronicles the difficult, convoluted and often dangerous obstacle course that is petitioning against the…
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Jade Young
Film Review: Crime & Punishment 罪与罚

Film Review: Crime & Punishment 罪与罚

Crime and Punishment by Zhao Liang tells the story of military police near the Chinese-North Korean border, their bleak day-to-day lives…
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Toby Reynolds
Radio

In China, the Rich Get Richer

A report on some of Beijing’s small businesses
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Jade Young

Mao Zedong In Chinese Schools

Mao Zedong’s declaration of the People’s Republic of China of 1949 marked the beginning of a new era for China. Mao became the first…
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Zelda Montéville

Rising Stress, Sinking Test Scores: A Discussion about the Gaokao with Chinese Students

In June of next year, around 9 million students will take the biggest test of their lives, one that will determine their future. This test…
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Hannah Sherwindt

Chinese Students’ opinions about the Chinese High School Entrance Examination

Here we are in Beijing, taking a look at the attitude concerning gaokao, or the High School Entrance Examination. In every corner of China…
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Daniel Gallups

Is the tap water safe to drink in China?

Is tap water safe to drink in China?
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Jessica Lung

Women in Politics Radio Story

“Like many other governments today, the CCP also lacks the representation of female politicians. As stated on Quota Project, an online…
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Lauren Fetten

Beijing’s AQI Levels on the Rise

Beijing’s rapid urbanization has caused it’s air quality levels to take a turn for the worse. Record breaking AQI levels in late 2011…
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Leah Pagan
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