Emily Feng
Stories
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In phone call, China plays a balancing act over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
In a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasizes dialogue and negotiation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin
Until the middle of last year, most cryptocurrency mining took place in China. Then authorities pulled the plug. So Chinese bitcoin miners began moving their gear to U.S. towns like Kearney, Nebraska.
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The mystery of the chained woman in China
A video showed her chained inside a shed. It got nearly 2 billion clicks and sparked a national debate over her identity, whether she is mentally ill — and whether she was trafficked as a bride.
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Not a married heterosexual woman? You might not get certain reproductive care in China
Rules around the country cut out unmarried women and LGBT people of maternity benefits, even as China's leaders try to get citizens to have more babies to reverse the declining birthrate.
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How the Winter Olympics are being received in China
Despite a campaign from China to increase enthusiasm for winter sports, many in the country are indifferent to the Games and excitement is more muted than in 2008.
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Uyghur kids recall physical and mental torment at Chinese boarding schools in Xinjiang
Being hit, locked in a dark room and forced to hold a stress position — two small Uyghur children recount abusive experiences in boarding school in Xinjiang, where they also lost their mother tongues.
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China's Olympic Games kick off Friday but in Beijing the atmosphere is lukewarm
Beijing is the host city for the Winter Games and excitement should be building, but residents regard the Olympics with a mixture of trepidation and curiosity.
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Beijing is preparing to keep the Winter Olympic Games, ideally, COVID-free
The country with some of the world's strictest COVID-19 policies is gearing up to host the Winter Olympics amid a rise in global omicron infections. Here's how Beijing is preparing.
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Snail noodles go viral in China during the pandemic. But the dish is a bit ... funky
The southern specialty — snail broth, pickled bamboo, slippery rice noodles — has taken off. "A lot of people were looking for crazy, ridiculous things to eat," says food blogger Mei Shanshan.
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Why the Chinese government wants more feel-good stories posted online
In advance of global attention for the upcoming Winter Olympics, China's censors want people online to spread "positive energy" — their term for politically correct, feel-good content.