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Angela Chen

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Human on the Inside; Phoenix Man #RichKidofChina

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As the rough equivalent of the Gatsbies of the West, the Chinese term, “Phoenix Man”, usually refers to Chinese men who were born into poor families, but worked extremely hard in school and went to university, then stayed in...
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Digging Up the Wine; China’s Youth Challenge Vintage Beliefs

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Vintage wine may be a treasure worth preserving, but should vintage traditions be preserved in the same way as well? It is no doubt that digging up a bottle of wine buried for decades, immersed beneath layers of soil,...
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Blood Red Beauty

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Xue Hua ran through the field, a blur of pigtails and laughter. Her little hands cupped around a red flower. Green eyes that haunted me every time I looked into them blinked up innocently. “Mama, look! Pretty flower.” The...
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Fiat Justitia Ruat Cælum; Forgiveness & Vengeance in Modern China

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I have wondered on many occasions if all Chinese people are born with a special type of DNA that contains a passive-aggressive brand of retaliation. To simply put it, we are a nation innately talented at holding grudges. ...
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The Cricket’s Song

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Set in the Forbidden City during a time where the only certainty is change, this story tells of the one thing uniting the past and present for one of the most important characters in Chinese history as he concludes...

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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...
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Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...
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Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...

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