According to National Health Commission figures, the average life expectancy in China had reached 79 in 2024 — same as in the United States the same year. Average life expectancy in China increased by ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Labubu appears to be yet another sign of China’s global success. Figurines of the grinning, pointy-eared elf, ...

Scott and Marissa Vleeschouwer relocated from Arizona to China to work at an international school. The couple found China offered a lower cost of living and diverse travel opportunities. Despite ...

Do you ever think about the digital footprint you leave when you are browsing the web, shopping online, commenting on social networks, or going by a facial recognition camera? State surveillance of ...

Artificial Intelligence makes it possible to resurrect deceased loved-ones in the form of a very convincing video and audio imitation. Some companies in China are beginning to provide this as a ...

The deeper worry of China’s app life is the numbing of something essential about human experience, the more that life is mediated by the phone. This article went live on November nineteenth, two ...

What does a regular day look like for an Indian living in China? For YouTuber Abhinav Singh, it’s a mix of cultural discoveries, daily routines, and surprising comparisons. In a now-viral vlog, the ...

Chae-ran sets the plate of sliced oranges and dragon fruit on the floor, a few feet from the pile of bedding where she sleeps. At 35 years old she is starting over again, alone in a foreign country, ...

Mr. Huang is a global health expert specializing in China. In December 2022, China’s government abruptly ditched its strict Covid-19 pandemic controls after thousands of citizens protested against the ...

As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online. By Lily Kuo China’s censors are moving to ...