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Pedal power has again become a staple in urban transport, but it faces challenges
Not all that long ago, bicycles were the ubiquitous mode of travel in Chinese cities. Everywhere you looked, someone was pedaling somewhere. Then, automobile ownership became popular and people traded...
Yang Jian | May 2, 2024, Thursday
Forum emphasizes BRI cooperation between China and Arab countries
Panelists from more than 10 countries explored a wide range of topics of common concern at a forum titled “The Belt and Road Initiative Ten Years On: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for China-Middle...
Wan Lixin | April 29, 2024, Monday
Are women over 30 less attractive?
I just turned 39. And while I can’t say I’m thrilled by that, I’m bored of tired ideas about aging women....
Emma Leaning | April 27, 2024, Saturday
Rights to lower sleeper berths should be softened by empathy for fellow passengers
Recently two pieces of makeshift curtain that hung around two beds on a train have kept railway authorities and opinion makers busy, and netizens in general divisive....
Wan Lixin | April 25, 2024, Thursday
Grisly murder case evokes debate on juveniles in the justice system
Chinese authorities’ decision earlier this month to prosecute three minors in a grisly murder case ended weeks of nervous speculation amid a public shocked by their crime....
Lu Feiran | April 22, 2024, Monday
Time to use hanzi as standard translation of Chinese script
Today is the United Nations Chinese Language Day, a day chosen to honor Cangjie, the legendary inventor of the Chinese script. In light of this, I propose that the term hanzi (汉字) be officially adopted...
Hugo Tseng | April 20, 2024, Saturday
Our dumb relationship with smartphones
I lost my mobile phone. Well, I say I lost it — it was in my back pocket. But the time between not knowing where it was and finding it felt longer than “Oppenheimer.”...
Emma Leaning | April 20, 2024, Saturday
Dear men: a love letter to the unseen and underappreciated
I like men. I like them so much, I married one, and regularly tell him how much I appreciate him. According to X, this makes me anomaly. That’s an issue....
Emma Leaning | April 13, 2024, Saturday
Who are these people? Online false friends intrude upon our privacy
Not long ago, when I accessed a map app, a request popped up: If you would enable your Bluetooth, it would allow us to specify your location with greater accuracy....
Wan Lixin | April 11, 2024, Thursday
Repurposing an ancient matchmaker, a modern love broker wins hearts and minds
The recent surge in popularity of “Wang Po’s Matchmaking” at a tourism spot in central China presents an interesting case study in how traditional culture can be repurposed to meet the contemporary needs...
Yang Jian | April 8, 2024, Monday
The way of water
Wang Yong Opinion editor
Pristine landscapes at the core: Pursuing a new model of economic development
One man's meat
Wan Lixin Opinion deputy editor
Forum emphasizes BRI cooperation between China and Arab countries
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