Every morning, Sam Josti logged on from her US home to teach children halfway around the world, just one of thousands of foreign language tutors giving Chinese students a rare window into Western culture.
Laurie Chen
China and Mongolia correspondent @AFP, formerly @SCMPNews in Hong Kong.
China Fully Vaccinates More than 1 Billion People
China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus — 71 percent of its population — official figures showed Thursday.
China Rejects Need for Further WHO Coronavirus Origins Probe
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported “scientific” over “political” efforts to find out how the virus started.
‘Utterly Ruined’: The Debris-Strewn Aftermath of China’s Record Rains
Homes in ruins, pulverised roads and a sea of mud coating cars, the once affluent central Chinese town of Mihe was still in shock Thursday as residents turned to food handouts and slept rough after record-breaking storms.
The Scholar Speaking Out on China’s Crackdown on Intellectuals
In a small, book-strewn apartment in Beijing’s outskirts lives one of the last Chinese academics who refuses to be silenced by the ruling Communist Party’s relentless crackdown on intellectuals.
‘Beautiful and Fierce’: Voguing Balls Let LGBT Chinese Shine
Leather, glitter, stilettos and a strut — voguing, the underground dance phenomenon, has seized Beijing and given China’s LGBT community a “playground” to celebrate their identities.
WHO Mission Member Says ‘Don’t Rely’ on US Virus Intelligence
US intelligence on the supposed origin of the coronavirus pandemic was not reliable, a member of the special WHO mission to China said Wednesday, after Washington cast doubt on the transparency of the probe.
WHO Inspectors had “Very Frank” Discussions with Chinese Scientists about the Source of the Pandemic
World Health Organization inspectors had “very frank” discussions with Chinese scientists about the source of the pandemic, including theories it leaked from a laboratory, the head of the probe in Wuhan told AFP Thursday.
China to ‘No Longer Recognize’ UK-Issued BN(O) Passport for Hong Kongers
China on Friday said it will “no longer recognize” the British National (Overseas) passport for Hong Kongers, as Britain prepares to offer millions of former colonial subjects a way to escape Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.
China’s Sinopharm Says Vaccine 79% Effective Against COVID-19
Phase 3 trials of a Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine found it was 79 percent effective, the Chinese pharma giant said Wednesday, lower than rival jabs developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna but a potential breakthrough in the battle to stem the pandemic in Asia.
Zhang Zhan: The Defiant Citizen Journalist Jailed for Challenging China’s Virus Story
Frail and in a wheelchair from prolonged hunger strike, 37-year-old former lawyer Zhang Zhan issued a mostly silent rebuke to the Chinese legal system, before being jailed for publishing stories about the pandemic that China does not want to be told.
Chinese Citizen Journalist Jailed for Wuhan Virus Reporting
A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years Monday for her reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak began, her lawyer said, almost a year after details of an “unknown viral pneumonia” surfaced in the central China city.
Rock & Roast: China’s Trailblazing Female Comedians
Strutting onstage with well-honed confidence, 23-year-old comedian Qiqi is part of a new wave of young, female stand-up acts in China, crashing into what has always previously been a man’s world.
China’s Sex Toy Market Valued at $15 Billion Driven by Female and Millennials
Single and locked out of Beijing’s dating scene by the pandemic, Amy was encouraged by other women in online chatrooms to find a solution to her enforced abstinence — a sex toy.
Inspired by Greta Thundberg: China’s Teenage Climate Warrior Fights an Uphill Battle
While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe.
Identity Theft Scandal in China University Exam Ignites Fury
As millions of Chinese students sat a grueling university entrance exam this month, stories of how an identity theft scandal robbed hundreds of previous candidates of their dreams set social media alight.
China Dog Meat Festival Goes Ahead but Virus Takes a Toll
Volunteers at a Beijing dog shelter hand out treats to dozens of rescued animals which had been bound for a controversial dog meat festival under way this week in southern China.
China’s Street Vendors Rushed to Open Despite Mixed Messages
Snacks, underwear, jewellery and even rabbits — Chinese hard-hit by this year’s economic turmoil are selling their wares on the street after a top leader offered support to hawkers despite long-standing curbs on the practice.
African Community Targeted in China Virus Crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as Beijing steps up its fight against imported infections, drawing US accusations of xenophobia.
Chinese Students Fleeing Virus Face Uneasy Reception Back Home
Chinese students flying home from overseas to escape the coronavirus pandemic face a frosty reception from sections of the public who view them as wealthy, spoiled — and potentially contaminated.