Arts + Culture

Chinese Hip Hop Annual Roundup

Yes, you need this

Nov 4 •

Jordan Schneider

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Chinese Shoegaze: An Introduction

Yes, it's called 盯鞋. Alexa Pan x Concrete Avalanche

Oct 31 •

Jordan Schneider

China’s AI Boyfriends

Are girlies the best prompt engineers?

Oct 29 •

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Black Myth: Wukong

A new era for the Chinese gaming industry

Sep 3 •

Shakespeare on Power

Every demagogue loves a good monologue

Jun 10 •

Jordan Schneider

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Cleo Li-Schwartz

Xi Cheese, Real-Life Harem in China’s Silicon Valley, Knicks Playoffs, and BIS

Fed up with all our AI coverage? Well, here’s what else lives in my brain…

May 10 •

Jordan Schneider

Spring Festival Gala Review by Chinese Doom Scroll

It actually wasn’t that bad!

Feb 11 •

Jordan Schneider

The Average Chinese City

An essay on a small-town living in modern China

Oct 4, 2023 •

Export Control Drama + Anime Industrial Policy

A Trashy drama about EUV machines and how the Imperial Japanese propaganda machine helped birth the country’s animation powerhouse

Sep 15, 2023 •

Jordan Schneider

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Smart Cities Deep Dive: AI-Powered Urbanization

Plus: Jordan to Taipei!

Aug 23, 2023 •

China’s Top Gun: It’s No Maverick + 2024 Taiwan Election Slate Is Set!

Is China’s ripoff of Top Gun actually subversive? And a DPP vs TPP vs KMT Royal Rumble!

May 19, 2023 •

PLA Can't Take a Joke + Beijing’s Last LGBT NGO Shuts Down

Wild Dogs, the PLA, Chinese Stand-Up, and the end for LGBT NGOs

May 17, 2023 •

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