Stories

Interesting news and stories translated into English from China and the Chinese-language internet.

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  Doctored News Photo Covers Up Government Involvement Chinese netizens outraged by newspaper reports & photos doctored to hide that a government vehicle was involved in fatally hitting and killing a young student. 49
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  Milk Tea Girl & Pen Bag Boy A young Chinese girl in Nanjing becomes an internet celebrity after a male netizen posts an online love letter to her on China's most popular discussion forum. 116
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  British Akmal Shaikh Executed, Chinese Netizen Reactions A Chinese netizen reacts to China's execution of a British citizen convicted of drug smuggling by citing government official Lin Zexu banning opium 170 yrs ago. 227
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  Hefei Hair Salon Welcomes Old Beggar, Gives Free Haircut Chinese netizens share a story of a kind-hearted hair salon owner woman who welcomed an elderly beggar, gave him a free shampoo, haircut, shave, and some money. 40
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  Chinese Encouraged To Emigrate To Defeat Foreigners A Chinese netizen encourages Chinese people to escape the One Child Policy and rebuild China by emigrating overseas to have more children, using a fake photo. 293
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  Shanghainese Radio Host Tells Listener To Get Lost Listener asks Shanghai radio hosts to stop speaking Shanghainese. In response, host tells the listener to leave the city if they hate Shanghai and Shanghainese. 102
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  Copenhagen Climate Conference Failure, Chinese Reaction Chinese netizens react to the 2009 United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Conference failure to produce a binding pact with set emission reduction targets. 148
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  Shanghai To Offer Migrant Worker Children Free Education Shanghai pushes to provide free compulsory education for 100% of migrant workers' children by the end of 2010, but many Shanghainese are concerned and opposed. 117
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  Kunming Residents Believe In Brother Chun To Save Homes Resisting the forceful eviction and demolition of their homes, Chinese residents in Kunming hang hand-made banners appealing to a tomboy pop star for salvation. 41
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  Female Official Of Impoverished Arun Qi Drives Luxury SUV Chinese netizens react to the chief procurator of Arun Qi in Inner Mongolia, China and her husband both driving expensive luxury SUVs they claim to be borrowed. 69
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  One Day In The Life Of A Beijing Tile Worker Photos showing a day in the life of one of many of China's migrant workers, Wang, a tile worker in Beijing who must travel across the entire city each day. 42
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  ‘Made In China’ Ad Campaign: Chinese React To Reactions Chinese netizens translate & react to English comments posted by foreigners responding to the recent "Made in China, Made With The World" advertising campaign. 150
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  Impoverished Farmer Struggles To Raise Abandoned Girl Touching photos & story of Long Zongya, a poor farmer in China struggling to raise his 9-year-old adopted daughter, Zong Yufeng, who was abandoned by the river. 76
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  Beijing University Student Embarrasses Japanese Reporter Transcript of an exchange between a Japanese reporter from the Kyodo News Agency & a Beijing (Peking) University student. Netizens are impressed and skeptical. 253
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  Shanxi Coal Mine Bosses, Extravagant Lifestyles Shanxi coal bosses are part of China's 'new rich', possessing immense wealth, spending huge sums of money, & living decadent lifestyles while their miners die. 53
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  Fake Buddhist Nuns & Monks Con Young People’s Money Beggars dress up like Buddhist nuns and monks to sell cheap trinkets and seek "donations or offerings" and make a living. Many earn more than honest laborers. 30
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  Woman Sets Self On Fire To Protest Demolition Of Home Chinese netizens are furious over news reports of a woman in Chengdu, China who set herself on fire to protest the government evicting and demolishing her home. 47