Stories

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

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  Huawei’s London Underground Bid Blocked, Chinese Reactions Chinese netizen reactions to the UK government blocking China telecom company Huawei's London Underground mobile network project bid, citing national security. 67
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  Chinese Man & American Woman Have Rural Traditional Wedding A Henan Chinese man, author and musician Liu Jian, and a New York American woman, journalist Rebecca Kanthor, recently married in a traditional rural wedding. 145
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  G4 Nations Want UNSC Reform, Chinese Netizen Reactions Translated Chinese netizen reactions to Brazil, Germany, India and Japan pressing for United Nations Security Council reform and permanent seats for themselves. 127
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  China’s GDP Surpasses Japan To Become #2, Netizen Reactions Translated Chinese netizen reactions to news of China surpassing Japan to become the world's #2 nation according to gross domestic product (GDP) behind America. 73
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  University Graduates Earn Little More Than Migrant Workers Statistics show that average monthly wages of migrant workers has been closing in on the average starting salaries of college graduates. "So why go to college?" 50
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  Chemist Poisons Husband In The US, Chinese Netizen Reactions Li Tianle, Peking University graduate & Bristol-Myers Squibb chemist, is suspected of thallium poisoning her husband & Tsinghua University graduate Wang Xiaoye. 62
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  HK Travel Agency Pays Mainland Tourists To Quiet Down Fight Youjia Travel Agency offered to pay the mainland tourists who got in a fight with a female tour guide that insulted them 120,000 HKD to quiet down the incident. 53
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  Chinese Netizens Organize To Identify & Rescue Child Beggars Chinese netizens rally online sharing photos & information of child beggars they suspect of being abducted children, hoping to reunite them with their families. 41
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  Hong Kong Tour Guide Curses & Fights With Mainland Tourists A female Hong Kong tour guide has made headlines after scolding her mainland tour group for not shopping & then getting into a fight with some of the tourists. 86
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  Beggar Loli: Stuggling Schoolgirl Or Former KTV Prostitute? Is China's latest internet celebrity, a young street musician in Beijing with a pure and innocent look, just another publicity stunt, or even an ex-prostitute? 46
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  Chinese Netizen Judges China’s Rise Based On Visa Exemptions A Chinese netizen reflects upon China's rise comparing the visa exemptions & requirements Chinese citizens face when traveling versus other countries' citizens. 136
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  Elderly Communist Revolutionary Evicted, Home Demolished Chinese netizen reactions to China property developers forcibly evicting and demolishing the home of an 82-year-old Communist revolutionary and retired soldier. 92
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  “If The United States Attacked China, I Would Surrender” Translation of an alleged Peking University internet post where the author says he would just surrender if America invaded China, and Chinese netizen reactions. 146
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  2 Young Men Kneel Before Dead Dog For 1 Hour In Suzhou After accidentally running over a pet dog & unable to compensate the angry pet owner, two young men are forced to kneel before the dog on the street for 1 hour. 72
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  Punished By Teacher, 11-Year-Old Schoolboy Hangs Himself A 11-year-old Yunnan schoolboy committed suicide at home, allegedly after his teacher punished him by making him stay after school & copy lines from a textbook. 51
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  J-20 Stealth Fighter Test Flight, Chinese Netizen Reactions Chinese netizen reactions to the PLA's recent successful test flight of its new J-20 stealth fighter jet plane ranges from pride to criticism of the government. 194
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  Su Zizi: College Student Became Nude Model To Pay Tuition A translated interview with Su Zizi, a 2nd year university student at Renmin University of China who first became a nude model to pay tuition & living expenses. 34