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Chinese Dragons: Why They’re So Important in Chinese Culture

Mark your calendars—Chinese New Year 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 29! While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, deeply rooted ...
Live Science on MSN

Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today

People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through ...
Time

Cultural Exchange Between the U.S. and China Before the Social Media Era

Democrats and Republicans united in April 2024 to pass a bill to ban TikTok in the United States. The bill, signed into law by President Joseph Biden, enacts a further clampdown on the reach of ...
The New York Times

Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America

People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy. By Li Yuan As the United States grapples with the ...
The Diplomat

Beyond Missiles and Trade: China’s Use of Cultural Ties to Influence Taiwan

In recent years, China has employed a wide variety of military tactics to coerce Taiwan. Military exercises involving missile launches into waters near Taiwan have become increasingly common, as ...
The Conversation

Labubu is not the only Chinese cultural icon to be making a big hit in 2025

Tom Harper does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Diplomat

China’s Cultural Offensive: How Beijing Is Quietly Reshaping North Korea

As the United States steps back from promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is seizing this strategic opportunity to fill the void. Through a sophisticated approach ...
THE WEEK

China’s burgeoning coffee culture

Starbucks is selling a majority stake in its business in China after it struggled in the East Asian nation. But as the US chain has struggled, China’s coffee consumption has been “increasing by double ...
Business Insider

I worked in China for 8 years. These 3 differences set the work culture apart from the Western world.

Sue Campbell moved to Hong Kong in 2010 as a managing director for a managing consultancy. She said that in China, employees were conscious of hierarchy and junior workers spoke up less. Campbell ...
CNN

Japanese fandom is having a moment in China – and not in a good way

Lily Chen was beyond thrilled to see the Japanese singer she’s been a fan of for two decades, waiting outside with a crowd to enter the Beijing venue on a windy, chilly Wednesday night. Performances ...