China

Cover detail from One Child, by Mei Fong.

How China's One-Child Policy Led To Forced Abortions, 30 Million Bachelors

5:16pm February 01, 2016

Journalist Mei Fong tells Fresh Air that China's one-child policy drastically reshaped the country's demographic make-up. "China has 30 million more men than women," she says. Her book is One Child.

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Ponzi Scheme In China Stole $7.6 Billion From Investors, Police Say

3:21pm February 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

According to local media, some businesses had no idea they were being touted as investment opportunities by Ezubao, an online lender.

Men driving piles of plastic foam to recycling transfer stations are a common sight in Shanghai, but it's a tough way to make a living because prices are low.

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It's Hard To Miss Shanghai's Amazing Styrofoam Men

11:45am February 01, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Men driving mountains of plastic foam are a common sight in Shanghai, but this guy is in a league of his own.

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Miners Rescued In China After 36 Days Underground

1:24pm January 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Four miners who survived a gypsum mine collapse in eastern China had been trapped since late December.

The Buick Envision, built in China, was on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It will soon go on sale in the U.S.

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With Growing Investments, China's Influence In Autos Is Expanding

2:25pm January 28, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

For the first time on a mass scale, a car built in China will be on sale in the U.S., joining countless other Chinese-made products. It comes as Chinese firms invest billions in the auto industry.

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Qiao Guohua patrols a 5-mile stretch of the Great Wall of China. Roughly a third of the wall's 12,000 miles have crumbled to dust, and saving what's left may be the world's greatest challenge in cultural preservation.

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China's Great Wall Is Crumbling In Many Places; Can It Be Saved?

3:22pm January 27, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

A third of the 12,000-mile-long Great Wall of China lies in ruins. Its modern-day defenders confront what may be the world's greatest challenge in cultural preservation.

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Patrons of the the New World Mall in Flushing ride the escalator from the food court. The Queens neighborhood has become a hot spot for northern Chinese immigrants in the past few years. The trend has brought a cultural wave of influence on the food and b

Leaving China's North, Immigrants Redefine Chinese In New York

9:23pm January 26, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Take the train to the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, and you'll find newcomers who are reshaping the largest Chinese community of any city outside of Asia.

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Sophomore Morgan Wang (center) takes part in a rehearsal of The Miser at Arroyo Pacific Academy in Arcadia, Calif., last November. Wang plays Marianne in the play.

Growing Numbers Of Chinese Teens Are Coming To America For High School

4:51pm January 26, 2016

by Josie Huang

More than 23,000 have come so far, with California a top destination — especially the Los Angeles suburbs in the San Gabriel Valley. Many teens live with host families and attend private schools.

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A man looks at an electronic stock board at a brokerage house in Beijing on Tuesday, a day in which Asian stock markets sank.

China's Stocks Dive To Lowest Close Since 2014

8:09am January 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Shanghai Composite was down more than 6 percent, hitting the lowest level in about 14 months. Slumping oil prices and currency fears added to investors' worries.

Chinese folk wisdom says that monkeys are cuter than goats, but this photo of a Chinese goat would seem to prove that the opposite is true.

China Blames Goats For 2015 Drop In Birth Rate

7:00am January 23, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

China is scapegoating goats for a drop in the number of babies born last year — and hopes that the coming year of the monkey will be better.