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Digging through layers of Western historical and scholarly assumptions, a new book by a young philosopher has resurrected a forgotten Chinese cosmopolitanism that may yet guide the country’s future.

Despite the end of visa requirements for some countries, some foreign tourists said that even when they came prepared – installing payment and messaging tools popular on the mainland or using VPNs – they still could not pay or go online.

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A disabled woman in China who uses her hands to propel her along after her legs were damaged by a childhood illness has hit back at vicious online abuse saying that she is unfit to be a mother.

An elderly man in China who recently died left behind a home in which his thoughts and feelings were recorded as neatly written inscriptions on the walls and furniture.

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A 30-something woman in China decided she needed time out from the stresses of everyday family life, so she bought herself a little place to do her own thing undisturbed.

A student in her first year at a university in China became so worryingly besotted with her new boyfriend that doctors diagnosed her behaviour as mental illness.

A mother in China was so worried about her daughter-in-law after she had painful childbirth surgery that she took unconventional steps to prevent further discomfort, in the form of some heavy industrial lifting gear.

The father of a teenage boy in China, who was given cash to donate blood plasma so many times it cost him his life, is demanding accountability from the company that paid him.

China’s coming May Day holiday already has the makings of a major tourism rush, with early bookings exceeding pre-pandemic levels and the travel boom likely to fuel a much-desired round of consumption.

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The case of a doctor in China who was jailed for giving medical support to a group of prostitutes more than a decade ago, has sparked an online debate after it was reviewed by a lawyer.

China’s first transgender clinic saw 1,500 visitors in 2023 and is working to overcome traditional beliefs and taboos to help people who see themselves as being “trapped inside the wrong body”.

People in a coastal province in China are convinced that the actress who played a popular deity in a TV series is actually the real thing and kneel before photos of her.

Gold markets in China have been inundated with a throng of new buyers, looking to put their money into a commodity which has skyrocketed in value as other investments have lost their lustre.

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Wrangling over what name their first son should take has seen the relationship between a husband and wife in China spiral in the direction of divorce.

A young man who spotted a gap in the US market for Chinese countryside vehicles says they are well-received there but will not make him a fortune.

New rules are emerging around use of government vehicles, resource use, unauthorised office printing and bottled water in a push to showcase austerity.

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The parents of a late singer and actor from China have been upset by the appearance of artificial intelligence creations of their son speaking and saying he is not really dead, sparking a debate about the ethics of AI.

A boy and girl in China, both of whom are younger than 15, were given permission to marry by their parents but local officials have “criticised and educated” them and ordered the girl to return home.

A woman in China who lost her fisherman husband at sea 4 years ago and has received monthly payments since from a generous benefactor whose identity she recently discovered has taken her family on a long journey to thank him.

A man in China who began ignoring his wife and calling her names after she was badly injured in a car accident in 2015, has been ordered by a court to compensate her for the abuse he subjected her to.