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The “Future-Defining” Exam in China: Why The Gaokao Embodies China's Millennia-Old Pursuit of Fairness?

The “Future-Defining” Exam in China: Why The Gaokao Embodies China's Millennia-Old Pursuit of Fairness?

Editors' Note: The 2025 Gaokao, China’s national college entrance examination, started on June 7 and runs through June 8. For many Chinese students, this exam is seen as one of the most important opportunities in their lives to pursue their dreams. Some even joke that Gaokao decides your

Video | We Don’t Need the Filter: How Generation Z in China Views the World

Video | We Don’t Need the Filter: How Generation Z in China Views the World

“China can now look the world in the eye.” Chinese President Xi Jinping declared during the Two Sessions in 2021. The phrase resonated deeply with the Chinese public, encapsulating the spiritual and psychological transformation of the Chinese people in the new era.

Beyond Zongzi: Unwrapping the Heart of China’s Dragon Boat Festival

Beyond Zongzi: Unwrapping the Heart of China’s Dragon Boat Festival

By Ryan Yeh As the sweet aroma of steamed rice and reed leaves wafts through kitchens across China this week, millions of families are preparing zongzi—pyramid-shaped sticky rice dumplings nestled in green leaves. To the uninitiated, this delicacy might seem like the Asian version of the tamale. Yet, within

3 Facts U.S.-China Talks in Geneva Reveal

3 Facts U.S.-China Talks in Geneva Reveal

Source: Xinhua The recent China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva delivered results that went beyond expectations and allowed the world a brief sigh of relief. Many analysts anticipated that the United States would come back to some semblance of rationality, but perhaps not this quickly.

Less Involution, More Innovation: Why China Is Tackling Nèi Juǎn?

Less Involution, More Innovation: Why China Is Tackling Nèi Juǎn?

This article is composed of paragraphs from Zhejiang Publicity, People's Daily, Study Times, and Capital News. In the 1960s, anthropologist Clifford Geertz coined the term “involution” to describe a pattern of agricultural development on Indonesia’s Java Island, where labor input kept increasing but productivity did not. Although

Expert Roundtable｜Navigating Trade Tumult: Sino-EU Ties Rebound as Challenges Remain

Expert Roundtable｜Navigating Trade Tumult: Sino-EU Ties Rebound as Challenges Remain

Editor: In recent months, exchanges between China and the EU have intensified, as traditional transatlantic alliances face unprecedented strains under the turbulence brought by Trump-era policies. What does this mean for Sino-EU relations, which had fallen into an unfamiliar crisis in recent years? Have the two sides truly returned to

American Influencer: I Faced a Dilemma as a Businessman During the U.S.-China Tariff War

American Influencer: I Faced a Dilemma as a Businessman During the U.S.-China Tariff War

Source: WeChat Official Account "Dixian Siwei", an editorial column of Guancha.cn The China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs achieved substantial progress by significantly reducing bilateral tariff levels. However, the existential dilemma facing countless small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) owners remains stark. Take the case