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A Chinese Jew’s Journey to Israel
From Kaifeng to Jerusalem—a Chinese Jew tells her story of leaving for the Middle East and reflecting on her dual identity
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The Young Chinese Workers Struggling to Make Social Security Contributions
With a slumping job market, young workers agonize over whether to pay their social security contributions or risk trading security now for an uncertain future
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Silicon Shuffle: Four Chinese Workplaces Disrupted by AI
From getting laid off to teaching AI courses, hear how employers and staff faced the onslaught of artificial intelligence in four companies
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My Gender Doesn’t Make Me Bad at My Job
Meet the women succeeding in male-dominated industries in China
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At World’s End: My Life in China’s Antarctic Research Station
Four-time Antarctic expeditioner Cao Jianxi recalls the dangers, thrills, and lifelong bonds he developed in one of the world’s most extreme environments
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Meet the Chinese College Grads Who Took Up Blue-Collar Jobs
From assembly lines to massage parlors, four young people with university degrees recount the joy and pain from taking up low-skilled labor
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Their Last Portraits: Photographing 3,000 Elders in the Countryside
Photographer Yang Xin takes free “funeral portraits” for elderly people in remote villages, and learns about their attitude to life and death
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Heavy Smoke, Arsonists, Human Tragedies: 8 Years in the Life of a Chinese Firefighter
A former firefigher reflects on human emotions and fragility of life in the course of his dangerous career
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March of the Elephants: Stories from Behind a Lens
Director Olivia Chen talks about filming an elephant herd on a march through Yunnan province
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Meet the Young People Working as Security Guards
More and more young people are taking jobs as security guards, positions normally reserved for middle-aged migrant workers—why?
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