The daily intake of caffeine from coffee shops is expensive, especially at a Starbucks in China, commonly known as 星巴克 (Xīngbākè). This past February, Starbucks increased prices by 1-2 Yuan,…
Hanna TeermanJuly 12, 2022
Few topics trigger a more intense debate throughout the world than abortion. The mere mention of this subject invites a litany of conflicting opinions. For some, the word signifies freedom…
Noah ChristiansenMay 18, 2022
After winning the 2019 election, Democratic Republic of the Congo Pres. Félix Tshisekedi promised to use the country’s vast wealth of cobalt, copper and other minerals to develop the largely…
Molly MillerMay 3, 2022
The threads that wove their way into Stanford medical school student Grace D. Li’s much-lauded debut novel “Portrait of a Thief” began to weave together out in a series of…
Sarah SalisburyMay 2, 2022
It’s hard to resist his soft fur and stubby legs. His wings are wide and covered in colorful scales of green, blue, and purple underneath. When he looks at you,…
Andrew GallegosFebruary 15, 2022
In the backdrop of an ancient Chinese siheyuan courtyard (四合院), Shang-Chi, covered with bruises and wounds, punches the wooden stake with his bare knuckles. The camera zooms into his eyes,…
Elena ZhaiJanuary 18, 2022
The city of Anchorage is usually cold and snowy in March. But diplomatic talks between the U.S. and China, held in Anchorage, were fraught with fiery diplomatic tension. The first…
Haoteng YaoJanuary 13, 2022
China’s record number of vacant houses and urban projects, sitting at over 50 million units and growing, are an increasingly worrying domestic challenge. Known as “ghost cities,” these developments have…
Ian ChiuJanuary 11, 2022
Five months after the Chinese government announced its three-child policy, which allows all married couples to have a third child, public discourse has yet to die down. The 2020 Chinese…
Zhixuan FanJanuary 10, 2022
