Pandas at the San Diego Zoo, the 2008 Olympics Games and Chinese state media on Youtube all have one thing in common: they are displays of Chinese “soft power” that…
Caleb HuangSeptember 15, 2021
Fentanyl is the principal enemy in the war on opioid addiction and overdoses. The strain of the COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive increased drug abuse; fentanyl is involved in the…
Eric ToubAugust 28, 2021
On Jan. 7, 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk performed the infamous “striptease” dance in the opening ceremony of the company’s Shanghai Gigafactory. The theatrical opening marked an important milestone for…
Thomas ChowAugust 28, 2021
Ask the average American what’s behind the COVID-19 pandemic and you’ll probably hear range of rather pedestrian answers that do not include the word “pangolins,” and certainly have nothing to…
Sarah SalisburyAugust 18, 2021
In the now-viral photo, Keziah Daum stands smiling with her date and friends on a white marble staircase before their prom celebration. Pre-dance photoshoots with a large group are incredibly…
Betty ThaiAugust 18, 2021
Sitting on a bicycle backseat, her smile lighting up, Jia rattles down a list of presents she will buy her mother once Jia becomes successful and rich. On the front…
Elena ZhaiMay 21, 2021
In early 2020, a series of escalations in media restrictions between China and the United States caught foreign journalists in a diplomatic crossfire. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China 2020…
Emily LiebermanMay 21, 2021
When Jiaqi Kang co-founded Sine Theta Magazine as a high school student in 2016, she knew she wanted to provide an artistic space for Sino creatives. Sino, a term that…
Valerie WuMay 19, 2021
“Yes, ok! Yes, ok! Yes, ok! Yes, ok!” The uplifting theme song for Chinese variety show “Youth with You" blares in the background and the camera zooms in on 108…
Elena ZhaiMarch 10, 2021
