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A Chinese Robot Beat Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record. Should We Be Impressed?

25 août 2026 à 23:10
China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.

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China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison

20 août 2026 à 15:52
Hui Ka Yan’s punishment caps the downfall of a property empire whose collapse set off a prolonged crisis in the Chinese economy.

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Hui Ka Yan, the founder of Evergrande, in court on Thursday in Shenzhen, China, in a photo released by Chinese state media.

In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord

19 août 2026 à 00:00
Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years — as well as increasing government attention.

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Hu Anyan’s memoir, “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing,” became a best seller in China and was later translated into English. It is a diaristic account of the 19 jobs he held over two decades across China.

At Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji’s Funeral, China’s Past Shadows Its Present

18 août 2026 à 12:12
Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.

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The Chinese flag flying at half-staff at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday for the former premier Zhu Rongji.
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