‘Convenient, efficient, professional’: Foreign vloggers’ hospital experiences reveal how China builds a people-centered healthcare system

British vlogger Simon shares his experiences of living a convenient life in China on social media platform Xiaohongshu. Photo ...
CNN

China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems

China’s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to turbocharge the surveillance and control of its 1.4 billion citizens, with the technology reaching further into daily life, ...
The Diplomat

China Unveils Ambitious 5-Year Plan to Overhaul the Hukou System

The State Council of China has unveiled a five-year plan to reform the deeply entrenched hukou system, marking a significant shift in how the nation addresses economic and social disparities between ...
CounterPunch

Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?

For example, in 2019, mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong made headlines when his social credit score was lowered “for insulting tai chi grandmaster Chen Xiaowang,” according to Quartz, which also ...
The New York Times

China Is Trying to Expand Its Social Safety Net. Yet Many Chinese Are Worried.

A move to force employers to pay into benefits for their employees has left people worrying that small businesses will close and jobs will be lost. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing As of Sept. 1, ...
The Diplomat

China’s New Social Insurance Rule Could Deepen the ‘Boomerang Youth’ Trend

While intended to strengthen China’s social safety net, a new rule could squeeze more young people out of the job market. A seemingly technical judicial ruling from China’s Supreme People’s Court has ...
World Politics Review

To Boost Consumption, China Needs to Overhaul Its Social Safety Net

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