Chinarrative
Colum MurphyIn-depth storytelling from and about China.
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Chinarrative Recommends: Brands, Buns and Retreats
Welcome to Chinarrative!
In this edition, we’re taking a bit of a fresh tack, highlighting some recent stories that caught our eye in Chinese media.
They reflect the country’s current socio-economic situation.
Or mirror changing...
I Was Trafficked to Myanmar to Work as a Phone Scammer
Greetings from Chinarrative and Happy New Year!
This issue tells the story of a man named Lin who was held hostage in Myanmar after becoming embroiled in an illegal telecom scam.
The 22-year-old was kidnapped and taken to the northern...
University Grads Flock to Food Delivery as China's Job Market Dries Up
Greetings from Chinarrative!
In this issue, we’re looking at the job market in China.
After the country lifted pandemic restrictions in late 2022, the economy did not pick up as expected, and the unemployment rate of young people bet...
Qiqihar Gym Roof Collapse Leaves Thousands Mourning
Greetings from Chinarrative!
It’s been almost a year since our last issue. Apologies for the silence.
As we write this, heavy rains are battering large parts of China leading to severe flooding in places. The recent bad weather h...
Red August: 'Landmines' and Other Evils
Greetings from Chinarrative.
In this issue we’re once again featuring US-based Chinese writer Weili Fan. On Aug. 18, 1966, she turned 10—the same day Mao Zedong inspected an estimated one million Red Guards on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square....
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Bloomberg government reporter in Beijing @Colum_M. Nonfiction fan. I like to share long-form stories from and about China via my Chinarrative newsletter.
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