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The Most Controversial Proposals from this Year’s “Two Sessions”

The highlights and most notable proposals from the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies

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Viral Week: First Chinese Woman Visits Space Station and Other Trending News

Three more astronauts visit Tianhe space station, murder in Shanghai, LinkedIn leaves China, otter rewarded for saving cellphone—it’s Viral Week

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Viral Week: Titanic replica rusts and other trending news

Actor boycotted for visiting Japanese shrines, abusive summer camp closed down, actress dies from collision with camels, and real-life murder becomes screenplay—it's Viral Week

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Viral Week: Devastating floods in Henan and other trending news

Floods cause chaos, China wins first medals of Tokyo Olympics, Quanzhou named new UNESCO site, CEO expelled from Communist Party—it's Viral Week

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Ancient China's Most Famous Detectives

Who were the ancient Chinese equivalents of Sherlock Holmes?

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Minor Offense

As violent juvenile crime rocks the headlines, China debates: How young is too young to lock up?

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2020 in Burglar News

Sometimes, they make headlines for more than just the crime

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Viral Week Ep. 204

Naming no-nos, 16-year-old murder, college for babies, and free tickets for panda fan—it’s Viral Week

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Top Police Stories of 2018

Keeping China safe is their full-time job; becoming memes is just a bonus

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The Synthetic Opiate War

Fentanyl was the cornerstone in reaching the US-China trade truce