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1. How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough

   Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:00:08 -0000

   More than a decade into Beijing’s push for self sufficiency, Chinese firms are producing fewer, lower-performing chips than their foreign competitors.

2. The One Child Policy’s Legacy: A Surplus of Single Men

   Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:45:02 -0000

   A decade after the end of the one-child policy, China has over 30 million so-called surplus men. Can this dating boot camp help them find love?

3. New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

   Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:01:07 -0000

   A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.