Tensions between the U.S. and China have ratcheted upward in the last four years of the Trump administration. Groundbreaking research from independent Washington, D.C.–based researcher Ashley Feng have shown that acts of [ … ]
EXPLAINER: China’s Domestic Violence Epidemic amid COVID-19
BY MIA COUPLAND Last November, makeup vlogger He Yuhong reignited the conversation on #MeToo in China when she shared her experiences with domestic violence in a Weibo video. He, who [ … ]
Losing a Grandmother, Learning Her Language
BY TARA SUN VANACORE The Chinese-American novelist Yu Lihua (於梨华), who died in April at the age of 90, is recognized as being one of the most influential writers of [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #44: U.S.-China relations: The rock, the hard place, and those in between, with Zhaoyin Feng
Zhàoyīn Féng 冯兆音 is a bilingual journalist based in Washington, D.C., where she reports on U.S.-China relations for the BBC World Service. In this timely conversation, Zhaoyin and Cindy [ … ]
WATCH: China’s Black community speaks out on identity, racism and solidarity
BY DAISY XU AND SIYU CHEN As awareness on Black Lives Matter grows in China, we decided to speak to members of China’s growing Black community about identity, discrimination and [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #43: Literary translation and language as resistance, with Anne Henochowicz
Today’s guest, Anne Henochowicz, works at the intersection of literature and human rights. She has translated leaked propaganda directives and subversive Weibo posts, investigative journalism and poetry. She is currently the [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #42: Hong Kong media, redefined
Beijing’s enactment of sweeping national security legislation in Hong Kong spurred fresh fear for the territory’s cherished freedoms as authorities sought to quash months of citywide protests. How have journalists, [ … ]
Review: My Prince Edward, a modern Hong Kong love story by writer-director Norris Wong
BY DAISY SINGH-GREAVES Cheung Lei-fong sits alone in a restaurant in Fuzhou, eating a bowl of noodles and looking content. Her phone starts pinging as she receives a string of [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #41: Development finance and Chinese identity, with Yunnan Chen
Yunnan Chen is a senior research officer for the Overseas Development Institute, a London think tank focused on international development and humanitarian issues. She joins Cindy for a conversation on China-Africa [ … ]
NüProfile: Jinghua Qian on why “China-watching” is problematic, inclusion and un-belonging in Australia
BY ANNABELLE JARRETT NüProfile is a column featuring in-depth conversations with diverse creators working on China subjects. Jinghua Qian has always been a creator and a questioner. Born in Shanghai, [ … ]
Review: Mulan reinforces Han ethnonationalism and the patriarchy
BY EMILY MATSON In the opening scene of “Mulan,” the camera pans out to a desert situated in what is referred to as “the Silk Road, Northwest China.” After a man [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #40: What’s next for Hollywood and China after ‘Mulan’ flop, with Becky Davis
For years, Hollywood has been trying to reach Chinese audiences, but has yet to find a winning formula. The remake of Mulan, which cost $200 million, is projected to make only [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #39: Beijing Lights: A conversation with Huang Chenkuang
This week’s bonus episode of NüVoices was recorded live from Beijing, where Anthony Tao had a conversation with Huang Chenkuang, a journalist and creative who runs the interview series Beijing [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #38: Fulbright’s exit from China and Hong Kong
An executive order signed in July has indefinitely ended the Fulbright program in China and Hong Kong. What happened in the lead-up to the program’s cancellation, and where does the [ … ]
WATCH: Gender and climate change in China
BY ANGELA CHAN As climate change precipitates societal and geopolitical changes in China and beyond, there is a growing need to scrutinise both climate discourse and the gendered aspects of [ … ]
IN PHOTOS: Capturing culture in Tibet as a French Canadian, Han Chinese tourist
BY ANDRÉ-ANNE CÔTÉ After not even two months of studying at Peking University, I grew tired of the dusty sky and crowded streets of Beijing. It was October, 2017 when [ … ]
NüProfile: Grace Ly speaks about Chinese identities in France, anti-Asian racism, and exploring culture through food
BY DAISY SINGH-GREAVES NüProfile is a column featuring in-depth conversations with diverse creators working on China subjects. In France, despite being a country built on ideas of universality and equality, [ … ]
Please support NüVoices on Patreon
Dear NüVoices community, We’ve launched our Patreon platform, and we’d be honoured if you’d consider supporting our work as a patron for as little as $1 a month. Benefits include [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #37: Chinese cuisine in America, with Simone Tong
Simone Tong is a chef and co-owner of Little Tong Noodle Shop and the newly opened restaurant Silver Apricot in New York City. Cindy sat down with her to discuss [ … ]
NüVoices and YCW London presents: Gender and climate change in China
NüVoices and Young China Watchers London invites you to join our digital panel: Gender and climate change in China with Karoline Kan (China environmental journalist, NüVoices Board Member) and Zongqi [ … ]