ZGBriefs | October 29, 2026
Swallowing the Dictionary: Bao, Boba, and the English Appetite for Chinese Words (October 22, 2026, The World of Chinese)
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ZGBriefs | October 22, 2026
Saunas and Scuba Diving: Inside China’s Unconventional 24/7 Mega Spas (October 18, 2026, CNN) Across China, people like Wang are visiting expansive, multistory, 24-hour facilities that combine spa amenities with entertainment of every sort.
ZGBriefs | October 15, 2026
There Is No Such Thing as Chinese Food (October 9, 2026, Numb and Spicy, via Substack) I had the banquet-hall dim sum experience for the first time in Maryland.
ZGBriefs | October 8, 2026
Pastor Ezra Jin: ‘God Poured Words’ Sustained Me Through 266 Days in a Chinese Cell (October 2, 2026, The Christian Post)
ZGBriefs | October 1, 2026
Full Moons, Mooncakes and Lanterns in Every Color: The Mid-Autumn Festival - In Pictures (September 24, 2026, The Guardian)
ZGBriefs | September 24, 2026
What to Watch at the Xi-Trump Summit (September 17, 2026, ChinaFile) We asked a group of China and U.S.-China relations experts what observers should watch to determine what the meeting actually changes...
ZGBriefs | September 17, 2026
Traveling to China? Here Are the Apps You’ll Need to Survive (September 14, 2026, CNET) So, you’re going to China and you need to get your phone in order, but you don’t know where to start.
ZGBriefs | September 10, 2026
Two Filmmakers, 1,100 Villages, and a Race to Record Rural China (September 4, 2026, Sixth Tone)
ZGBriefs | September 3, 2026
App Life in China (August 26, 2026, ChinaFile) The country has gone cashless, and you need a mobile phone tied to a verified identity to use Alipay and WeChat Wallet, and these are the only digital wallets that work.
ZGBriefs | August 27, 2026
From Mahjong Clubs to ‘Chinamaxxing’, Why Chinese Culture Seems to Be Everywhere (August 18, 2026, The Christian Science Monitor)
ZGBriefs | August 20, 2026
Video - Deep In Rural China, We Found a Christian World (August 14, 2026, Little Chinese Everywhere) Many Lisu communities here are Christian, with their own language and even a fascinating writing system. Join us as we explore this hidden valley and discover a side of China that few people have ever seen.
ZGBriefs | August 13, 2026
How Does China Build Everything So Fast? (Mar 31, 2026, Manocha Opinion via Substack) A couple days back, I was watching this reel on Instagram that it took China 9 hours to rebuild a railway station…