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Ultimate Fighter
Zhang Weili has become the first Chinese UFC champion after destroying Brazilian strawweight queen Jessica Andrade in just 42 seconds
A Life and Country in Concert
Pianist Yin Chengzong reflects on how The Yellow River Piano Concerto has provided the backdrop to his life and to China’s landmark events for half a century
Cultural Disrupter, Heritage Protector
Feng Jicai’s novels, inextricably linked with Tianjin, mix traditions with modern disruptions, setting up cultural clashes. In real life, he has become a defender of antiquities and intangible heritage
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Slow Medicine
Chinese patients have waited too long for access to life-saving new therapies. Recent measures to reduce import barriers are helpful, but long-term problems, particularly workforce shortages, have no quick fix
Peak Ambitions
Despite losing his lower limbs to frostbite on his first attempt at summiting the world’s highest mountain, 69-year-old double amputee Xia Boyu has finally achieved his dream in the face of frostbite, avalanches, earthquakes and bureaucracy
For the Love of Fish Bones
Dubbed ‘The Rose of Chinese Science,’ Meemann Chang, one of China’s leading paleontologists, tells NewsChina about her life, career and undying love for fish fossils