2021 Issue 6: Access Wanted

Published on Dec 14, 2021

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We hear from people with disabilities about the challenges of access in China and what real inclusion means; investigate abuses in the pet industry; hear the harrowing story of a miner-turned-poet; tour an abandoned nuclear facility; and more.

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SOCIETY-->TECHNOLOGY LIFE-->LIVING IN CHINA SOCIETY-->HEALTH LIFE-->EDUCATION LIFE

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Access Wanted

Xinhua Dictionary Book Ad

Power Down

Surging prices and environmental protection policies have led to a coal shortage in China, bringing power cuts and disruption to central heating systems

Abortion Debate

Gas Explosions In the Northeast

Land Dispute Tragedy

Make 'Em Laugh

Jilin Book Ad

Balcony Cover

Balcony 阳台

Meanwhile In China Book Ad

Gimme Sugar Cover

Gimme Sugar

Access Wanted Cover

Wanted

Hidden In Plain Sight

Despite attempts to make more accessible environments for the visually impaired in China, those with trouble seeing still face significant barriers when getting around

Braille Design Cover

Signs of the Times

Regional varieties and misguided policies mean Chinese sign language users struggle to communicate with each other

Breaking Barriers: Sissi Beijing

Breaking Barriers: Yiming, Wuhan

Breaking Barriers: Chen Jing, Guangzhou

Breaking Barriers: Mywa, Chongqing

Chinese Characters Cognition Book Ad

Class Struggles Cover

Class Struggles

16 Years in the Mines Cover

16 Years in the Mines

Sacrifice, Hope, and Desperation: Chinese Miner Poet Chen Nianxi On Life Underground

Chinese miner poet Chen Nianxi describes his perilous life as a blaster, and how he faced death, pain, and hope underground

Cost of Cute Cover

The Cost of Cute

Chinese Classic Travel Sketches

The Nuclear Option Cover

The Nuclear Option

Viral Revival Cover

Viral Revival

Pepe Book Ad

The Butterfly Effect

Noodle or Roll?

Radical Expressions

Life Entangled

Myth and Mechas

Xiran Jay Zhao’s new novel “Iron Widow” is a fantastical sci-fi romp with historical Chinese figures battling against robot enemies—but what’s the point of it all?