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Yingjie Wang formerly worked as an investigative fellow reporter for NPR affiliate Southern California Public Radio in Los Angeles. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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A man in China went viral after he attended a matchmaking event to make his mother happy but forgot to edit out the end when he asks his friend to leave the venue and go eat.
A man in China went viral after he attended a matchmaking event to make his mother happy but forgot to edit out the end when he asks his friend to leave the venue and go eat.
In this week’s Quirky China, we share adorable stories from little children such as a baby chewing on wooden tables, a boy is scared of his shadow and a toddler does not approve of his mother’s cooking.
In this week’s Quirky China, we share adorable stories from little children such as a baby chewing on wooden tables, a boy is scared of his shadow and a toddler does not approve of his mother’s cooking.
A 9-year-old boy in China is praised for his quick thinking and calmness by performing CPR he learned from TV on his mother who was left unconscious and bleeding by a serious car accident.
A 9-year-old boy in China is praised for his quick thinking and calmness by performing CPR he learned from TV on his mother who was left unconscious and bleeding by a serious car accident.
A young woman in China has been diagnosed with anxiety disorder after years of constant pressure to get married resulted in her going to hospital as she was struggling to breathe.
A young woman in China has been diagnosed with anxiety disorder after years of constant pressure to get married resulted in her going to hospital as she was struggling to breathe.
A video posted online by a proud new grandmother has inadvertently triggered a debate in China about early marriage because the woman is only 36 years old, and her son, the baby’s father, just 18.
A video posted online by a proud new grandmother has inadvertently triggered a debate in China about early marriage because the woman is only 36 years old, and her son, the baby’s father, just 18.
A boy, 8, filmed stormed out of a planetarium screening of a video about China’s space programme and Long March rockets over factual errors, a star after video goes viral.
A boy, 8, filmed stormed out of a planetarium screening of a video about China’s space programme and Long March rockets over factual errors, a star after video goes viral.
A family dispute in China has started a public debate about surnames children should take after a grandfather who supports his daughter’s family demanded his 10-year-old granddaughter adopt his surname.
A family dispute in China has started a public debate about surnames children should take after a grandfather who supports his daughter’s family demanded his 10-year-old granddaughter adopt his surname.
Police in China use DNA taken from dead mosquitoes that bit a burglar who stayed the night after a break-in to identify and catch the culprit.
Police in China use DNA taken from dead mosquitoes that bit a burglar who stayed the night after a break-in to identify and catch the culprit.
A woman in China went viral after a video emerged of her strapping her big elderly dog to her back after its walk to carry it back to their home.
A woman in China went viral after a video emerged of her strapping her big elderly dog to her back after its walk to carry it back to their home.
Two little calligraphers have gone viral on mainland social media after one of their mothers began posting videos online of the boys practising the art form.
Two little calligraphers have gone viral on mainland social media after one of their mothers began posting videos online of the boys practising the art form.
A Chinese photographer who picked up an SD card filled with images of a foreign man while in a Beijing cafe during the 2008 Olympics has unintentionally kicked off a global search for the owner.
A Chinese photographer who picked up an SD card filled with images of a foreign man while in a Beijing cafe during the 2008 Olympics has unintentionally kicked off a global search for the owner.
A man in China whose wife was left disabled by a brain injury has touched millions after videos of the couple’s daily life and travels were published on mainland social media.
A man in China whose wife was left disabled by a brain injury has touched millions after videos of the couple’s daily life and travels were published on mainland social media.
A morally outraged water park visitor was told not to ‘overthink it’ after claiming shirtless male performers were too ‘sexual’ to be near children.
A morally outraged water park visitor was told not to ‘overthink it’ after claiming shirtless male performers were too ‘sexual’ to be near children.
Told she may be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life after an accident left her unable to walk, little Anqi has proved doctors wrong and posted the results online in a series of viral videos.
Told she may be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life after an accident left her unable to walk, little Anqi has proved doctors wrong and posted the results online in a series of viral videos.
A 33-year-old man in China has had ovaries and a uterus surgically removed after being diagnosed as intersex.
A 33-year-old man in China has had ovaries and a uterus surgically removed after being diagnosed as intersex.
Authorities in China are seeking a person filmed dumping a puppy in busy traffic and then driving off and leaving the dog in the middle of the road.
Authorities in China are seeking a person filmed dumping a puppy in busy traffic and then driving off and leaving the dog in the middle of the road.
A group of friends hiking was surprised to encounter a middle-aged man living a reclusive life reading books in a collection of caves in southwestern China.
A group of friends hiking was surprised to encounter a middle-aged man living a reclusive life reading books in a collection of caves in southwestern China.
A woman in China who suspected her husband of having an affair followed him from one town to the next and then confronted him in a dramatic scene in the street caught on video by passers-by.
A woman in China who suspected her husband of having an affair followed him from one town to the next and then confronted him in a dramatic scene in the street caught on video by passers-by.
Online videos made by a professional photo-videographer documenting his kindergarten-aged daughter’s budding interest in videography starting with a school assignment go viral.
Online videos made by a professional photo-videographer documenting his kindergarten-aged daughter’s budding interest in videography starting with a school assignment go viral.
A man in China was sentenced to 15 months in jail after neglecting his sick dad until the older man died, leaving the body to decompose afterwards.
A man in China was sentenced to 15 months in jail after neglecting his sick dad until the older man died, leaving the body to decompose afterwards.
Police in northern China arrested twin sisters under suspicion of swapping passports to visit various countries to skirt visa rules.
Police in northern China arrested twin sisters under suspicion of swapping passports to visit various countries to skirt visa rules.
Police in China are investigating the death of a two-year-girl who seemingly fell from an eighth-floor window after she was accidentally left behind in a lift and taken to that floor.
Police in China are investigating the death of a two-year-girl who seemingly fell from an eighth-floor window after she was accidentally left behind in a lift and taken to that floor.
Normally practised by young city dwellers, yoga has made an unlikely appearance among a group of seniors in a rural Chinese village 200 kilometres from Beijing.
Normally practised by young city dwellers, yoga has made an unlikely appearance among a group of seniors in a rural Chinese village 200 kilometres from Beijing.
A man in China who shot to fame after repeatedly sitting the country’s university entrance exam has failed to get the score he wanted for the 26th time — but plans to try again next year.
A man in China who shot to fame after repeatedly sitting the country’s university entrance exam has failed to get the score he wanted for the 26th time — but plans to try again next year.
A woman asked to remove her clothes for an X-ray exam with a male radiologist says she felt violated and complained and then posted about the incident on social media.
A woman asked to remove her clothes for an X-ray exam with a male radiologist says she felt violated and complained and then posted about the incident on social media.
A bride-to-be who was abducted and sold as a child poses in her wedding dress to make heartfelt plea for help in finding her birth parents.
A bride-to-be who was abducted and sold as a child poses in her wedding dress to make heartfelt plea for help in finding her birth parents.
Police in China helping a distraught woman recover some of the money she’d saved for an operation after her daughter stole it and blew it on online games, mobile phones and clothing.
Police in China helping a distraught woman recover some of the money she’d saved for an operation after her daughter stole it and blew it on online games, mobile phones and clothing.
Chinese social media abuzz after internet scammers trick a Dalian man out of his life savings totalling more than 1.4 million yuan (US$210,000).
Chinese social media abuzz after internet scammers trick a Dalian man out of his life savings totalling more than 1.4 million yuan (US$210,000).
A video of a college-educated patient who married her cousin and telling a doctor about a string of failed pregnancies sparks online debate.
A video of a college-educated patient who married her cousin and telling a doctor about a string of failed pregnancies sparks online debate.
Chinese social media falls in love with an elderly couple who battled together to overcome a terrible medical condition
Chinese social media falls in love with an elderly couple who battled together to overcome a terrible medical condition
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