https://www.scmp.com/rss/327736/feed Karif Wat has been working as a motion graphic designer for seven years. She tells stories through motion graphics by bridging the gap between 2D and 3D techniques. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Communist Party of China has been the dominant political entity running the nation since 1949. During that time, the body also known as the Chinese Communist Party has led the country from a poor, insular existence to a role as a global economic powerhouse. But along the way, the party has kept a tight grip on power and quashed any form of dissent. The Post explains how the Communist Party works and how it runs China. https://www.scmp.com/china/how-does-chinese-communist-party-operate/article/3123864?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-does-chinese-communist-party-operate/article/3123864?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:31:01 +0000 China normally holds its most important annual political meetings in March, when the top political advisory body and national legislature gather. But in 2020, the meetings were postponed to May 22, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the “two sessions” take place only days apart on the political calendar, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) are two very distinct gatherings. Here’s a closer look at how the two... https://www.scmp.com/politics/two-sessions-explained-chinas-most-important-political-meetings-year/article/3085393?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/two-sessions-explained-chinas-most-important-political-meetings-year/article/3085393?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2020 11:47:46 +0000 Airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 documented a massive reduction in the number of aircraft flying around the world as the new coronavirus spread after it was first reported in central China. The International Air Transport Association predicts that air traffic in 2020 may fall by at least 38%. https://www.scmp.com/business/how-covid-19-pandemic-has-devastated-air-travel/article/3080391?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-covid-19-pandemic-has-devastated-air-travel/article/3080391?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:20:27 +0000 As coronavirus cases surge worldwide, US President Donald Trump said his administration has done an “incredible job” preventing the spread of Covid-19 in the country. A US health official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has meanwhile warned it is not a question of “if” but rather “when” America will face a community spread of the virus. California has been monitoring 8,400 people for signs of infection after it reported a coronavirus case of unknown origin, potentially the... https://www.scmp.com/health/us-prepares-widening-coronavirus-outbreak-covid-19-epidemic-spreads/article/3064553?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/us-prepares-widening-coronavirus-outbreak-covid-19-epidemic-spreads/article/3064553?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:59:56 +0000 It is the 2020 Lunar New Year holiday, and 11-year-old Xiaoxiao and her little brother are at home with their grandparents in a remote part of central China. They are anxiously waiting for the Spring Festival reunion dinner when their parents return from their jobs in southern Guangdong province. Like hundreds of millions of rural migrant workers in China, Chen and Liu travel home only once a year. The travel rush over the holiday period, which lasts up to 40 days, is considered the largest... https://www.scmp.com/china/getting-home-lunar-new-year/article/3047201?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/getting-home-lunar-new-year/article/3047201?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:24:41 +0000 Bruce Lee wasn't just an actor and kungfu master, he founded his own hybrid philosophy of martial arts called Jeet Kune Do. Tragically, Lee died in Hong Kong at the age of 32 from cerebral edema on July 20, 1973, the same year his film Enter the Dragon was released posthumously.  The action film would go on to become a smash box-office hit that sparked worldwide interest in martial arts.  Following Lee’s death, combat sports grew in popularity around the world. While most people credit the US... https://www.scmp.com/sports/did-bruce-lee-create-mixed-martial-arts-hong-kong/article/3031962?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/did-bruce-lee-create-mixed-martial-arts-hong-kong/article/3031962?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:30:05 +0000 A shocking attack by suspected triad members in Hong Kong has focused attention on Yuen Long, a northern district where the violence took place. It is a bustling district in Hong Kong’s New Territories, where, less than a century ago, visitors found little more than a cluster of agricultural villages. In the 1980s, Yuen Long’s town center was built and a new residential town called Tin Shui Wai was established.  But people in the district still cling to their cultural heritage and traditional... https://www.scmp.com/society/yuen-long-rapidly-changing-district-northern-hong-kong-clings-tradition/article/3021107?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/yuen-long-rapidly-changing-district-northern-hong-kong-clings-tradition/article/3021107?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:46:42 +0000 When imperial rule collapsed in China at the beginning of the 20th century, the emperor’s Forbidden City home was turned over to the public and transformed into the Palace Museum. Fierce fighting that rocked the country for years after the leadership change posed a grave threat to the palace treasures – considered one of the world’s greatest collections of art and artifacts. To protect them, the Palace Museum director decided to evacuate a large number of items and set them on a 14-year,... https://www.scmp.com/arts/how-forbidden-citys-treasures-survived-modern-chinas-bloody-beginning/article/3009136?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/how-forbidden-citys-treasures-survived-modern-chinas-bloody-beginning/article/3009136?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 May 2019 09:37:19 +0000 The presence of eunuchs in the Chinese court was part of a long-standing tradition. These emasculated men frequently served as menial workers, spies and harem watchdogs in ancient Chinese imperial society. Over time, eunuchs serving in government roles began to exert enough influence with emperors that they could control state affairs or even orchestrate the fall of a dynasty. Check out our video, above, to find out more. https://www.scmp.com/china/army-eunuchs-behind-chinas-forbidden-city/article/3005494?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/army-eunuchs-behind-chinas-forbidden-city/article/3005494?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:00:15 +0000 All women living in imperial China’s Forbidden City were carefully sequestered in quarters deep inside the palace. Most were employed as maids and servants, but there was also a select group of concubines tasked with bearing children for the emperor – as many as he could father. The selection process was extensive… and the life of a concubine was often a harsh, lonely one. Check out our video, above, to find out more. https://www.scmp.com/china/inside-forbidden-city-emperors-harem/article/3001212?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/inside-forbidden-city-emperors-harem/article/3001212?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:04:46 +0000 Beijing's former imperial palace, the Forbidden City, was the royal residence and seat of the Chinese government for five centuries. The massive complex contains more than 8,700 rooms, inside buildings constructed without a single nail or drop of glue. We look at the durable construction techniques that have allowed the Forbidden City to withstand plundering, fire and the test of time. This video was made in collaboration with the South China Morning Post’s infographics team as part of their... https://www.scmp.com/china/how-chinas-forbidden-city-was-built-survive-fires-and-test-time/article/3000649?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-chinas-forbidden-city-was-built-survive-fires-and-test-time/article/3000649?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:59:30 +0000 Before Shenzhen was China’s answer to Silicon Valley, it was a small fishing town in southern China, notable mainly for its proximity to Hong Kong. But today the city is an economic powerhouse of 12 million people, a tech hub home to giants like DJI and Tencent – and with a GDP comparable to that of South Africa. The dramatic transformation happened seemingly overnight, and was made possible in part because of Shenzhen’s so-called urban villages, densely packed low-rise apartments in the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/china/how-urban-villages-and-economic-reforms-helped-turn-shenzhen-economic-powerhouse/article/2177989?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-urban-villages-and-economic-reforms-helped-turn-shenzhen-economic-powerhouse/article/2177989?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:03:40 +0000 Forty years ago, China was a poverty-stricken nation riven by conflict and left stagnant after decades of war. Today, it is the world’s second-biggest economy. China’s economy has developed more rapidly than any other country in history, and it’s mostly down to an idea from one man: the late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, who introduced capitalist reforms into the communist economy in 1978. In the 40 years since Deng’s “reform and opening up policy,” China has completely transformed. But... https://www.scmp.com/china/how-40-years-reform-and-opening-have-transformed-china-inkstone/article/2172929?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-40-years-reform-and-opening-have-transformed-china-inkstone/article/2172929?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:14:01 +0000 People in Hong Kong can now get to the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou in less than an hour, thanks to a new high-speed rail link. But it’s more than just south China. The link integrates Hong Kong into China’s massive high-speed rail network – the longest in the world. Check out our video to find out more. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinas-high-speed-rail-network-explained/article/2165823?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinas-high-speed-rail-network-explained/article/2165823?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong’s new high-speed railway opened on Saturday. The line is advertised as whisking passengers from Hong Kong to the southern Chinese provincial capital of Guangzhou, 80-plus miles away in a straight line (and with a border checkpoint in the way), in 48 minutes. But how much time does it shave off the existing ways to get to Guangzhou? The South China Morning Post sent a team of five reporters on five different kinds of transport, to see how long it took them to get from central Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/china/high-speed-rail-opens-how-long-does-it-take-get-hong-kong-guangzhou/article/2165545?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/high-speed-rail-opens-how-long-does-it-take-get-hong-kong-guangzhou/article/2165545?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:45:45 +0000 In a trilateral meeting in Singapore on Saturday, officials from the US, Australia and Japan have expressed their concerns about developments in the South China Sea. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono issued a joint statement after the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue in opposition to "coercive unilateral actions that could alter the status quo and increase tensions." What tensions are these? Here’s what you... https://www.scmp.com/politics/south-china-sea-dispute-explained/article/2158644?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/south-china-sea-dispute-explained/article/2158644?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:15:45 +0000 China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet is named Weilong, which means “powerful dragon.” It’s one of the few fifth-generation fighters in active service. Here’s how it compares to its closest US counterpart, the F-22 Raptor. https://www.scmp.com/china/how-does-chinas-j-20-stealth-fighter-compare-us-f-22/article/2157817?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-does-chinas-j-20-stealth-fighter-compare-us-f-22/article/2157817?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:15:15 +0000 Bombs so powerful they lit up the night sky. Countless bodies strewn on the battlefields. They are memories from more than six decades ago that are still crystal clear in the minds of the men and women who served in the Korean war. An estimated 2.8 million people were killed during the three years of fighting. Sixty-five years after the signing of the armistice that ended hostilities, we speak to South Korean and Chinese veterans about their memories of the war, what they think about present day... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jul 2018 02:30:30 +0000 Time is up on Beijing’s deadline for foreign airlines to fall into step with its demands. China wants them to recognize Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as part of China, in a demand that expires on July 25. Hong Kong and Macau are both highly autonomous regions governed by China, whereas Taiwan is a self-ruled island which China sees as a province to be brought back into the fold. China warned of “severe consequences” if airlines didn’t comply… and most, including major US carriers, seem to be... https://www.scmp.com/politics/airlines-meet-chinese-deadline-recognise-taiwan-hong-kong-and-macau-part-china/article/2156828?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/airlines-meet-chinese-deadline-recognise-taiwan-hong-kong-and-macau-part-china/article/2156828?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:00:15 +0000 China and the US are the world’s two largest trading partners, but now they’re exchanging blows in what could ramp up into a full trade war. That’s going to affect individual consumers, and it’s bad news: you’re going to be paying more.   Watch our video to find out how it affects you. Additional editing by Cena Lau, Justin Chan and Gene Lin https://www.scmp.com/business/how-us-china-trade-war-will-affect-consumers-and-world/article/2152046?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-us-china-trade-war-will-affect-consumers-and-world/article/2152046?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:00:15 +0000