WATCH: China's State Media Goes Psychedelic To Explain 5-Year Plan
The video was produced by China's Animation Studio, which is known for producing clips for the Communist Party that are aimed at foreign audiences.
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China Cuts Interest Rates By Quarter Of A Percentage Point
Faced with a slowing economy, China's central bank has cut its benchmark rate for deposits and loans by 0.25. It's the sixth time the bank has sliced rates since last November.
What It's Like To Take Photos Of A Dying Man
Like millions of Chinese gold miners, He Quangui was stricken with the lung disease silicosis. At first he didn't want his story to be told, but over time he came to trust the photographer.
A Child Who Feels 'Left Behind' Can Still Get Ahead
But the kid has to have a plan. That's the lesson from a study of rural Chinese children whose parents have left the village to work in faraway cities.
In A Remote Seaside Town, China Envisions A New 'Silk Road'
China is investing billions to develop the Pakistani port of Gwadar and a transportation network that runs all the way to western China. It's part of the larger effort to revive the famed Silk Road.
A 'Sense Of Crisis' Now In A Chinese Boomtown Gone Bust
The city of Luliang, in China's coalfields, was to become home to a $5 billion business district. But corruption, reckless pursuit of growth and overcapacity led to a crash in its industrial economy.
As China Cracks Down On Cultural Fringe, Indie Rock Finds A Home In Beijing
U.S. economist Michael Pettis, an expert on China's economy and professor at Beijing University, is also a key figure nurturing a distinct American sound in Beijing's avant-garde music scene.
China's White Elephants: Ghost Cities, Lonely Airports, Desolate Factories
China's economic growth is slowing and misallocation of resources is making things worse. In one city in recession, the new airport is mostly empty and plans for a giant liquor factory have stalled.
How Traveling In China Went From Adventure To Ordeal
China just wrapped up a holiday week in which an estimated 500 million people traveled around the country. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why his family rarely travels for fun anymore in China.
How A Taste For Chinese Tea Minted America's First Millionaires
China and its trade practices are often blamed for U.S. economic woes. But once upon a time, it was the tea trade with China that created American magnates — with some catastrophic consequences.