Society8 min
Guanxi: the web of relationships that keeps China running
Renqing, mianzi, banquets, favour debts: what guanxi (关系) really covers, where the line with corruption runs, and what has changed since 2012.
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The Kotoba Interactive journal.
Editorial features on the cultures, history and languages of Asia. Filter by culture, by topic, or search for what inspires you.
6 articles
Society12 min
Shanghai's Parent Marriage Market (相亲角)
Every weekend, Chinese parents 'sell' their single children at Shanghai's People's Park. Inside the 相亲角, its résumé sheets and its unwritten rules.
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Society7 min
Hukou: the residence system that divides China
Understanding hukou, the household registration system that decides where Chinese citizens may live, work and access public services. Origins, mechanics and reforms.
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Society9 min
996: the work system that is burning out China
Investigation into China's 996 system, where tech employees work from 9 AM to 9 PM, 6 days a week. Origins, backlash, the tang ping movement, and reforms.
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