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Why are some Chinese people anxious about the new entry & exit administration rule 😟 | Following the yuan

The new entry-exit rule serves as China's last line of defense, preventing fraud, curbing tax evasion, protecting hi-tech talent, and safeguarding…

Aug 25 • Yaling Jiang and Rongrong Zhuge

Life in China: When economic indicators and lived experience diverge | Following the Yuan

After speaking with over 50 residents in more than 10 cities and towns she visited this year, Wanqing writes about the things that cannot be priced into…

Dec 30, 2025 • Wanqing Chen

The Emotional Toll of China’s Housing Market Slide ⬇️ | Following the Yuan

As housing prices go down, many feel that their sacrifices and compromises made for work and mortgage during the high-growth era have been in vain.

Nov 10, 2025 • Rongrong Zhuge and Yaling Jiang

[OOO] How Beijing's Friendship Store preserves a piece of Chinese retail history by reinventing itself 🛍️ | Following the Yuan

As a historic mall that first sold Coca Cola in the 70s, Beijing’s Friendship Store hasn't been able to keep pace with the fast-moving Chinese market…

Oct 29, 2025 • Rachel

Why do consumers think foreign brands are selling their China businesses? ⚔️ | Following the Yuan

Starbucks, Häagen-Dazs and Pandora VS the likes of Mixue, Pop Mart and Laopu Gold

Sep 7, 2025 • Rongrong Zhuge and Yaling Jiang

How do Chinese graduates *really* feel about the job market?🥀| Following the yuan

"Three unemployed individuals who collectively spent 6M RMB on studying abroad," one post on RedNote reads.

Jul 22, 2025 • Yaling Jiang and Rongrong Zhuge

[OOO] China’s lie-flat coffee capital is brewing a new Chinese dream 💭 | Following the Yuan

How a county in Yunnan embraces the country's new middle-class lifestyle

Jul 3, 2025 • Junjie Wang

How are China's exporters/factory workers affected by the tariffs 🫠 | Following the Yuan

“A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on an individual, becomes a mountain," author Fang Fang.

Apr 15, 2025 • Yaling Jiang and Rongrong Zhuge

The making of IShowSpeed's China tour 💨| Following the Yuan

Speed's unfiltered live-streams defied China’s traditional propaganda model and stringent information control, and that was why it has been such a…

Apr 7, 2025 • Yaling Jiang

[OOO] Starbucks' contender Mixue's Zhengzhou store & founder home city trip 2/2

Dashan and Li keqiang's stories in Henan

Mar 11, 2025 • Yaling Jiang

[OOO] Starbucks' contender Mixue's Zhengzhou store & founder home city trip 1/2

As premium — “something extra” — being stripped away of what consumers are willing to pay for. It's also driven Mixue’s success.

Mar 8, 2025 • Yaling Jiang

What were Chinese consumers' (and investors) thinking during CNY 🧨🍊 | Following the Yuan

CNY is much more than lion dance and red packets for Chinese people.

Feb 4, 2025 • Yaling Jiang

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