Sixth Tone
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Sixth Tone
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Sponge gourd soup, a staple in Chinese home cooking, has unexpectedly gone viral online — not for its taste, but as a metaphor for the way parents often dismiss their children’s feelings, as well as gaslighting in familial relationships more generally.

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September 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Ten workers are dead and four remain missing after a section of the Jianzha Yellow River Bridge collapsed early Friday during construction on the Sichuan–Qinghai Railway, according to Qinghai’s emergency management authorities.
August 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
resh off the global success of ‘Black Myth: Wukong,’ Chinese game studio Game Science has announced its next title: Black Myth: Zhong Kui. The studio released a cinematic teaser on Wednesday but said the project is still in early development.
August 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
More than 500 robots from 16 countries competed in the first World Humanoid Robot Games, with events ranging from Olympic-style sports to real-world tasks like hotel cleaning and medical sorting.

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August 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Spotted in downtown Shanghai: a humanoid robot directing traffic and guiding pedestrians across a busy crosswalk.
July 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A freak updraft over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau lifted Chinese Paraglider Peng Yujiang nearly nine kilometers in minutes — and the entire flight was caught on camera.

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May 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM