p.s. we also read works of Gao Xiaoxian 高小贤 and Li Xiaojiang 李小江, two pioneering scholars in China’s gender studies who both passed away earlier this year. I’ll share more reading notes soon, and will also write an English piece on this topic.

This is the first piece (in chinese) in a series on what the last generation of Chinese feminist activists have done domestically and how China’s feminist movement has changed over the past three decades.
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who took part in the conference. What touched us most was that how they reflected on china’s gender issues after connecting with women from around the world for the first time, and their writings are so genuine and personal.

And it’s also been published on WeChat - mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KdOmPLlc3g...

Read the story here - open.substack.com/pub/aquarius...

speaking with locals, migrants from across China, Burmese workers, and Rohingya people to explore how the pandemic has shaped their lives to this day, how they are seeking ways forward, and why it has been so difficult for this border hub to recover more than two years after reopening.

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i.e. sometimes i will write in English, but for some pieces, i will write entirely in Chinese (no English translation) when i think they are better told in my mother tongue. But I guess this will sound fun for language enthusiasts (like me), and ai translators can help.

I’ve always desired a space to write some non-newsy but fun and nuanced stories, so I launched this substack. Here I will share personal narratives and local stories from China and beyond, with no set patterns. Please note that this will be a bilingual newsletter.