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'Aunt Mei' Indicted for Child Trafficking — and Her Own Family Disowns Her

As prosecutors ready the child-trafficking case against Xie Jiamei — the 'Aunt Mei' of Chinese criminal legend — her first husband, son and relatives have come forward to disown her, sketching a biography of abandonment that readers are debating as character evidence, not excuse.

Sports

Liu Xiang Buys Out His State Post, Then Donates 11 Years of Untouched Salary to Tibet Relief

The Olympic hurdler ended an 11-year retirement-placement dispute on Wednesday, announcing a September 1 buyout worth 494,000 yuan and donating his entire state salary of 982,935 yuan — untouched since 2015 — to mudslide relief in Tibet. The Shanghai sports bureau's official reply did not quiet the debate.

Culture

Denisovans Lived in China's Southwest 160,000 Years Ago, Two Nature Studies Confirm

Two Nature papers published Wednesday confirm Denisovan fossils — teeth, skull fragments and the species' first known forearm bone, 167,000–134,000 years old — from Bat Cave in Yunnan, turning a genetic ghost story into China's richest archaic-human site.

Culture

Why a Cropped Bvlgari Group Photo Became a China–Vietnam Incident

10 Sep 2026

A parents' committee at a prestigious Taiyuan middle school crowdfunded some 5,000 yuan of Teacher's Day gifts — MAC sets, Parker pens, bouquets — before a leaked screenshot reached regulators; the district education bureau has ordered an investigation, on the holiday itself.

News & Politics

A Parents' Chat, 5,000 Yuan of Cosmetics and an Inquiry: Teacher's Day's Gift Problem Returns

10 Sep 2026

Two weeks after China's housing ministries rewrote the country's sales rules, land auctions in Xiamen, Lishui and Guangzhou already require finished-home sales — the clearest sign yet that the pre-sale model behind China's unfinished-tower disasters is being phased out.

News & Politics

China Begins the Shift to Selling Flats Only When They Are Built

10 Sep 2026

Zheng Qinwen's qualifying-to-quarter-finals US Open run ended 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 against Elena Rybakina — who leaves New York as the new world No. 1 — yet the Chinese star's fortnight, from rank 121 to the last eight, has been celebrated at home as a comeback complete.

Sports

Zheng Qinwen's US Open Run Ends in the Quarter-Finals as Rybakina Takes No. 1

10 Sep 2026

Hours after Apple's first event under new CEO John Ternus, the verdict is in on the 15,999-yuan iPhone Duo: a polished late entry into a foldable market Huawei, Xiaomi and Samsung have owned for years — plus an overnight price rise across the iPhone line and the quiet retirement of China's 'Hermès orange'.

Tech

Apple Ships Its First Foldable: the iPhone Duo, From 15,999 Yuan

10 Sep 2026

China's women edged Puerto Rico 75-72 in Berlin to reach the World Cup quarter-finals as the last Asian team standing, behind Han Xu's 21 points and the arrival of 2.26-metre teenager Zhang Ziyu — with France up next.

Sports

China's Women Edge Puerto Rico 75-72 to Reach the World Cup Quarter-Finals

9 Sep 2026

Douyin rushed to remove user-made custom gifts of a sexually suggestive nature after a moderation failure let them flood its livestream gift store — a glitch that exposed how the platform's gift economy really works.

Tech

Douyin Pulls User-Made 'Suggestive' Gifts After Moderation Failure Floods Its Gift Store

9 Sep 2026

Beijing has dismissed a joint NSA-FBI-CISA advisory accusing Chinese AI firms including DeepSeek and Alibaba of distilling American models at industrial scale, calling distillation a neutral, universal practice — the sharpest official response yet in the AI fight between the two countries.

News & Politics

Beijing Rejects US Accusation That Chinese AI Firms Distilled American Models at 'Industrial Scale'

9 Sep 2026

A sponsor in Gansu cut a student's 1,500-yuan monthly stipend after spotting her iPhone 17 Pro Max, then reinstated it after she threatened to expose him — and China is now arguing over what people on charity are allowed to own.

Life Stories

Her Sponsor Saw Her iPhone 17 Pro Max and Cut the Stipend That Kept Her in College

9 Sep 2026

Apple lifted iPhone prices in China and unveiled its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, at its fall event under new CEO John Ternus — raising the question of whether buyers will pay nearly 16,000 yuan for a first-generation device in the market Huawei and Xiaomi dominate.

Tech

Apple Raises iPhone Prices in China as Its First Foldable Finally Arrives

9 Sep 2026

A 2010 registration photograph has revealed the real face of 'Aunt Mei,' China's most notorious child trafficker, as her trial opens — ending a decade in which the country knew her only through a police sketch her own neighbours doubted.

News & Politics

China Finally Puts a Face to 'Aunt Mei,' the Country's Most Notorious Child Trafficker

9 Sep 2026

Health

'One Shot and You're Thin': China's Weight-Loss Boom Meets Semaglutide's Side Effects

9 Sep 2026

A PR staffer accidentally posted an internal 'attack-defence' instruction into a rival launch's media group, exposing how a Chinese automaker tracks and counters coverage of Xiaomi's Pengcheng SUV — and costing the group its existence within minutes.

Tech

A Misfired Message Shows a Chinese Automaker's 'Attack-Defence' Playbook Against Xiaomi's New SUV

9 Sep 2026

An 18-year-old in Liaoning died in his sleep after weeks of gaming deep into the night; his twin, who found him at the end of a night shift, quit night work and warned others. The family renamed his account '早些睡' — sleep earlier — and the country's argument about late nights began again.

Life Stories

After an 18-Year-Old's Sudden Death, His Family Renamed His Account 'Sleep Earlier'

9 Sep 2026

The actress Qi Wei licensed her AI digital double to star in "Doomsday in Midsummer", a zombie thriller whose trailer premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The deal's real innovation is contractual: her likeness was not sold, but licensed for review-approved use — a template in a market full of stolen faces.

Entertainment

Qi Wei's AI Double Stars in a Zombie Film, With the Actress Keeping Control of Her Face

9 Sep 2026

A viral video claimed a team leader at CATL's Yibin battery complex barred workers from toilet breaks. The company calls it a fabricated rumor about a site that is not its own and has reported it to police — but much of the internet is asking which factory the footage actually shows.

News & Politics

CATL Denies Viral Video Claiming Workers Were Denied Toilet Breaks, Reports It to Police

9 Sep 2026

A joint NSA-CISA-FBI report says DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot and three other Chinese AI companies extracted billions of tokens from US frontier models — while conceding no evidence that Beijing knew. Beijing calls the charge a smear as DeepSeek readies a STAR Market IPO and a new model launch.

Tech

US Security Agencies Accuse Six Chinese AI Firms of Distilling American Models

9 Sep 2026

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'Aunt Mei' Indicted for Child Trafficking — and Her Own Family Disowns Her

Liu Xiang Buys Out His State Post, Then Donates 11 Years of Untouched Salary to Tibet Relief

Denisovans Lived in China's Southwest 160,000 Years Ago, Two Nature Studies Confirm

Why a Cropped Bvlgari Group Photo Became a China–Vietnam Incident

A Parents' Chat, 5,000 Yuan of Cosmetics and an Inquiry: Teacher's Day's Gift Problem Returns

China Begins the Shift to Selling Flats Only When They Are Built

Zheng Qinwen's US Open Run Ends in the Quarter-Finals as Rybakina Takes No. 1

Apple Ships Its First Foldable: the iPhone Duo, From 15,999 Yuan

China's Women Edge Puerto Rico 75-72 to Reach the World Cup Quarter-Finals

Douyin Pulls User-Made 'Suggestive' Gifts After Moderation Failure Floods Its Gift Store

Beijing Rejects US Accusation That Chinese AI Firms Distilled American Models at 'Industrial Scale'

Her Sponsor Saw Her iPhone 17 Pro Max and Cut the Stipend That Kept Her in College

Apple Raises iPhone Prices in China as Its First Foldable Finally Arrives

China Finally Puts a Face to 'Aunt Mei,' the Country's Most Notorious Child Trafficker

'One Shot and You're Thin': China's Weight-Loss Boom Meets Semaglutide's Side Effects

A Misfired Message Shows a Chinese Automaker's 'Attack-Defence' Playbook Against Xiaomi's New SUV

After an 18-Year-Old's Sudden Death, His Family Renamed His Account 'Sleep Earlier'

Qi Wei's AI Double Stars in a Zombie Film, With the Actress Keeping Control of Her Face

CATL Denies Viral Video Claiming Workers Were Denied Toilet Breaks, Reports It to Police

US Security Agencies Accuse Six Chinese AI Firms of Distilling American Models