The discovery of 5,000-year-old linguistic inscriptions predates by 1,400 years the earliest known Chinese writing and matches the age of the oldest known human writing in Mesopotamia. (via ...

Sixth Tone is publishing interviews with the judges of its China Writing Contest, in which they share their personal takes on the contest’s theme of “generations” and the value of nonfiction writing.

BEIJING, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In the peak of summer, all things thrive and are in full bloom. Enthusiasm among the Chinese people for friendly exchanges with people from around the world ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought ancient languages to life, such as Ancient Greek and Old English, by demonstrating ...

Is “Silver Tiger,” your story in this week’s issue, your first publication in English? Can you tell me about your writing and publishing history in China? That’s right. “Silver Tiger” was one of my ...

If you grew up in China in the 1950s and ’60s, as Jung Chang did, the last thing you aspired to be was a writer. “Writing was the most dangerous profession,” she told me recently. In fact, writing was ...

Twitter owner Elon Musk says he has an optimistic outlook on China’s future and believes the communist country is ready to help write international rules for artificial intelligence. Mr. Musk said ...

One of the greatest movements of people in history is under way: travel out of China by vast numbers of students, business executives and tourists. More than 100 million crossed the border last year.