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The iconic black-and-white photograph “Big Eyes,” taken by Xie Hailong in 1991, symbolises rural Chinese students' relentless pursuit of knowledge, profoundly impacting the life of the girl depicted. Photo: SCMP composite/Xinhua/namoc.cn
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Iconic 1991 photo of Chinese girl reflects thirst for knowledge, changing lives

Initiative behind photo has garnered US$3.7 billion in donations, establishing 21,000 rural schools for 7.8 million underprivileged students.

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Chinese man, 19, lives under bridge with dog, works long hours to save for tuition

China’s Communist Party

What next for the struggling rural mothers in China who helped to build AI?

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Mainland China

On This Day | China’s Xi Jinping declares defeat of extreme poverty in 2021 – SCMP archive

Five years ago, China announced it had eliminated 850 million people out of extreme poverty.

A man sits next to pepper at a market in Ganluo County, Sichuan, China. The province is considered as one of China’s most poverty-stricken areas. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US ‘kill line’ shocks Chinese social media as economic woes shatter illusions

Rush of posts on ordinary Americans’ financial fragility upends long-held views of prosperous US, prompts comparisons with Chinese situation.

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Chinese biker chases TV crew for 100km to show skills, now owns US$99 million firm

Determined lover of two-wheeled vehicles who was born into rural poverty chases dream by becoming mechanic, stunt rider.

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Chinese homeless man fakes wealth, hires women for companionship, lives luxury life

Chen regularly visits upscale venues, always with different women, whom he has convinced to cover all expenses.

A homeless man in China impersonated a wealthy person, engaging five women for companionship and visiting high-end shops and restaurants without paying. Photo: Shutterstock/Baidu
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Chinese girl gains nationwide sympathy as she scavenges for food in the cold

Little street girl with no socks whose mother is dead longs to have some toys, but has no money; says her father ‘does not care about her’.

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Fame for China food vendor who resembles Japan animator, offers free meals to needy

Visitors to wonton street shop say owner looks like he ‘stepped out of a fairy tale’ and often pay over the odds to thank him for his generosity.

China's economic recovery

‘Unforgivable’: Chinese county still living in shadow of wild spending binge

In the 2010s, Dushan splashed billions on high-rises and a fake Big Ben. Today, the buildings are mostly empty – but the debts remain.

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China economy

Chinese vice-premiers’ tours highlight hi-tech push, poverty relief, Aids fight

Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong have visited Zhejiang and Sichuan, one driving China’s hi-tech hopes and the other battling high Aids deaths.

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Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing (third from left) visits an enterprise manufacturing all-solid-state batteries for new energy vehicles, in Zhejiang province on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
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Singapore singer praised for anonymous US$1.4 million donation to China’s deprived

Fellow star reveals that generosity shown over several years came from singer Sun; says move will spread ‘positive energy’.

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Chinese man opens ‘house of compassion’ for relatives of sick at nearby hospital

Former brain tumour patient rents flat, installs bunk beds, offers basic cooking facilities; works as medical escort to help sick, frail.

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China couple cut costs by having plain wedding, donating savings to help orphans

Newlyweds slash guest list, ditch traditional trimmings, even use artificial intelligence to generate photographic backdrop at ceremony.

A Chinese couple saved money by skipping traditional wedding customs like a wedding car and plush decorations before donating what they saved to three impoverished children. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China girl who begged with blind dad gained national profile; gets university place

Mountain girl from family with tortured history of mental illness, disability sets sights on helping others like herself.

A girl in China who once begged with her blind father has gained national attention after being admitted to university. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/ifeng
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China courier puts sick daughter in delivery box at work to save on childcare

Outpouring of online sympathy for mother whose 4-year-old daughter with tumour even presses lift buttons on way to and from deliveries.

China society

My Take | Is China a just society? Economic woes erode public perception of fairness

The case of Chinese actress Nashi, who was found to have used subterfuge to get ahead in her studies, touched a raw nerve on the mainland.

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Profile | Meet China PhD student Pang Zhongwang – from waste collector to cultural ambassador

Pang is pursuing a PhD in precision instruments at Tsinghua University, has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals.

From an impoverished family, Pang Zhongwang went from collecting rubbish to help with family expenses to becoming a PhD student and now a cultural ambassador for his hometown. Photo: SCMP composite/Zhihu/Sohu
China’s Communist Party

China extends anti-corruption rules to village chiefs and grass-roots officials

19,000 village officials have been investigated in first quarter of this year, according to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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China's economic recovery

China’s Xi Jinping calls for economic transition on Guizhou visit

On his first inspection tour since the national legislative session, China’s president said the relatively underdeveloped province should build ties with other regions.

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China eatery owner rebuked for telling people making US$680 a month not to dine out

Boss clarifies that young people can postpone desires to focus on self-improvement, a point not communicated clearly.

A Chinese eatery owner was criticised for telling people earning US$680 a month not to dine out. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
US-China trade war

Opinion | Another US-China trade war? How about a war on income inequality

Instead of hiking tariffs, the US and China should focus on reducing their wealth gaps so more people can enjoy the benefits of trade.

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A homeless man smokes a cigarette while lying on the ground in a subway station of the Manhattan borough of New York on May 7, 2024. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
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Abandoned disabled China girl sells hairpins on street, dreams of grandma trip

Determined youngster with cerebral palsy displays true grit despite hardships, describes herself as ‘lucky’, vows to ‘stay strong’, live happy life.

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China economy

China’s powerhouse province renews ‘common prosperity’ pledge for 2035

Political mission to narrow China’s wealth divide, thought to have fallen out of favour, makes appearance in Zhejiang’s long-term plans.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China offers world an optimistic problem-solving framework

China’s collectivist world view isn’t about undermining individuality but about emphasising interdependence. The idea could reshape global governance.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with other world leaders at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18. Photo: Reuters
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China teacher panned for quiz ranking family status from ‘indecent’ to ‘good’

Social standing questionnaire for secondary school students posed by intern educator sparks mainland social media storm.

A teacher in China has come under fire for presenting school students with a questionnaire that attempted to rank them by social status. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Xi's poverty alleviation campaign

Are China’s lauded anti-poverty triumphs at risk of vanishing?

In the country’s vast rural regions, officials armed with poverty relapse dossiers are struggling to track and help the vulnerable avoid destitution.

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China society

Opinion | Why China is taking wealth redistribution seriously

Growing income inequality is a global problem as pressing as climate change. Creative interventions, anathema to the West, deserve a chance.

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