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“The Robot Helps, But It’s Not the Same as Someone Staying:” AI, Aging, and the New Frontline of Emotional Labor in China

Gaia GuatriMay 20, 2026

Every afternoon around four o’clock, Mr. Huang lowers himself carefully into the same worn armchair beside the window of his nursing home in Hangzhou, a […]

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Street scene at Computer Village in Lagos, a major hub for the mobile phone and electronics trade in Nigeria.

Shaping Tomorrow: How China and Africa Are Negotiating a Shared Future

Gaia GuatriOctober 29, 2025

Lagos—At 7:30 a.m., the light rail hums above the gridlock, gliding through the haze of exhaust and early heat. Built by the China Civil Engineering […]

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Tim Marss' Artistic critique of the state of press freedom in China.

Unfiltered Voices: How Podcasts Are Changing the Conversation in China

Gaia Guatri & Shekufe RanjbarMay 21, 2025

In China, podcasts carve out a rare pocket of freer expression, because they’re consumed privately and spread gradually, giving space for more honest, in-depth conversations. For a generation craving authenticity, that subtlety can be quietly transformative.