This story appears in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Grand Canal barges have no fancy names, no mermaids planted on the bow, no corny sayings painted on the stern. Instead ...

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Although created in China, TikTok is not available in China. A similar app, Douyin, prevents access to content created outside China The Chinese media is one of the most heavily controlled in the ...