Sixth Tone

The Sixth Tone app brings you people-focused news, features, commentaries, and visual storytelling about contemporary China. Main features of the app: Rising Tones are timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing from a vast range of sources, these articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context. Deep Tones are features that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants. Broad Tones are contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. This section is dedicated to a wide range of people, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are rarely heard. Vivid Tones are visual stories showing up-close and personal slices of China. Each piece is fine-tuned to present diverse narratives through short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization. Sixth Tone × features translations and cross-publications from respected Chinese and international media outlets, as selected and edited by Sixth Tone. Other features: -Stay informed about the most consequential story of our time: a changing China -Share articles to your social networks including Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, and more -Receive push notifications for our latest recommended reads -Search Sixth Tone’s complete archive for the topics that interest you most About Sixth Tone: Sixth Tone (www.sixthtone.com) is an English-language digital publication based in Shanghai. Like an additional tone to the five of Mandarin Chinese, Sixth Tone offers a fresh voice for coverage of China while emphasizing the human element of every story.