Video
09.07.18![](https://www.chinafile.com/sites/default/files/styles/system/public/assets/images/video/system/japanese_sys.jpg?itok=kZtvWS4c)
From Pimp to Politician
from Arrow Factory Video
Walking through Kabukichō, a densely packed red-light district in Tokyo, one sometime spots 58-year-old Li Xiaomu, eager to point tourists to a good time. Born in the city of Changsha, Hunan province, Li moved to Tokyo in 1988 to study fashion...
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03.01.16![](https://www.chinafile.com/sites/default/files/styles/system/public/assets/images/article/system/gettyimages-493925536.jpg?itok=HMUy2O-K)
Why China Isn’t Hosting Syrian Refugees
The civil war in Syria, now spanning almost half a decade, and the Islamic State’s territorial advances there have led to the world’s worst refugee crisis in decades. More than 4.7 million Syrians have left their homeland, pouring into neighboring...