Editor's note: The hope for the China-U.S. relationship lies in the people, with grassroots connections as its foundation. While the two countries have experienced ups and downs in their bilateral ...

The global success of the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong has helped introduce the tale of Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, to people around the world. But for Anglo-Iranian Ghaffar Pourazar, the ...

Ghaffar Pourazar poses for a photo before a Peking Opera performance in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Ke) The global success of China's acclaimed game "Black Myth: Wukong" has ...

Pourazar's lifelong passion for Peking Opera began by chance. In 1993, the then 32-year-old computer animator attended a performance at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and was instantly captivated. "I ...