This book explores public health in China in particular the management of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of understanding China's compliance with and resistance to the norms and rules embedded in the global health regime.

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our August 2025 issue (#227) contains:Fiction* "A Shaky Bridge" by Marissa Lingen* "And The Planet Loved Him" by L Chan* "Sleeper" by R.T. Ester* "Memories Are Only Valuable if They Can Be Lost" by Ai Jiang* "Sea of Fertility" by Bella Han* "Heart of Thunder" by Raahem Alvi

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes four all-new stories:"Suffer, the Children" by Kristi DeMeester"Tooth, Teeth, Tongue" by Ai Jiang"The Pennyfeathers Ride Again" by L Chan"The Snickersnacks" by Tony Richards

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes four all-new stories:"The Spelunker's Guide To Unreal Architecture" by L Chan"Eating Bitterness" by Hannah Yang"Divine in the House of Hunger" by Dare Segun Falowo"The Other Side" by Ifeanyichukwu Peter Eze

Love or Illusion – Spotting Narcissism Before It's Too Late is your concise roadmap to recognizing, understanding, and escaping toxic relationship patterns. From unraveling the basics of narcissism and its early warning signs to exploring the intense "love bombing" phase and the subtle, damaging shift in dynamics, it reveals the devastating toll on self-esteem while highlighting red flags to watch for. You'll learn how to seek support, make the difficult decision to stay o...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story originsTable of ContentsThe Flight Home – Kaitlin McCloughanThe Sound Barrier – Tony ClavelliWhalesong – L. ChanMurder on the Adriana – James RossGathering Dust – Meryl Stenhouse

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Edited by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and brought to you by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"The Last Epic Pub Crawl of The Brothers Pennyfeather" by L. Chan"The Stories We Tell About Ghosts" by A.C. Wise (reprint)"For All His Eyes Can See" by Steve Rasnic Tem"The God of Low Things" by Stephen Graham Jones (reprint)

Geoffrey, an old, troubled, and alienated man, lived in a wooden cabin beside the woods. He had been living a miserable life, until one day. An aged mirror he had been keeping several years ago started talking and offered a chance for him to seek his happiness once more. The path, however, would not be an easy one for him to take. Would Geoffrey accept this opportunity? Nonetheless, what he will experience is going to bedazzle him.

Xi Jinping has proven to be one of the most transformative political leaders of the twenty-first century. After a long career that began at the village level, he became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and China's paramount leader in 2012. Few expected what would come next: a sweeping restructuring of China's political economy and political culture which included anti-corruption campaigns against the Party, and a full recalibration of China's relations with the outside worl...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Edited by award winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and brought to you by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:“The Better Part of Drowning” by Octavia Cade“Silk Bones” by Neil Williamson (reprint)“The Sound of His Voice Like the Colour of Salt” by L Chan“Sugared Heat” by Lisa L. Hannett (reprint)

Michael, a teenage boy, refused to believe in the spirit fantasies that were spreading throughout the countryside like a plague. He was then confronted by three of his friends―Trish, Robert, and Frank―all who were trying to persuade him into trying out a ritual that would enable him to connect with the spirits.Initially, he denied, but he decided to test it to show them that it was all a hoax. However, what was in for him was unfathomable. And just a minute of silence, he entered i...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Michael Kelly, and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes four all-new stories:"Who Will Clean Our Spirits When We're Gone?" by Tlotlo Tsamaase"The House Wins In The End" by L Chan"The Dead Kings" by Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría"Thin Places" by Kay Chronister