"Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient, is no longer blooming, but covered in cuts and bruises."
Eating dog meat is a personal choice, many commenters argue.
Fear of pain is a major reason for nonmedical cesarian deliveries on maternal request.
Explaining Weibo’s "Super Topics"
Why does 'Trump' have multiple names in Chinese?
The Chinese animation industry is a much-discussed topic in the media and on Weibo. Will China's 'donghua' make a comeback?
First published December 16 2018 PREMIUM CONTENT ARTICLE It’s been an eventful 2018 on Chinese social media. What’s on Weibo lists the 18 topics that have...
These are the top ways in which netizens' high Sesame Credit scores can be used in daily life.
In many international media, China's nascent Social Credit System is presented as a gloomy sci-fi storyline with clickbait titles. In Chinese mass media, the story is...
With apps and QR code scanning taking over day-to-day necessities in China, elderly citizens are feeling increasingly alienated from society.
The success of K-Pop in China and beyond is evident - the causes for its success are less obvious.
About changing concepts of home in China: from 'home is where my pig is' to 'has your frog returned home yet?'
China's electronic dance music: it's status-quo, future, and why social media is key.
China's 'Big Stomach Stars' are all the rage - but is it really just harmless entertainment?
The term 'netizens', referring to Chinese internet users, is both loved and hated.
"The personal credit era has arrived," some netizens say.
While English-language media describe China's social credit system as a Black Mirror-like authoritarian implementation, Chinese social media users seem to focus more on the advantages than...
Why have China's most popular Rage Comics (Baozou Manhua) channels been shut down?
Even if they happened 80 years ago, these unsolved murder cases still haunt Chinese netizens today.
From children's icon to ganger pig, Peppa Pig is now banned from China's popular short video platform Douyin.
