The 2025 scandal surrounding Wong Kar-wai shows that public outrage only produces consequences when it aligns with official interests.
From war memory to viral eggs, salty cakes, an unfortunate dinner party and farewell to an iconic actress.
He Qing is remembered as a veteran actress, a symbol of classical Chinese beauty and literary culture.
Whenever reports surfaced about the harsh conditions on Wong Kar-wai’s sets, mainstream media and fans often brushed off his tyrannical habits as the quirks of a...
731 was China’s most anticipated war movie of the year — how could it fail so miserably to live up to public expectations?
What's on Weibo's Top 3: From Xi in Tibet to the next project after Black Myth: Wukong.
“We are not friends, and have never been,” is a line that went viral recently in light of the heightened focus on war in Chinese media...
With China’s box office relay tradition, every movie’s success becomes a win for Chinese cinema.
Behind the hashtag about Nanjing's cross-dressing ‘Sister Hong’: from legal implications to viral spectacle.
Note: In this What’s on Weibo chapter on the story behind China’s designer toys, also read Inside the Labubu Craze and the Globalization of Chinese Designer...
From ugly-cute rebellion to a new kind of 'C-pop,' the breakout success of Wakuku sheds light on Chinese consumer culture and the forces driving China’s trend...
From China’s first soap opera Yearnings to the rise of AI-fueled nostalgia.
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in China This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this...
Labubu is not ‘Chinese’ at all—and at the same time, it is very much a product of present-day China.
Gaming lingo isn’t just for players — it’s become part of modern-day Chinese language.
Online sleuths connect emerald earrings to post-earthquake business ties—sparking official investigations.
The Chinese historical drama A Love Never Lost (人生若如初见) has been getting a lot of attention on Chinese social media since it made its surprise premiere...
What began as K-pop fan outrage targeting a snarky commenter quickly escalated into a Baidu-linked scandal and a broader conversation about data privacy on Chinese social...
PART OF THIS TEXT COMES FROM THE WEIBO WATCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER Over the past few weeks, the Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha 2 has been trending...
The impact of Ne Zha 2 goes beyond box office figures—yet, in the end, it’s the numbers that matter most.
