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From the decline of Europe to historical karma: these 5 narratives reveal how Chinese social media discusses the recent unrest in France.
China’s new school year brings shifting names and rising costs, and the trending history behind Japan’s surname diversity.
How the Nepal–Tibet floods are being discussed on Chinese social media. From solidarity and sadness over Gyirong to censorship and anger at Taiwanese, Indian, and Western...
Why has Adidas regained cultural relevance in China while Nike is struggling despite its global strength?
A virtual Viagra for a pressured generation? The real story behind China’s latest viral app.
Chinese netizens embraced a supposed “demonizing” Western gaze in AFP photos and made it their own.
From China’s first soap opera Yearnings to the rise of AI-fueled nostalgia.
From historic speeches to trending slogans, this is China’s official media response to the US tariff escalation.
"This moment is the time to reflect on our unity. If we can choose domestic alternatives, we should."
“This man is doing God’s work. In just six hours, he eliminated all Western media propaganda about China,” Chinese influencer Li Sanjin (李三金) said in one...
The woman behind the famous resignation note, 'I want to see the world,' ended up traveling in China before going back home.
A doctor in Tai'an faced resistance when she tried to report a 12-year-old girl's HPV case. She then turned to social media instead.
After 90 days of silence, Hu Xijin is back on Weibo—but not everyone’s thrilled.
'Wanghong' was a mark of online fame; now, it’s increasingly tied to controversy and scandal.
A Chinese company illegally acquired thousands of corpses to produce bone graft materials sold to hospitals—a major scandal now being tightly controlled on social media.
Chinese commenters discuss how the bullet aimed at Trump has turned into a moment of triumph.
A timeline of the censorship & reporting of the Jilin Beishan Park stabbing incident on Chinese social media.
As 'Taiwan' is all over Chinese social media, the discourse is controlled and heavily influenced by Chinese official media accounts.
Key takeaways about the 'Xi Jinping chatbot', jokingly referred to as 'Chat Xi PT' by foreign media outlets.
