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From China’s first soap opera Yearnings to the rise of AI-fueled nostalgia.
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Labubu is not ‘Chinese’ at all—and at the same time, it is very much a product of present-day China.
🔥 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...
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.
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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...
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"Dont believe the media," Zhao Shuo said: "And also don't believe me."
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Behind the scandal at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital: the doctor, the trainee, and the letter that took over the Chinese internet.
Consumers are profiting from the full-blown delivery war between JD.com and Meituan—but is it just the same game with a different name?
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Russian recruitment ads, China's censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing's stance by reading between the wrong lines.
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What? Another Li Gang?!
