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China’s Post ’95 Generation’s Average Age for First Love is 12

According to recent research by Beijing University, China’s post-1995 adolescents are 12 when they first fall in love. On average, they have their first sexual experience at the age of 17.

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11 years ago

January 13, 2016

Manya Koetse

According to recent research by Beijing University, China’s post-1995 adolescents are 12 when they first fall in love. On average, they have their first sexual experience at the age of 17. China’s post-95ers are early bloomers compared to the generations before them.

A recent survey by the Beijing Sociology Research Center in cooperation with Chinese dating site Baihe, published in the Chinese Love and Marriage Report (中国人婚恋状况调查报告), reveals that the post-95 generation on average have…

China AI

AI Actress Ad Pulled, Baihaitun Disrupts Shanghai and Cicada Meme Bugs Huawei

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4 days ago

August 12, 2026

Manya

Welcome to China Trend Watch (Week 32–33 | 2026), where I bring you the latest trends, memes, and debates driving conversation across Chinese social media. I’m Manya Koetse, a sinologist specializing in Chinese digital culture.

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China Digital

How Chinese AI Videos Turned Foreigners into Villains

How viral AI videos turn racialized outsiders into threats and violent Chinese heroes into defenders of social order, China’s first nationally broadcast AI drama, and why a newspaper is being sold for 50 times its original price.

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2 weeks ago

August 3, 2026

Manya Koetse

Welcome to China Trend Watch (Week 30–33 | 2026), where I bring you the latest trends, memes, and debates driving conversation across Chinese social media. Subscribe here to receive future editions.

Over the past few weeks, a noteworthy amount of AI-related news has been trending on Chinese social media, which is reflected in this week’s edition.

Now that AI has entered every corner of media consumption and online life, related discussions seem…