Li Wenliang Remembered One Year Later: His Life, Death, and Legacy on Chinese Social Media

This is the What’s on Weibo podcast #5. The death of Li Wenliand caused a social media storm in February 2020. It’s been a year – time to look back.

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6 years ago

February 6, 2021

What's on Weibo Team

Some say he was a whistleblower, others say he was not. The death of Dr. Li Wenliang and everything that happened before and after caused a storm on Chinese social media.

It has been one year since the tragic death of Dr. Li dominated Chinese social media and made headlines all over the world.

His passing on February 7 in 2020 was a huge moment over the past year, as there was an unprecedented…

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Weibo Watch: Small Earthquakes in Wuhan

How Wuhan is shaking off its past with a new wave of innovation, the hot topics to know, and the Weibo catchphrase of the week: ‘the Three Questions of Patriotism.’

Published

2 years ago

September 27, 2024

Manya Koetse

PREMIUM NEWSLETTER | ISSUE #37

Dear Reader,

“Wuhan Earthquake” (#武汉地震#) momentarily became the number one trending topic on Weibo this Friday night, after residents of Jiangxia District reported feeling their homes and buildings shake. “Was there an earthquake, or am I drunk?” some wondered.

I also felt a bit tipsy in Wuhan this month. Neon signs, dancing livestreamers, flying drones, bustling night markets, and holographic lights. On my first night in…

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Sick Kids, Worried Parents, Overcrowded Hospitals: China’s Peak Flu Season on the Way

“Besides Mycoplasma infections, cases include influenza, Covid-19, Norovirus, and Adenovirus. Heading straight to the hospital could mean entering a cesspool of viruses.”

Published

3 years ago

November 22, 2023

Manya Koetse

In the early morning of November 21, parents are already queuing up at Xi’an Children’s Hospital with their sons and daughters. It’s not even the line for a doctor’s appointment, but rather for the removal of IV needles.

The scene was captured in a recent video, only one among many videos and images that have been making their rounds on Chinese social media these days (#凌晨的儿童医院拔针也要排队#).