How Chinese social media is making sense of the first geopolitical shockwaves of 2026.
Andrew Methven's favorite Chinese phrases of the year, a special feature by RealTime Mandarin.
From top trends to platform scandals, these were the biggest online topics of the year.
Russian recruitment ads, China's censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing's stance by reading between the wrong lines.
Weibo, Wechat, Douyin, or Xiaohongshu? Understanding China’s top 10 social media platforms.
From 'Chinese Twitter' to digital dinosaur, the story of Weibo reflects the shifting dynamics of China’s online media landscape.
From ugly-cute rebellion to a new kind of 'C-pop,' the breakout success of Wakuku sheds light on Chinese consumer culture...
Behind the scandal at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital: the doctor, the trainee, and the letter that took over the Chinese...
“This man is doing God’s work. In just six hours, he eliminated all Western media propaganda about China,” Chinese influencer...
From Putin’s 'happiness in China' to sunburn “medals”: this is China’s post-parade social buzz.
From mockery of his pro-gun stance to posts over America’s deepening divisions, Chinese social media responds to the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Chinese netizens embraced a supposed “demonizing” Western gaze in AFP photos and made it their own.
The social media storylines behind China’s Victory Day parade.
Female comedians are taking center stage in a new era of Chinese stand-up, challenging stereotypes and turning jokes into real-life impact.
From Kim Jong-un in Beijing to Lu Xun’s cigarette: what China’s talking about this week – a top 10 by What’s on Weibo.
This is What’s on Weibo’s top 3 of what’s currently trending in China (Aug 23–24).
There’s talk of a ‘de-instant-noodling’ of China’s high-speed trains, but many netizens think smoking on the platform is the stinkier problem.
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.
From foreign anti-smoking bloggers to the “Modern Lin Zexu,” China is seeing a rise in online anti-smoking activism.
This is What's on Weibo's top 3 of what's trending (Aug 12–13): public outrage over a fatal stabbing in Nanchang, the record-breaking Chinese animation hit Nobody,...
What's on Weibo's Top 5: What’s Trending in China Today – From a fruit retailer CEO’s tone-deaf remarks and a Tiananmen parade rehearsal to an Alipay...
"You think we’re scared of you? It’s not like we haven’t been to jail before."
