How Adidas won and Nike lost, Japan's lost decades as a mirror for China, and why a possum is the new workplace spirit animal.
Why has Adidas regained cultural relevance in China while Nike is struggling despite its global strength?
A response to a Dutch debate on China, and why nuance matters in an age of geopolitical polarization.
After the first complaints surfaced, Auntie Goose Legs admitted the truth about her business: she ha been selling duck legs all along.
A special deep dive into the 2026 Xi-Trump summit through Chinese social media, highlighting the top 15 viral moments, internet memes, main themes, and netizen commentary.
Inside OPPO’s Mother’s Day PR fiasco and other failed marketing campaigns in China’s gender minefield
From top trends to platform scandals, these were the biggest online topics of the year.
Hasan Piker's controversial China tour, a Chinese school uniform resurfaces in Africa, a new winter hotspot, why Chinese elites 'run' to Tokyo, and more.
Female comedians are taking center stage in a new era of Chinese stand-up, challenging stereotypes and turning jokes into real-life impact.
A new state-backed epic about the Qing conquest of Taiwan is stirring debate. Plus: the Shanxi mine disaster, a controversial prison film, hukou reform, and China’s top 5 rising books.
From AI-generated film releases to popular “micro-vacations”, these are the digital & social trends shaping Chinese online conversations this May Day holiday.
This week in China: Grassroots football fever, a Nobel laureate writes for the TikTok era, France's cultural relic bill, and a 19-year-old’s blind box obsession bankrupts her father's company.
How a niche online debate was amplified into a global “racism” story, and why the real discussion runs deeper
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.
Behind the hashtag about Nanjing's cross-dressing ‘Sister Hong’: from legal implications to viral spectacle.
Labubu is not ‘Chinese’ at all—and at the same time, it is very much a product of present-day China.
As American 'TikTok Refugees' flock to China's Xiaohongshu (Rednote), their encounter with 'Li Hua' strikes a chord in divided times.
Are foreigners in quarantine being treated better than Chinese nationals? This Nanjing Daily article has triggered controversy.
'Cunbo' aka 'rural livestreaming' is all the rage. A win-win situation for farmers, viewers, and Alibaba.
Hubei officials announced a controversial measure to reward frontline medical workers.
Heroes of the coronavirus crisis or victims of visual propaganda? A video showing female medical workers having their heads shaved has triggered controversy.
Chinese state media are spreading more hopeful and positive online content in times of coronacrisis.
No light reading in dark times for this "invincible Wuhan man."
Dr. Li is now the face of the coronavirus crisis.
The 8 main trends defining the online responses to the Wuhan coronavirus on Chinese social media.
What’s on Weibo editor-in-chief Manya Koetse joined BBC World News live on January 24th to comment on the social media environment in China during the coronavirus...
What is Chinese New Year without the CCTV Spring Gala? What's on Weibo reports the must-knows of the 2020 'Chunwan.'
Amid the coronavirus outbreak panic, the majority of Chinese netizens say it's time for wild game to be game over.
Employees crawling on the ground during annual business dinner: "Is this really the year 2020?"
China's total population is up, but its birth rate has fallen to the lowest level.
WeChat's new emoji are based on popular memes.
Using "Grandma's Legs" (nǎinai de tuǐ) was apparently enough to detain him.
