If it walks like a duck, it might just be Auntie Goose Legs. A wrap-up of noteworthy trending stories in China. From the real Rolex recruiting fake crowds to diaper scares & a funny Deepseek moment.
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?
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.
Eating dog meat is a personal choice, many commenters argue.
The story of Mulan is ingrained in Chinese culture, but Disney has made her an international classic.
It’s one of the most popular trends on Chinese social media — people being photographed on the street. What’s on Weibo’s Manya Koetse contributed to this...
No hot summer on Weibo: the social media network announces extra censorship on 'vulgar content.'
Add cola, add chicken, and it's a recipe for success.
It's been a tough year for Chinese celebrity Fan Bingbing.
It's supposed to promote equality on the job market, but will it change things?
People's Daily writes the attacker suffered from "mood swings" after a fight with his girlfriend.
The 'big V' blogger tried to clear her name after the incident went viral.
Staged street photography is the latest “15 minutes of fame” trend on Chinese social media.
Chinese celebrity Yico Zeng triggered major controversy on Weibo over the past week for failing to comply with security regulations at Beijing airport.
An incident that occurred in Zhoukou city in China’s Henan province on the night of June 11 has gone viral on Chinese social media today. Security...
"Chinese pig" - much ado about nothing or an insulting remark?
"We still need independent, courageous thinkers like George Orwell. We still need 1984.”
A recent noteworthy Weibo post says intellectual discussions are dying on Chinese social media.
