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.
'Weiplomacy' is here; Weibo and other social media platforms are a tool for government public diplomacy purposes. What's on Weibo gives an overview of Weibo's most...
It has been four years since violent anti-Japanese demonstrations erupted across China. Still hospitalized for his injuries, Xi’an resident Wang Jianli was attacked during the protests...
A mother's story about her son's harassment at school has triggered heated online discussions about the problem of school bullying in China.
A recent leak has exposed a raunchy Chinese e-commerce scandal in which women get personal online loans through nude pictures and videos. According to some netizens,...
The personal account of a young woman's horrific plastic surgery experience in Shanghai's Ninth People's Hospital has gone viral through Chinese social media. Other netizens have...
A father raising over 290,000 US$ in donations for his sick daughter via Chinese social media triggered controversy after netizens revealed he did not actually need...
A direct phone call between Trump and Taipei became a much discussed topic on Chinese social media on Saturday, where the majority of netizens see the...
The One Finger Selfie Challenge, a new online trend, has got international media and netizens talking. After the A4 waist and iPhone 6 legs, another Weibo...
A service that lets college students pick up your packages and buy your groceries – it is a business model that proved successful for the female...
Online payment app Alipay triggered controversy in China this week when it launched a new group chat feature that soon turned into a soft porn place....
Uber China has shut down its old app. Watch our latest Weivlog on Uber and its recent China development to see what it means for users...
Thai gay-themed film 'Fathers' has made its debut in China. The movie tells the story of a same-sex couple who is struggling to build a family...
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. On Chinese social media, netizens light digital candles to commemorate Castro, whom many refer...
Female traffic police Chen Zixuan from Jiangsu has become an internet celebrity since local government posted her picture on Weibo. The traffic police woman is praised...
With 390 million monthly users, Sina Weibo is seeing a huge revival.
