A Chinese man running a small-scale website on which he sold VPN software has been sentenced to 9 months in prison. Weibo netizens take the man's...
As tensions are rising in the US standoff with North Korea, the question of China's position in the conflict is growing more important by the day....
China's tech giants Tencent, Sina Weibo and Baidu are being investigated by China's Office for Cyberspace Administration for "violating internet laws." Chinese netizens respond with cynicism:...
China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) issued a notice this weekend that Chinese television stations should refrain from broadcasting TV dramas...
A netizen from Taizhou, Jiangsu, has been arrested for insulting a member of China's civil police on Weibo. The 39-year-old man will be detained for 9...
During the summer season, big international movies are blocked from Chinese cinemas. The policy, meant to boost China's domestic film industry, is a dreaded one amongst...
Over the past four years, Winnie the Pooh has gone from an innocent bear to a political meme on Chinese social media. As the bear has...
On June 30, two important moments happened for gay emancipation - one is called "a step forward", the other "a step backward."
With the big Beijing One Belt, One Road Summit nearing, Chinese state media have sent out a "Sesame Street"-style propaganda video on Weibo, in which singing...
An article on Chinese social media argues that the One Child Policy has greatly benefited the status of Chinese women, and that the shift to a...
In a rapidly urbanizing China, small rural schools are slowly disappearing. This teacher keeps his school open for two remaining students.
The Central Communist Youth League of China (共青团中央) recently announced its official presence on Chinese video-sharing site Bilibili.
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...
Since October 1st, every selfie and sentence posted on WeChat or Weibo could be used as evidence in court. The new measurement comes after a string...
China's media watchdog (广电总局) recently announced it will guard against the hyping of private scandals of the rich and famous. The notice comes after a month...
China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) is underway. Renowned Chinese economics professor Hu Angang (胡鞍钢) talks about its main focuses, Chinese women consumers, and why digital is...
The recent meeting between popular singer Lady Gaga and the Dalai Lama led to much international media coverage on the negative reactions from Chinese fans. Although...
The all-girl group '56 Flowers' (五十六朵花) is all about promoting China's core socialist values. Although many Chinese are happy with the group's "positive energy", there are...
Government plans to stop building residential areas in China's cities and to gradually open up existing private compounds to the public have caused much discussion on...
As of January 1st, the Chinese government has canceled the 'late wedding leave' that allowed China's twenty-five-somethings to take a 30-day paid leave when getting married....
