Experts say this, experts say that, but many social media users wish experts would say nothing at all.
Supporters of China's 'lying flat' movement says it is a form of collective emotional catharsis, but state media suggest it goes against the Chinese Dream.
From closed-loop to semi-closed to bubble-style to point-based, Shanghai's Covid vocabulary is becoming confusing.
Wanting to get away from China's sweeping Covid-19 lockdowns, everybody is suddenly from Iceland now.
A viral WeChat blog criticizes Chinese journalists for 'dumbing down' and exaggerating Shanghai Covid news.
Molly the elephant has become a powerful symbol for hundreds of other performing elephants in China.
In line with a new 'hard isolation' measure, the entrances of some Shanghai residential buildings were fenced up.
Liu Genghong (Will Liu) is leading his best lockdown life.
It's not a "Hollywood science fiction movie" but a Shanghai office building turned into a makeshift hospital.
Chinese netizens are using hashtags propagated by state media to get critical posts to the front page of Weibo.
"It's easier to get a Shanghai license plate than groceries around here."
While Chinese top experts stress that Covid patients can not recover at home, Shanghai's centralized quarantine locations are anything but a home away from home.
Eddie Peng is having pan-fried belt fish, and so are all of his Shanghai neighbors.
Videos of people dancing for healthcare workers are all the rage on Chinese social media, but many think the trend is not about gratitude, but attention...
Some say this year is not 2022 but "2020too", suggesting that everything has gone back to the initial stage of the Covid outbreak.
People express shock and sadness after China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crashed on March 21st.
Some see the rising relevance of Weibo in the international social media scene as a sign of a rising China.
The Chinese Embassy stresses that Chinese people should maintain unity and keep helping each other in Ukraine.
Chinese netizens are so focused on the Russian attack on Ukraine that nobody can focus on work (wuxin gongzuo).
Some feel that Eileen Gu's "it's literally free" comment shows how utterly unaware the American-born athlete is of her privileged position.
