“God Won’t Save Us, but the PLA Will”: Floods, Faith, and Kung Fu Soccer Nostalgia
Auntie Goose Legs, China’s Shrinking Condom Market, and DeepSeek’s AI Blind Spot
A Chinamaxxing Brand, a Stressed-Out Possum, and Japan’s Lost Decades
The Reunification with Taiwan is Hitting Chinese Cinemas This Summer
The AI Actor Debate, Tragedy in China’s “Fireworks Capital,” and the Viral Labubu Fridge
China’s 10 Biggest Social Media Stories of 2025
Hasan Piker’s China Trip & the Unexpected Journey of a Chinese School Uniform to Angola
How Female Comedians Are Shaping China’s Stand-Up Boom
Online Debates About China’s Train Traditions: No More Instant Noodles or Cigarette Breaks?
The Rising Online Movement for Smoke-Free Public Spaces in China
How Chinese AI Videos Turned Foreigners into Villains
China’s CITIC Tower Crash: The Story That Never Trended
Quack Like a Goose: Why Beijing Street Vendor “Auntie Goose Legs” Sparked a Nationwide Debate
“Going to Town to Handle Business”: How Adidas Went from Hated in China to a Chinamaxxing Brand
Comrade Trump Returns: The 2026 Trump–Xi Summit on Chinese Social Media
From top trends to platform scandals, these were the biggest online topics of the year.
