More rabbits are getting roasted this year. This giant Chongqing rabbit was removed after sparking criticism for being ugly.
Another year, another drop in birth rates: according to the latest statistics, China's 2022 saw more deaths than births.
While many commenters support Chinese authorities for providing data on Covid-related deaths, some questioning the accuracy were censored.
Even though experts suggest that natural food remedies won't prevent or cure Covid, Chinese netizens believe in the power of peaches.
China opens its gates while other countries introduce travel restrictions on Chinese passengers. Authorities have condemned the measures.
Chinese media praise the sacrifice, selflessness, and dedication of doctors and nurses working on the frontline during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Zhang Zhehan's latest song is his first success after he suffered scrutiny in China, but his song wasn't released in the mainland.
"Before, we were buying food and waited for lockdowns. Now, we are buying medicine and wait for infections."
As Chinese clinics are overflowing with Covid patients, netizens discuss the widespread use of IV infusions and if it actually helps.
The epidemic situations in the smaller cities of Baoding and Dazhou have particularly attracted attention online.
Earlier in 2022, temporary 'fangcang' (方舱) makeshift hospitals across China were changed into permanent ones.
"For three years, I was able to guard my green horse," some said after many places in China have now stopped checking Health Code apps.
China changes its Covid approach, and Weibo users are still getting used to the idea: "We are going from one extreme to the other."
"Everyone is really happy but there is a black cloud heading our way."
This Hu Xijin commentary can be seen as part of a wider trend of normalizing Covid in the Chinese online media sphere.
Some suggest that a 'political coming out' is even more important than the other kind of 'coming out.'