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From digital stress to “dangerous Japan,” here are the trends that stood out this week on Chinese social media.
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From 5,000 people crashing a rural pig feast in Chongqing to the collective effort to save Yanran Angel hospital.
How Chinese social media is making sense of the first geopolitical shockwaves of 2026.
How and why fetal sex testing became a national security story
