China's Real Influencers

Top 3 Most “Evil” Women in China’s History

Published

8 years ago

April 18, 2018

Since one of the articles we did in the early days of What’s on Weibo about the 10 most evil power women in the history of China has become one of the best-read articles, we decided to feature a vlog on our YouTube channel about this topic.

Although not all of the women in this list are equally “evil” (at all), they’re still much-discussed people on Chinese social media, and have become a part…

China Celebs

Explaining China’s Collective Grief Over the Death of ‘Big S’ Barbie Hsu

Published

2 years ago

February 11, 2025

Manya Koetse

FROM THE WEIBO WATCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER

The death of Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) has sent shockwaves across Chinese social media. Her unexpected passing, along with the circumstances surrounding it, quickly became the most talked-about topic on Chinese social media in early February.

Barbie Hsu (1976) is generally known as “Big S” (大S) in China. The Taiwanese actress, singer, and TV host is one of those people who just always seemed to be around. She wasn’t…

China History

“Oppenheimer” in China: Highlighting the Story of Qian Xuesen

Qian Xuesen is a renowned Chinese scientist whose life shares remarkable parallels with Oppenheimer’s.

Published

3 years ago

September 16, 2023

Zilan Qian

They shared the same campus, lived in the same era, and both played pivotal roles in shaping modern history while navigating the intricate interplay between science and politics. With the release of the “Oppenheimer” movie in China, the renowned Chinese scientist Qian Xuesen is being compared to the American J. Robert Oppenheimer.

In late August, the highly anticipated U.S. movie Oppenheimerfinally premiered in China, shedding light on the life of the famous American…