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After six students drowned in a mine tank, social media users question safety precautions and media framing. 🔥 Quick Take: ...
From residential compounds in Liangzhu to Renhe Street (良渚街道–仁和街道), some residents complained that their water smelled like ...
A 60-year-old man from Nanjing became the biggest trending topic on Weibo recently after news circulated that he had ...
H ow did the death of a young stray cat lead to a online wave of grief and outrage over the past few days? It started with fans mourning a beloved Chinese internet celebrity cat, then turned into ...
China Insight From Trade Crisis to Patriotic Push: Chinese Online Reactions to Trump’s Tariffs “This moment is the time to reflect on our unity. If we can choose domestic alternatives, we should.” ...
As American 'TikTok Refugees' flock to China's Xiaohongshu (Rednote), their encounter with 'Li Hua' strikes a chord in divided times.
Imagine you are Li Hua (李华), a Chinese senior high school student. You have a foreign friend, far away, in America. His name is John, and he has asked you for some insight into Chinese Spring Festival ...
From city marketing to the spirit of China’s new generation, there are many themes behind the recent Zhengzhou trend of thousands of students cycling to Kaifeng overnight. The term ‘yè qí‘ (夜骑), ...
The assassination attempt on former US President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign event has become a major topic on Chinese social media, where Trump’s swift reaction and defiant gesture after the ...
O ur Weibo phrase of the week is City bu City a (City不City啊), translated as “City or not?”, a phrase that has recently taken the Chinese internet by storm. The phrase first became popular thanks to ...
Featured Weibo Watch: The Last ‘T’ Standing The last ‘T’ standing, Gaokao week, and why Chinese publishers are boycotting JD’s 618 festival.