Chinese filmgoers won't be seeing Christopher Robin - What's on Weibo talking to BBC World Update. Since Apple handed over their iCould operations in China to the Chinese Guizhou-Cloud Big Data ...

Everything seems to be about AI these days. Especially in China, where AI has permeated so many industries that it’s simply become part of the daily conversation. Over the “Golden Week” holiday, ...

Japan wants to get rid of the Buddhist manji-symbol (卍) on city maps, as foreigners associate it with the Nazi swastika. In China, where the symbol is known as the ‘wan’ character, some netizens seem ...

These days have been filled with tension and anger in the city of Jiangyou (江油市), Sichuan, after a rare, large-scale protest broke out following public outrage over a severe bullying incident and how ...

What’s on Weibo gives an overview of how anorexia nervosa is discussed in China and on Chinese social media. Although discussions on anorexia nervosa are limited in Chinese (online) media, anorexia ...

The backlash to OPPO’s Mother’s Day ad came from multiple directions, from grassroots netizens to official organizations. Here’s a closer look at the controversy, along with 7 other cases that show ...

From ugly-cute rebellion to a new kind of ‘C-pop,’ the breakout success of Wakuku sheds light on Chinese consumer culture and the forces driving China’s trend toy industry. Wakuku is the most ...

This week in China: Grassroots football fever, a Nobel laureate writes for the TikTok era, France’s cultural relic bill, and a 19-year-old’s blind box obsession bankrupts her father’s company. The ...

The story of ‘Fat Cat’ has become a hot topic in China, sparking widespread sympathy and discussions online. The tragic story behind the recent suicide of a 21-year-old Chinese gamer nicknamed ‘Fat ...

From 5,000 people crashing a rural pig feast in Chongqing to the collective effort to save Yanran Angel hospital. However, there are dozens of other topics being discussed on Chinese social media that ...

What is 6b4t? That is the question popping up in several places on Chinese social media this week after the popular networking platform Douban closed down several feminist groups and targeted the ...

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