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“I’m Icelandic, Please Get Me Home!”– Weibo Post by Embassy of Iceland Sparks...
After the Embassy of Iceland posted about its bustling ‘post-pandemic’ travel season – suggesting the Covid-19 “gloom is over” – everybody on Weibo is suddenly from Iceland, homesick, needing to return...
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These Are China’s Ten Brand-New Stadiums That Will NOT Be Used for the 2023...
China’s withdrawal as the 2023 Asia Cup host leaves netizens wondering: “Will these newly built stadiums become Covid quarantine centers instead?” These are the ten stadiums that will not be used for...
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Fangcang Forever: China’s Temporary Covid19 Makeshift Hospitals To Become...
A new term has been added to China’s pandemic lexicon today: Permanent Fangcang Hospital. Although China’s ‘Fangcang’ shelter hospitals are, by definition, temporary, these healthcare facilities to...
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‘Welcome Home, Molly’– Chinese Zoo Elephant Returns to Kunming after Online...
Following online protest and the efforts of animal activists, Molly has returned to the Kunming Zoo where she was born and where mother elephant Mopo is. The little elephant named Molly is a big topic...
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Stinky Marketing: Chinese Feminine Hygiene Brand Fuyanjie Stirs Controversy...
‘Insulting’ and ‘unscientific’: Chinese female hygiene brand Fuyanjie has come under fire on social media after suggesting that most men do not want to perform oral sex on women due to the vaginal area...
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Chinese Covid Vocabulary 4.0: Shanghai’s ‘Bubble-Style Management’
As Shanghai has introduced new terms to describe epidemic prevention measures during this first stage of Shanghai’s gradual reopening, netizens are getting confused about China’s new Covid lexicon. On...
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Resisting the Rat Race: From China’s Buddhist Youth to Lying Flat Movement
‘Lying flat’, tǎng píng , became a hot social trend in China in 2021. It received a lot of attention since, with some media calling it an “act of resistance.” Recently, especially in the light of...
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Chinese Elementary School Textbook Triggers Controversy for Being “Tragically...
The illustrations in a Chinese schoolbook series for children have triggered controversy on social media platform Weibo, where the hashtag “People’s Education Press Math Teaching Material” (#人教版数学教材#)...
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“Experts Are Advised Not to Advise”: Why Weibo Users Are Fed Up with ‘Expert...
Over the past week, the topic of “experts are advised not to advise” (建议专家不要建议) has been trending on Chinese social media. The topic came up after netizens got annoyed over a bunch of news items...
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Chinese Math Schoolbook Gate Continues
A Chinese schoolbook series that was published nearly a decade ago continues to be one of the most talked-about subjects on Chinese social media this week. The elementary schoolbook series (covering...
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KFC China’s Psyduck Toy is a Viral Hit
American fast-food chain KFC recently introduced three new Pokémon toys to go with its kids’ meals in various regions across China, with one of the toys, in particular, becoming a viral hit: Psyduck...
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Fangcang Diaries: China’s Makeshift Covid Hospitals, from Wuhan to the Future
By mid 2020, many thought Fangcang, China’s Covid-19 makeshift hospitals, had become a thing of the past. Instead, they have become a part of the country’s future. Through the course of the pandemic,...
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“Nong Ho, Shanghai!” Weibo Is Celebrating the ‘Revival’ of Shanghai
The city of Shanghai is once again top trending on Chinese social media today. This time, it is not because of the worries and problems caused by Covid measures, it is because of the city’s reopening...
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Complaints Pour In About Shanghai’s ‘Normalized’ Nucleic Acid Tests
After weeks of lockdown, the city of Shanghai is now gradually reopening. Although many residents were thrilled to roam the streets again on June 1st, there are still many restrictions in place. One of...
View ArticleWhy Is Kindle Leaving China?
Amazon announced on Thursday that it has stopped supplying retailers in China with its Kindle e-readers and that it will discontinue its Kindle e-bookstore in the Chinese market on June 30, 2023....
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What Happened in Tangshan? The Violent Restaurant Incident Everyone Is...
Over the past two days, everybody on Chinese social media is talking about an incident that happened at a BBQ restaurant in Tangshan, a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. A...
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From Teacher to Livestreamer: Ecommerce Move is Game Changer for China’s New...
After laying off 60,000 staff last year, Chinese private education company New Oriental is now offering unexpected new employment opportunities for teachers in the livestream market. Changing...
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The Curious Case of the Henan Bank Depositors and the Changing Health QR Codes
Where can people turn to once their money seems to have gone up in flames? How could Health Codes randomly turn from green to red? And who will stand up for justice? These are the questions asked by...
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Unanswered Questions Linger in the Aftermath of Tangshan BBQ Restaurant...
The shocking attack on female customers at a Tangshan BBQ restaurant on June 10 is still a major topic of conversation on Chinese social media, where the incident is also referred to as the “Tangshan...
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Reversal Seen as Step Back: Chinese Social Media Responses to U.S. Abortion...
As the end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States is making headlines worldwide, the Supreme Court’s overturning of women’s right to abortion is also trending on Chinese...
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