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Who’s to Blame for Hangzhou Toddler’s Deadly Fall from 8th Floor Window?
A tragic incident that happened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has become a trending topic on Weibo this week. On June 14, a 21-month-old girl in the city’s Gongshu District was left in an elevator by...
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Confusion over Official Media Report on China’s “Next Five Years” of Zero...
‘The next five years’: four words that flooded Chinese social media today and caused commotion among netizens who interpreted this as written proof that China’s current Covid strategy would continue...
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Chinese Twin Sisters Switched Identities to Illegally Travel Abroad over 30...
Weibo Shorts are concise articles on topics that are currently trending. This article was first published June 28, 2022, 18:35 CST On June 27, a local public security bureau in the city of Harbin,...
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Prohibited to Promote Top Students, Chinese Schools Are Praising their...
It is that time of the year again: China’s gaokao results are in. Chinese schools that are proud of their top-scoring students would like to scream it from the rooftops, but they are banned from doing...
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Hunan Man Kills Wife by Running Over Her Twice with SUV
WEIBO SHORT ｜ Weibo Shorts are concise articles on topics that are currently trending. This article was first published July 1st, 2022, 22:30 CST A fatal incident in which a man ran over his wife twice...
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The 25th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return to Chinese Sovereignty on Weibo
July 1st 2022 marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty. The silver jubilee of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China was celebrated in various ways, including light...
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What’s Happening in Dandong? Tragic Trending Stories from the Border City
The border city of Dandong has seen one of the strictest lockdowns in China. Despite eased restrictions, stories from distressed residents keep flooding social media. The account of a young man from...
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Weibo Reactions to Beijing Announcing Vaccine Mandate
For the first time since the beginning of the Covid epidemic in China, Beijing has announced that starting from July 11, people entering crowded venues such as libraries, museums, cinemas, theatres,...
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Jay Chou’s New Song is the Greatest Work of Art
From WeChat to Weibo and Douyin, Jay Chou is all over China’s trending topic lists this week after his song “The Greatest Work of Art” (最伟大的作品) became an absolute viral hit. The song, which came out on...
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Anti-Japanese Sentiments on Weibo after News of Shinzo Abe Getting Shot in Nara
The shocking news that Shinzo Abe was shot twice during a campaign speech in the city of Nara on Friday morning has become top trending on Weibo, where many commenters show little sympathy for Japan’s...
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Chinese Reporter Cries during Live Broadcast Covering Attack on Shinzo Abe
News about the attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who passed away shortly after, is dominating international headlines today and is also the number one topic on Chinese social media on July 8....
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Discussing Shinzo Abe’s Death on Weibo and Foreign Media ‘Maliciously’...
On Chinese social media platform Weibo, the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and related topics have been dominating top trending lists. By Friday night, seven of the ten top trending...
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Shanghai Ruijin Hospital Stabbing Incident
WEIBO SHORT ｜ Weibo Shorts are concise articles on topics that are currently trending. This article was first published July 9, 2022, 17:02 CST On Saturday July 9, a stabbing incident that occurred at...
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Henan Bank Protests: Duped Depositors to Receive Advanced Payment, but Anger...
After mass protests in front of the Zhengzhou People’s Bank of China, it has been announced that duped depositors will get some of their money back soon. But Chinese netizens are still expressing anger...
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Terrifying Video Shows Mother and Daughter Attacked by Man in Raincoat
WEIBO SHORT ｜ Weibo Shorts are concise articles on topics that are currently trending. This article was first published July 13, 2022, 00:20 CST Security footage showing how a man in a raincoat attacks...
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Weibo Vows to Crack Down on Homophones and ‘Misspelled’ Words to “Stop Spread...
Chinese social media platform Weibo announced that it will crack down on the use of homophones and ‘misspelled words’ by netizens in order to create a more “healthy” online environment and stop the...
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Beijing Communities Asking People to Wear Electronic Monitoring Wristband...
Social media posts from Beijing residents claiming that they were asked to wear electronic monitoring wristbands during home quarantine have prompted angry reactions on Weibo. “Last week, I went on a...
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Jay Chou’s Much-Anticipated Album Is Here, but ‘Greatest Works’ is Getting...
The July 15 release of Jay Chou’s much-anticipated album The Greatest Works of Art (最伟大的作品) is a trending topic on Chinese social media. The album dropped at 0:00 exactly. Last week, the album’s first...
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Mamianqun Gate: Dior Accused of Cultural Appropriation for Copying Design of...
This article was first published by What’s on Weibo on Friday July 15, 2022, 22:50 CST French luxury fashion house Dior has come under fire on Chinese social media today for the design of one of the...
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Anger over Guangzhou Anti-Epidemic Staff Picking Locks, Entering Homes
WEIBO SHORT ｜ Weibo Shorts are concise articles on topics that are trending. This article was first published July 20, 2022, 00:20 CST Dozens of homeowners in Guangzhou, Guangdong, were angered to find...
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