Five Trending Proposals at the Two Sessions 🔍
From noteworthy proposals at the Two Sessions to Chinese online reactions to Trump's policy shifts on Ukraine and surprising Hu Xijin news. The post Five Trending Proposals at the Two Sessions 🔍...
View ArticleChina Trending Week 11: The Yang Braised Chicken Scandal
What's been trending on Weibo and beyond? I doomscrolled Chinese social media so you don’t have to. The post China Trending Week 11: The Yang Braised Chicken Scandal appeared first on What's on Weibo.
View ArticleThe 315 Gala: A Night of Scandals, A Year of Distrust
From sanitary pads to shrimp: these were 315 Gala’s biggest scandals. It’s business as usual. The post The 315 Gala: A Night of Scandals, A Year of Distrust appeared first on What's on Weibo.
View ArticleRevisiting China’s Most Viral Resignation Letter: “The World Is So Big, I...
The woman behind the famous resignation note, 'I want to see the world,' ended up traveling in China before going back home. The post Revisiting China’s Most Viral Resignation Letter: “The World Is So...
View ArticleChinese Netizens Turn to Tim Cook Over Battery Factory’s Illegal Overtime
Is turning to Western suppliers an effective way for workers to pressure domestic companies into complying with labor laws? The post Chinese Netizens Turn to Tim Cook Over Battery Factory’s Illegal...
View ArticleWeibo Watch: The Great Squat vs Sitting Toilet Debate in China🧻
This week, the Catch-22 of sitting versus squat toilets sparked heated discussion on Weibo after a Beijing News article exposed the messy reality of sitting toilets in Beijing malls. The post Weibo...
View ArticleSquat or Sit? China’s Great Toilet Debate and the Problem of Footprints on...
From squatting to standing on seats: the messy reality of sitting toilets in Beijing malls. The post Squat or Sit? China’s Great Toilet Debate and the Problem of Footprints on the Seat appeared first...
View ArticleIShowSpeed in China: Streaming China’s Stories Well
“This man is doing God’s work. In just six hours, he eliminated all Western media propaganda about China,” Chinese influencer Li Sanjin (李三金) said in one of his videos this week. The man he referred...
View ArticleStrange Encounter During IShowSpeed’s Chengdu Livestream
The cosplaying girl, who usd the n-word and told the American YouTuber how racist she was, seems to have been referencing a meme. The post Strange Encounter During IShowSpeed’s Chengdu Livestream...
View ArticleChina Trending Week 14: Xiaomi SU7 Crash
Here’s the latest roundup of curated top trends and most noteworthy discussions on Chinese social media. But I’m still scrolling—this page updates throughout the week, so check back & refresh for...
View ArticleFrom 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." The post From Trade Crisis to Patriotic Push: Chinese Online Reactions to Trump’s Tariffs appeared...
View ArticleNo Quiet Qingming: From High-Tech Tomb-Sweeping to IShowSpeed & the Seven...
It’s been a week where rituals met robots, IShowSpeed’s China streams got an upgrade, and quiet was nowhere to be found. The post No Quiet Qingming: From High-Tech Tomb-Sweeping to IShowSpeed & the...
View ArticleChina Reacts: 3 Trending Hashtags Shaping the Tariff War Narrative
From historic speeches to trending slogans, this is China’s official media response to the US tariff escalation. The post China Reacts: 3 Trending Hashtags Shaping the Tariff War Narrative appeared...
View ArticleChina Trending Week 15/16: Maozi & Meigui Fallout
Here’s a roundup of curated top trends and noteworthy discussions on Chinese social media this week. But I’m still scrolling — this page updates with throughout the week, so check back & refresh...
View ArticleChinese New Nickname for Trump Mixes Fairy Tales with Tariff War
From Comrade Trump to the Tariff Beauty, Trump has many nicknames on Chinese social media. The post Chinese New Nickname for Trump Mixes Fairy Tales with Tariff War appeared first on What's on Weibo.
View ArticleDo You Know Who Li Gang Is? Anti-Corruption Official Arrested for Corruption
What? Another Li Gang?! The post Do You Know Who Li Gang Is? Anti-Corruption Official Arrested for Corruption appeared first on What's on Weibo.
View ArticleAftermath of Suzhou Marathon’s “Pissing Gate”
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in China – Week 17 This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch newsletter....
View ArticleChina Is Not Censoring Its Social Media to Please the West
Russian recruitment ads, China's censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing's stance by reading between the wrong lines. The post China Is Not Censoring Its Social Media to Please the...
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