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‘Grade One – Graduation’: Major Success for Hunan TV’s Reality Show
Reality show Grade One – Graduation (一年级－毕业季) is the is the latest Hunan TV hit show. The show’s latest airing became a trending topic on Chinese social media, atrracting over 15 million views within a...
View ArticleTop 5 Chinese Online Consumer Trends After Single’s Day Sales
The world’s biggest online sale of the year, China’s Single’s Day, took place on November 11. Some Chinese consumer trends have become especially visible after the big sales. What’s on Weibo gives an...
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Chinese Robot Smashes Booth and Injures Man at Shenzhen Hi-Tech Fair
For the first time in China, a robot has injured a person. The Chinese robot turned violent at the China Hi-Tech fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen. Some Chinese netizens fear the incident signals the start of...
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China’s 2017 Next TV Drama Hit –“Rule The World”
Upcoming Chinese costume drama “Rule The World” will not be broadcasted until later in 2017, but the show is already one of the most anticipated Chinese TV dramas of the next year. The new upcoming...
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Weibo’s Revival: Sina Weibo Is China’s Twitter, YouTube & InstaGram
With 390 million monthly users, Sina Weibo is seeing a huge revival. What was once called ‘China’s Twitter’ has now become a comprehensive platform that incorporates the major features of social media...
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Jiangsu Traffic Police Woman Becomes Internet Hit
Female traffic police Chen Zixuan from Jiangsu has become an internet celebrity since local government posted her picture on Weibo. The traffic police woman is praised as a model worker, but most...
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“RIP, Friend of China”– Chinese Netizens Light Virtual Candles for ‘Comrade’...
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. On Chinese social media, netizens light virtual candles to commemorate Castro, whom many refer to as an old friend and comrade of the...
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Watch: Thai Gay Film “Fathers” Makes China Debut
Thai gay-themed film Fathers has made its debut in China. The movie tells the story of a same-sex couple who is struggling to build a family in spite of societal prejudice and legal difficulties. Many...
View ArticleUber China Shuts Down Old App: This is What It Means
Uber China has shut down its old app. Watch our latest Weivlog on Uber and its recent China development to see what it means for users in & outside the PRC. – By Manya Koetse Follow on Twitter or...
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Alipay Says Sorry After App Turns Into ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Platform
Online payment app Alipay triggered controversy in China this week when it launched a new group chat feature that soon turned into a ‘soft porn’ place. CEO Peng Lei now apologizes and says the past 48...
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Package Pick-up Club: Chinese College Girl Sets Up Successful Business
A service that lets college students pick up your packages and buy your groceries – it is a business model that proved successful for the female student Xue Jing, who now manages a team of 30 students...
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Behind The “One Finger Selfie Challenge”
After the A4 waist and iPhone6 legs hype, there is a new online challenge in China and beyond where women share risque photos of themselves on social media. The ‘One Finger Selfie Challenge’ comes...
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Chinese Netizens Confused Over Trump’s Taiwan Phone Call
A direct phone call between Trump and Taipei became a much discussed topic on Chinese social media on Saturday, where the majority of netizens see the phone call as a foolish move that demonstrates...
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Shanghai Plastic Surgery Nightmare: Doctor’s Sexual Abuse Scandal Exposed on...
The personal account of a young woman’s horrific plastic surgery experience in Shanghai’s Ninth People’s Hospital has gone viral on Chinese social media. Since the post, many other netizens victimized...
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“I Wish We Never Bought A Japanese Car”– Lasting Scars of Anti-Japanese...
It has been four years since violent anti-Japanese demonstrations erupted across China. Still hospitalized for his injuries, Xi’an resident Wang Jianli was attacked during the protests for driving a...
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Digital Diplomacy: These Foreign Embassies Are Most (Un)Popular on Weibo
As social media has become an increasingly common tool for government public diplomacy purposes, a large number of foreign embassies in China now has a presence on Sina Weibo to engage with local...
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Trending Video Triggers Weibo Debate on Terrorism and Islam
A shocking video that shows how parents bid their young daughters goodbye before a suicide mission in Syria, has sparked widespread debate on Chinese social media on the topic of Islam – an...
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Weibo From A to Z: A Look Back at the Biggest Trending Topics of 2016
What were the most discussed topics on Weibo of 2016? What’s on Weibo gives an overview of top stories on Chinese social media from A to Z: a look back at Weibo’s biggest trends of 2016. As we are...
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Beijing Highway Turns Into Massive ‘Parking Lot’ as Smog Disrupts Traffic
As measures to reduce heavy smog prevented cars from entering Beijing on January 2nd, the G4 Expressway turned into a massive ‘parking lot’ with thousands of cars waiting in front of the city’s...
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Netizens Outraged: Woman On Motorcycle Deliberately Drives Over Child’s Leg
What on earth moved a Guangdong woman to deliberately drive over the legs of a 5-year-old child? It is the question on the minds of many netizens after footage of the shocking scene leaked on Chinese...
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