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How Chinese State Media’s ‘America is Bad’ Hashtags Are Backfiring on Weibo
By Friday, April 15, a Weibo hashtag page about the U.S. being the worst country in the world when it comes to human rights (#美国就是全球最大的人权赤字国#) had received over 580 million views on Chinese social...
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Chinese Netizens Respond to ‘Uplifting’ Covid News: “We’re Not That Dumb”
Weibo commenters say they do not know “whether to laugh or to cry” about some state media news items that are desperately trying to turn news about Shanghai’s Covid situation into something...
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China’s ‘Sheep People’: The Stigmatization of Covid Patients
As many people face Covid-related discrimination in China after testing positive, social media users are now speaking out against popular (online) language that refers to Covid patients as ‘sheep,’...
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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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“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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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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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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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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Chinese Reporter Who Cried On Air over Abe’s Death Attempted Suicide after...
Two weeks ago, after the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara, a Chinese journalist reporting on the issue received online backlash for crying during a live broadcast...
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From ‘Starting a War’ to ‘Just for Show’: Chinese Social Media Views on...
On Chinese social media there are different views on what a potential Taiwan visit by Nancy Pelosi might mean for China, the U.S., and Sino-American relations. But whether she might actually visit...
View ArticleChinese Internet Company Sina Abruptly Shuts Down ‘Sina Taiwan’ Platform
WEIBO SHORT ｜ Weibo Shorts are concise articles on topics that are trending. This article was first published August 2nd, 2022, 2:35 CST On August 2nd, Taiwanese media sources reported that the online...
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Pelosi in Taiwan: “1.4 Billion People Do Not Agree with Interference in...
August 2nd was a tumultuous day on Chinese social media, with millions of netizens closely following how Pelosi’s plane landed in Taiwan. Chinese state media propagate the message that not only Chinese...
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Chairman Rabbit vs Hu Xijin: Divided Nationalists on Weibo
Political commentator Hu Xijin was an influential online voice in the days surrounding Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Chinese blogging account Chairman Rabbit lashed out against Hu, saying he misled public...
View ArticleNews of Pelosi Bringing Son on Taiwan Trip Goes Trending on Weibo
Perhaps one would not expect Chinese state tabloid Global Times to care about American taxpayers’ money being spent responsibly, but in today’s trending headline on Weibo, they suggest they do: “As...
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The Social Media Spectacle of China’s Taiwan Military Exercises
The social media spectacle surrounding the Taiwan military exercises is by no means a one-dimensional media effort, but a dynamic one where state-led propaganda and grassroots nationalism meet. This...
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Finally Some Answers? Follow-Up to the 6.10 Tangshan BBQ Restaurant Incident
Over two months after a shockingly violent attack on female customers at a Tangshan restaurant dominated Chinese social media and raised concerns over violence against women and gang crimes, CCTV has...
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Courage, Camaraderie, and Criticism: The 2022 Sichuan Earthquake on Chinese...
These are the hashtags and online stories that are shared on Chinese social media this week during the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in China’s Sichuan. On Monday September 5, at 12:52 local...
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No Hashtags for Mahsa Amini on Chinese Social Media
While the death of Mahsa Amini and the unrest in Iran is a major news story worldwide, the incident and its aftermath received relatively little attention in Chinese media, where the narrative is more...
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Weibo Discussions: What is the Way Forward for China’s Zero-Covid Policy?
Over the past few weeks, while various regions across China have been dealing with a surge in new Covid cases and ongoing local lockdowns, there have been more online discussions regarding the future...
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