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Chinese Movie ‘Home Coming’ Becomes National Day Box Office Hit
China has got another patriotic box office hit this National Day holiday. ‘Home Coming’ (万里归途) is inspired by China’s overseas citizens protection response during the 2011 Libya crisis, and is sparking...
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Zero Covid, Zero Comments: People’s Daily Says Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’...
Although a new article about the future of China’s zero Covid policy by Chinese official newspaper People’s Daily is receiving a lot of attention on Chinese social media, the topic is heavily censored...
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Much Ado About Big Breasts: Two Controversies Surrounding Busty Women on...
A science blogger liking a sexy selfie, a marketing livestream showing pretty ladies dancing around in tight clothes. Sexual objectification of women or much ado about nothing? This week, the popular...
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It’s Party Time – China’s 20th Communist Party Congress Is About to Begin
As China’s 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is around the corner, hashtags and online posters about the upcoming major political event are already dominating Chinese social media....
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Explainer: Ten Key Terms and Concepts of the 20th CPC National Congress
What are the key terms and concepts mentioned in Xi Jinping’s speech that are propagated all over Chinese social media this week? Here, we explain ten important concepts and keywords that you are...
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Hu Jintao Leaves the Stage: Empty Seat Next to Xi Jinping after Unusual Party...
Chinese leader Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led away by aides during the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress. While there is much speculation in English-language media on the whys and hows...
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“His Name Was Mao Anying”: Renewed Remembrance of Mao Zedong’s Son on Chinese...
Hundreds of Chinese state media and government channels posted a tribute to Mao Zedong’s oldest son on social media this week, commemorating the anniversary of his 100th birthday. The widespread...
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Why Is Want Want So Popular in China? The Remarkable Revival of an Iconic Brand
Want Want – you probably know their rice crackers with the cute kid icon – is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. How did this decades-old brand become all the rage recently in China? From...
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Taiwan University Professor Trending on Weibo: “Taiwanese People Need to Wake...
A hashtag titled “Taiwan Professor Urges People of Taiwan to Wake Up” appeared in Weibo’s top trending lists earlier this week, attracting over 180 million views (#台湾教授呼吁台湾人要觉醒#). The professor in...
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Victory of Perseverance? Visions of China’s ‘Dynamic Zero’ Covid Future
While China is seeing the worst Covid outbreak in months and resentment is rising over strict lockdowns and ‘excessive’ Covid measures, Chinese political pundits and opinion leaders are painting a rosy...
View ArticleChina’s Twenty Trending Covid Rule Changes and One Big Red Map
The Covid-19 tracking map of China is turning red: Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, and Heilongjiang are among the provinces that have turned into ‘high-risk’...
View ArticleBeijing Fighting Record-Breaking Numbers of Covid Cases
Beijing is fighting against the largest Covid-19 outbreak the city has ever seen. Although the capital city has managed to avoid major strict lockdowns since the start of the pandemic, it is now...
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Zhengzhou Community Blasts Warning over Loudspeaker: Outside Visitors Will Be...
This residential community in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, is raising discussions on Chinese social media for a stern warning that is blasted over the entrance gate loudspeakers:...
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The 11.24 Urumqi Fire: Mourning and Anger at Lives Lost in Apartment Building...
A fire that occured in Urumqi city, Xinjiang, on the evening of November 24 has triggered waves of mourning and anger on Chinese social media. Ten people lost their lives in the fire, and nine people...
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Rising Tensions in Urumqi, Local Government Announces Getting Back to “Normal...
A deadly fire in Urumqi triggered anger and unrest in the Xinjiang capital. After people vented their frustrations on social media and even took their anger to the streets, the local government...
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Chinese Students Are Making Their Voices Heard, from Nanjing to Xi’an
The Communication University of China in Nanjing (南京传媒学院, abbr. CUCN) is trending on Weibo on Saturday night, with one hashtag receiving over 180 million views on Weibo before 23:00 local time....
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Zhejiang Daily: ‘People First’ Does Not Mean ‘Anti-Epidemic First’
After days of unrest, Party newspaper Zhejiang Daily published an article by the Propaganda Department (aka Publicity Department) that addresses the current problems in China’s epidemic situation,...
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“Why Is It Always the BBC That Has Problems?”– Chinese Response to Arrest of...
Chinese media reports about the official response to the arrest of a UK reporter during protests in Shanghai has gone viral on Chinese social media, without explicitly mentioning the circumstances in...
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Chinese Commentator Hu Xijin Expects to “Get Covid Within a Month” (and Why...
Hu Xijin (胡锡进), the Beijing-based retired editor-in-chief of the state-run Global Times, recently published a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo about him getting mentally ready to be...
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The End to Zero Covid: China’s New 10 Covid Rules Are Here
Over the past few weeks, China’s Covid measures have seen gradual changes, and various places across China have eased local rules regarding nucleic acid testing and the accessibility of public...
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