CCTV New Year’s Gala 2017 Live Blog
The biggest live television event in the world is about to start. Spring Festival is here and that means it is time for the CCTV New Year’s Gala 2017: the special annual evening variety show that...
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The Best and the Worst of CCTV New Year’s Gala 2017
The CCTV New Year’s Gala aired on Friday night and triggered thousands of netizens to comment on its best and worst performances. What’s on Weibo gives you a summary of the show’s highlights and its...
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Why Trump Has Two Different Names in Chinese
It is confusing even for Chinese netizens and journalists: why does Donald Trump have multiple names in Chinese? And which is the right one to use? What’s on Weibo explains. Donald Trump has two most...
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More Wombs, More Babies? Netizens Infuriated as China Considers to Cancel...
Chinese Party newspaper People’s Daily published an article on Friday that featured older couples struggling with infertility and called for a loosening of surrogacy bans. The article immediately...
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Construction of Christian Theme Park Draws Wide Criticism on Chinese Social...
The construction of a 150,000-square-meter Christian theme park in the capital of Hunan has sparked controversy on Chinese social media. Many netizens think a religious park does not belong in the home...
View ArticleThe Problem of Rising Bride Prices in China’s Bare Branch Villages
Within a timeframe of 17 years, bride prices in China’s rural areas have increased more than sixty-fold. For many unmarried men in relatively poor provinces such as Gansu, marriage has now become an...
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Following the Elections in the West – Chinese Reactions on Wilders and “The...
With Trump as the new US president, and popularity of right-wing politicians rising in the Netherlands, France, and Germany, Weibo users are now following the new political trends in the West, with a...
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Global Times: “If Angelina Jolie Had Eaten This Way, Would She Still Have...
Chinese state tabloid Global Times published a peculiar headline on March 6 in response to a recent article by The Guardian on how following a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk of...
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Chinese Celebrities with Most Weibo Followers: A Top 10 of 2017
They have a larger online following than Oprah Winfrey or Obama, yet you might not know their name. These are Chinese celebrities with the most fans on Sina Weibo. A top 10 overview by What’s on Weibo....
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Unexpected? Lhasa is China’s “Happiest City” of the Year (Again)
Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is China’s “happiest city” of the year, according to a national poll by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. The outcome is the same as that of various years...
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Look Who’s Talking: China’s CCTV Consumer Day Show on Business Scandals...
The 27th edition of China’s consumer day show ‘CCTV 315 Night’ (315晚会) caused controversy on Chinese social media when it exposed the malpractices in various companies, from Muji stores to Nike shoes....
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Top 5 of Popular Children’s Books in China after Crackdown on Foreign Storybooks
The topic of children’s books in China recently made international headlines following a crackdown on foreign storybooks in the PRC. What’s on Weibo explores the status quo after the Taobao ban: has...
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The Success of China’s Hit Talk Show Qi Pa Shuo (U Can U Bibi)
The fourth season of China’s most popular online talk show Qi Pa Shuo is well underway. Using trendy design and funny sound effects, the show is a fresh debate competition where Chinese celebrities and...
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Chinese State Media Publish Sesame Street-Style ‘One Belt, One Road’...
With the big Beijing ‘One Belt, One Road’ Summit nearing, Chinese state media have sent out a “Sesame Street”-style propaganda video on Weibo, in which singing children praise the Belt and Road...
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China’s Belt and Road Propaganda Machine Running at Full Speed: An Overview
The Beijing ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) summit is about to take place, and the Belt and Road propaganda machine is running at full speed. Chinese state media spotlight children in promotional...
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Chinese Media about Western ‘Fake News’: “CNN Stages Anti-Terrorism Muslim...
A Western ‘fake news’ controversy after the London Bridge attacks has become a trending topic on Sina Weibo. The Communist Youth League and many other Chinese media outlets reported about a ‘staged’...
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Chinese Netizens on World Refugee Day: “Don’t Come to China”
A heightened focus on China’s role in solving the refugee crises on World Refugee Day has triggered waves of criticism on Chinese social media. The general sentiment: “Refugees are not welcome in...
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Top 5 Chinese Television Dramas This Summer
Not a day goes by without television dramas becoming a trending topic on Chinese social media. Some Chinese hit TV drama’s took over 17 years of preparation, others have over a billion views. This is...
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New Rules for Online Videos in China: “No Displays of Homosexuality”
In a statement issued by Chinese state media on June 30, Chinese regulators have laid out new rules for online videos. The regulations say that audio-visual content that shows any “display of...
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Communist Youth League: “Being Gay is No Disorder!”
Since Chinese online regulators listed homosexuality as an “abnormal sexual behavior,” discussions about gay rights and emancipation have been dominating Weibo. Now, for the first time this week, a...
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