Consumers are profiting from the full-blown delivery war between JD.com and Meituan—but is it just the same game with a ...

Week 18 This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also ...

Russian recruitment ads, China's censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing's stance by reading between the ...

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 ...

D o you know who Li Gang is? On April 22, 2025, it is the name that is top trending on Chinese social media platforms Weibo, ...

As the tariff turmoil between the US and China continues, President Trump has earned himself a new nickname on Chinese social media. Over the years, Chinese netizens have come up with many different ...

What do Mao’s 1953 Korean War speech and Yang Jiechi’s 2021 Alaska Summit remarks have to do with the escalating US–China trade war? In Chinese official media responses, history and emotionally ...

It’s been a week where rituals met robots, IShowSpeed’s China streams got an upgrade, and quiet was nowhere to be found. It’s been a tumultuous news week, with discussions and trending topics on ...

Why Chinese Hit Movie “Her Story” is ‘Good Stuff’: Stirring Controversy and Celebrating Female Perspectives ...

“China’s countermeasures are here” (#中方反制措施来了#). This hashtag, launched by Party newspaper People’s Daily, went top trending on Chinese social media on Friday, April 4, after President Trump announced ...

Angela is a Shanghai-based freelance writer focusing on a wide range of sociopolitical topics in China, including social media pop culture, and gender issues. Born and raised in Taiwan, Angela holds a ...