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From foreign anti-smoking bloggers to the “Modern Lin Zexu,” China is seeing a rise in online anti-smoking activism.

This is What's on Weibo's top 3 of what's trending (Aug 12–13): public outrage over a fatal stabbing in Nanchang, the ...

The 'green tea bitch' (绿茶婊) is a new term launched over the Chinese Internet to describe a certain 'type' of woman. It is one amongst a series of new terms (milk tea bitch, black coffee bitch, etc) ...

As people mourned the victims of the Urumqi fire, they also expressed anger over how the last 100 days of their lives were spent in lockdown.

PREMIUM CONTENT You might know the chili sauce Lao Gan Ma, a household name in China. But perhaps you’re less familiar with the story behind the sauce and its founder, which has inspired millions of ...

Western brands faced heavy criticism in China this week when a social media storm erupted over the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and its brand members for no longer sourcing from China’s Xinjiang ...

Backgrounder The Concept of ‘Involution’ (Nèijuǎn) on Chinese Social Media Nèijuǎn (involution) has become a commonly used term on Chinese social media, but what is it?

A Chinese reality show starring 33 male celebrities titled Call Me By Fire (披荆斩棘的哥哥) has become an instant hit after its premiere on Mango TV last week. The show is considered the male version of the ...

The live streaming and short video app market is (still) absolutely booming in China. What’s on Weibo lists China’s most popular apps within this category for you: these are the top Chinese apps to ...

Backgrounder Digital Art or Visual Propaganda? China’s New Wave of Online Political Satire Political, patriotic art mocking Western leaders is welcomed by social media users and propagated by Chinese ...