As Europe struggles through record heat, Chinese social media is turning the story into something much bigger than the weather. Plus: the graduation speech everyone is talking about & more. Here’s ...

How information surrounding the CITIC Tower crash was managed, from a five-day media blackout to a sixth-day official narrative. My premium newsletter covering the stories, memes, debates, and viral ...

Raising virtual cows, shaking with phones - this is the Chinese New Year tradition of giving red envelopes in the digital era. Self-service ordering is the norm in many restaurants across China, but ...

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If it walks like a duck, it might just be Auntie Goose Legs. A wrap-up of noteworthy trending stories in China. From the real Rolex recruiting fake crowds to diaper scares & a funny Deepseek moment.

After the first complaints surfaced, Auntie Goose Legs admitted the truth about her business: she ha been selling duck legs all along. My premium newsletter covering the stories, memes, debates, and ...

Labubu is not ‘Chinese’ at all—and at the same time, it is very much a product of present-day China. As American 'TikTok Refugees' flock to China's Xiaohongshu (Rednote), their encounter with 'Li Hua' ...

How Adidas won and Nike lost, Japan's lost decades as a mirror for China, and why a possum is the new workplace spirit animal. A special deep dive into the 2026 Xi-Trump summit through Chinese social ...

The stories of Liu Xuezhou and the Xuzhou mother both developed in real-time while netizens pushed them to the front page, making them too big for... There are still many questions about the Xuzhou ...

'If you can leave, we can leave!' This end to a local community lockdown was beautifully played by Nanning residents.

China's 'wolf warrior diplomacy' is only a result of wolves being rampant, Foreign Minister Qin Gang suggested during the Two Sessions. "We should support peace talks, and oppose America adding fuel ...