L abubu – the hottest toy of 2025 – is making headlines everywhere these days. The little creature is all over TikTok, and ...

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

I t might be an unexpected source, but online gaming has had a significant impact on the evolution of modern Chinese slang.

10 Viral Chinese Phrases You Didn’t Know Came From Video Games Gaming lingo isn’t just for players — it’s become part of modern-day Chinese language.

Frankie Huang Frankie Huang is a writer and strategist living in Shanghai. She was born in Beijing and raised in New Jersey. Having lived all her life wedged between the proverbial East and West, she ...

A Love Never Lost: The Historical Drama That Took Five Years (and a Run-In with Censors) to Finally Air The Chinese historical drama A Love Never Lost (人生若如初见) has been getting a lot of attention on ...

Updates on Trending Topics on Sina Weibo This is Weiblog: the What’s on Weibo blog section providing updates on what is currently trending on Weibo, China’s biggest social media platform. Check out ...

Dave Yin Dave Yin is a Beijing-based Canadian reporter covering Chinese policy, tech and identity. Previously he covered North American IT and LGBT topics. Visit his website here and follow at: ...

A specific genre of political satire has been gaining popularity on Chinese social media lately, with some images even making international headlines. While political satire mocking Chinese ...

A remarkable moment during a media conference of the 13th National People’s Congress has ignited a social media storm. On the morning of March 13, a female journalist attracted the attention of ...