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 ...

What’s Trending in China Today Stay updated with China Trend Watch by What’s on Weibo. Quick overview of today’s top Weibo & ...

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China Memes & Viral Hidden Cameras and Taboo Topics: The Many Layers of the “Nanjing Sister Hong” Scandal Behind the hashtag about Nanjing’s cross-dressing ‘Sister Hong’: from legal implications to ...

Newsletter Weibo Watch: The Great Squat vs Sitting Toilet Debate in China🧻 This week, the Catch-22 of sitting versus squat toilets sparked heated discussion on Weibo after a Beijing News article ...

Over the past few weeks, the Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha 2 has been trending on Weibo every single day. The movie, loosely based on Chinese mythology and the Chinese canonical novel Investiture of the ...

The impact of Ne Zha 2 goes beyond box office figures—yet, in the end, it’s the numbers that matter most.

As American 'TikTok Refugees' flock to China's Xiaohongshu (Rednote), their encounter with 'Li Hua' strikes a chord in divided times.

Imagine you are Li Hua (李华), a Chinese senior high school student. You have a foreign friend, far away, in America. His name is John, and he has asked you for some insight into Chinese Spring Festival ...

We’re introducing What’s on Weibo Chapters—monthly themes that will allow us to dig deeper into the stories behind the hashtags. Each month, we will dive into one of our six key areas: Digital Life in ...

The assassination attempt on former US President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign event has become a major topic on Chinese social media, where Trump’s swift reaction and defiant gesture after the ...

O ur Weibo phrase of the week is City bu City a (City不City啊), translated as “City or not?”, a phrase that has recently taken the Chinese internet by storm. The phrase first became popular thanks to ...