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

The Chinese historical drama A Love Never Lost (人生若如初见) has been getting a lot of attention on Chinese social media since it ...

Week 20 This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also ...

H ow did the death of a young stray cat lead to a online wave of grief and outrage over the past few days? It started with ...

There is a lot going on this week, but one particular topic went trending and kept people — including myself — awake. It’s a bit of a long read, but there’s a lot to unpack. How did the death of a ...

🔥 A version of this story also appeared in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. The China tour of American Youtube star IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr.) is still echoing on ...

In April 2025, China’s food delivery sector witnessed a somewhat dramatic development, which attracted major attention online, when Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com publicly challenged food delivery ...

This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. An enormous ...

Russian recruitment ads, China’s censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing’s stance by reading between the wrong lines. Recently, news broke that two Chinese nationals were captured by ...

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 ...