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Kid Destroys Lego Sculpture Within Hour After It Is Displayed
A man who spent three days and three nights working on a Nick the Fox Lego sculpture was left aghast when his masterwork was pushed over by a little kid – just within an hour after it was first...
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‘Warcraft’ and Its Popularity in China
The release of ‘Warcraft’, the film adaption of the popular video game, has been breaking records in the Chinese box office. What’s on Weibo’s Chi Wen provides a short overview of ‘Warcraft’ and its...
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Sky on Fire – China’s Big 2016 Movie
Upcoming movie Sky on Fire (冲天火) is causing much hype on China’s social media. With its all-star cast and action galore, Sky on Fire already is one of the most anticipated Chinese movies of 2016. With...
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Papi Jiang: “I’ll Watch My Words”
After Chinese online celebrity ‘Papi Jiang’ (aka ‘Papi Chan’) recently became the target of state censorship, she has now publicly stated that “as a media personality”, she will have to pay more...
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China’s Booming Cyberstar Economy & Papi Jiang
How far would a Chinese company go to connect their brand to Papi Jiang, China’s rising Weibo superstar? Today’s ad auction showed that people are willing to pay millions to get their ad in one of the...
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Chinese Variety Show “Heroes of Remix” Brings Electronic Dance Music to the...
China’s new music reality show Heroes of Remix has become a hot topic on Chinese social media since its first airing on Jiangsu TV. The show gives electronic dance music a Chinese flavor and has...
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China’s Booming Cyberstar Economy & Papi Jiang
How far would a Chinese company go to connect their brand to Papi Jiang, China’s rising Weibo superstar? Today’s ad auction showed that people are willing to pay millions to get their ad in one of the...
View ArticleChinese Cartoonist Badiucao: Twitter Is Dead
Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao has left Weibo for the more liberal Twitter. But now that Twitter has appointed Kathy Chen, a former member of China’s People’s Liberation Army, as its first...
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56 Flowers: The All-Girl Group Promoting Socialist Values
The girl group ’56 Flowers’ (五十六朵花) is all about promoting China’s core socialist values. Although some Chinese netizens are happy with the group’s “positive energy”, there are also those who are...
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Lady ‘Master’ Yang Jiang Passes Away at 105
China’s beloved writer Yang Jiang has passed away at the age of 105. As Chinese netizens collectively express their condolences, ‘Master’ Yang Jiang has become a trending topic on Sina Weibo. On the...
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Into the World of Interpreting: China’s Latest TV Drama Hit The Interpreters
On May 25, the long-anticipated TV series The Interpreters (亲爱的翻译官) premiered on Hunan TV. The series immediately attracted a large audience and became trending on Sina Weibo. While the ‘mysterious’...
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Chinese Netizens on Lady Gaga: “You Can’t Blame the Ignorant”
The recent meeting between popular singer Lady Gaga and the Dalai Lama led to much international media coverage on the negative reactions from Chinese fans. Although some netizens express their anger...
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“I’m Dog-Tired” Viral Choir Song Resonates With Stressed-Out Young Chinese
A new song by a Shanghai choir has become an instant hit in China. The song, titled “My Body Feels Empty”, resonates with China’s younger generations who feel pressured and stressed out by their busy...
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‘Humiliating’ Korean K-Swiss Commercial Enrages Chinese Netizens, Fuels...
A Korean commercial by American footwear company K-Swiss has recently sparked outrage on Chinese social media. The ad video depicts an alleged Chinese character in a way that is called “insulting” and...
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“Wow I’m So Fast!”– Olympic Swimmer Fu Yuanhui Becomes Chinese Internet...
Chinese Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui has become a sensation on Chinese social media after she finished third in the women’s 100m backstroke in Rio de Janeiro on August 7. More than for her swimming...
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Chinese Netizens Infatuated With Sohu’s ‘My Little Princess’ Hit TV Drama
China’s latest hit drama My Little Princess (亲爱的公主病) has been trending on Chinese social media recently, with many netizens infatuated with the show and its main actors. The show is produced and...
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Betrayed and Divorced: Chinese Film Star Wang Baoqiang Caught Up in Love Scandal
Chinese film star Wang Baoqiang became big news on Weibo after publicly announcing he is divorcing his wife and firing his agent because of their secret love affair. Chinese film star Wang Baoqiang...
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Getting on the Pokémon Bus: Taiwan’s Booming Pokémon Go Business
The highly anticipated release of Pokémon Go in Taiwan on August 6th has led to a national Pokémon Go craze. It has brought about a thriving Pokémon business – introducing anything from Pokémon Go...
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Wang Baoqiang’s Weibo Marriage Crisis: (Ex) Wife Ma Rong Strikes Back
The Weibo statement of Chinese film star Wang Baoqiang (王宝强) about the illicit affair between his wife and his agent became big news earlier this week. Now that his wife strikes back through Weibo,...
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Japanese Table Tennis Star Not Allowed to Marry Taiwanese Boyfriend
A Japanese women’s magazine recently reported that the Japan’s Table Tennis Association is thwarting the marriage of table tennis star Ai Fukuhara to Taiwanese fellow Olympian Chiang Hung-Chieh. On...
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