From ugly-cute rebellion to a new kind of 'C-pop,' the breakout success of Wakuku sheds light on Chinese consumer culture and ...

Note: In this What’s on Weibo chapter on the story behind China’s designer toys, also read Inside the Labubu Craze and the ...

From China’s first soap opera Yearnings to the rise of AI-fueled nostalgia.

A TikTok video showing a mother of eight living in a small hut with an iron chain around her neck has sent shockwaves across Chinese social media. According to local authorities, the woman is ...

What's on Weibo provides social, cultural and historical insights into the trending topics on China’s biggest social media platforms, such as Sina Weibo. What’s on Weibo also covers the status quo of ...

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 ...

Backgrounder Open Sesame: Social Credit in China as Gate to Punitive Measures and Personal Perks While English-language media describe China’s social credit system as a Black Mirror-like authoritarian ...

A fire that occurred in Urumqi city, Xinjiang, on the evening of November 24 has triggered waves of mourning and anger on Chinese social media. Ten people lost their lives in the fire, and nine people ...

Teasing games at a recent celebrity wedding triggered online conversations about the Chinese tradition of ‘naohun’ (闹婚): ‘making turbulence at a wedding’. Is this ancient wedding custom, that includes ...

A majority of social media commenters support those who have recently taken to the streets, using blank sheets as a sign of protest against censorship and stringent Covid measures. But there are also ...

In the spring of 2013, a new term was launched over the Chinese Internet: ‘Green Tea Bitch’ (绿茶婊 luchabiao). According to Chinese netizens, the term is used to describe ambitious women who “pretend to ...

It has become all the rage for people to dance and sing for Covid-19 frontline healthcare workers in China. But what started as a cute gesture is now a major hype that is criticized by many who think ...