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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

China has a thriving gaming culture with far-reaching impact — not just on pop culture, but on language too. Even those who aren’t into gaming inevitably use expressions that come from it. RealTime ...

Online sleuths connect emerald earrings to post-earthquake business ties—sparking official investigations. This week, the Chinese internet exploded over a pair of earrings worn by a child actress. In ...

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 made its surprise premiere on iQiyi on May 13. By now, one of the main ...

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. Over the past ...

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: ...