A 60-year-old man from Nanjing became the biggest trending topic on Weibo recently after news circulated that he had ...

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

Wakuku is the most talked-about newcomer in China’s trend toy market. Besides its mischievous grin, what’s perhaps most noteworthy is how closely Wakuku follows the marketing success of Labubu. As the ...

T he year is 1990, and the streets of Beijing’s Fangshan District are eerily quiet. You can almost hear a pin drop in the petrochemical town, as tens of thousands of workers and their families huddle ...

China ACG Culture Inside the Labubu Craze and the Globalization of Chinese Designer Toys Labubu is not ‘Chinese’ at all—and at the same time, it is very much a product of present-day China.

China ACG Culture 10 Viral Chinese Phrases You Didn’t Know Came From Video Games Gaming lingo isn’t just for players — it’s become part of modern-day Chinese language.

China Insight China Reacts: 3 Trending Hashtags Shaping the Tariff War Narrative From historic speeches to trending slogans, this is China’s official media response to the US tariff escalation.

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

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 ...

After a Chinese blogger exposed the alarming presence of hidden cameras in hotels, public outrage and mistrust soared about privacy violations and the lack of accountability from local authorities.

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 ...

The tragic story behind the recent suicide of a 21-year-old Chinese gamer nicknamed ‘Fat Cat’ has become a major topic of discussion on Chinese social media, touching upon broader societal issues from ...