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Red Cross Tents At Yunnan Earthquake Site, Netizen Reactions
Chinese netizens remain cynically critical of the Red Cross Society of China after their donated disaster relief tents appear at a Yunnan earthquake refugee camp. More
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Japan Nationalizes Diaoyu Islands, Taiwanese Netizen Reactions
Translated Taiwanese netizens reactions to the Japanese government nationalizing 3 of the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands by purchasing them from the Kurihara family. More
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Living Conditions for Yunnan Earthquake Victims and Refugees
Photos of the living conditions for Chinese disaster victims & refugees after the Yunnan Yiliang earthquakes: Sleeping outdoors, eating potatoes & instant noodles. More
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152 Beijing Migrant Workers Treated to Dinner by CCTV Host
Well-known CCTV host Cui Yongyuan took 152 migrant workers out to dinner to thank them for selflessly rescuing people during the 7.21 Beijing rainstorm disaster. More
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Olympics, Rainstorms, & Ugly Pageant Winners
Chinese internet humor about the London Olympic Games, Beijing’s rainstorm disaster, Chongqing’s Miss World winners, and common sense for young men and women. More
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Japanese Woman Using Headrest to Break Car Window Goes Viral
Video of a Japanese woman in a flooded car using the seat’s headrest to break open a window to escape goes viral in China after the deadly Beijing rainstorms. More
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Li Chengpeng: Beijing Rainstorm Reveals Humanity and Truth
Translation of a censored post by Chinese social commentator Li Chengpeng on the public and government’s response to the worst rainstorm in Beijing in 61 years. More
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Witness: Chinese Lives Through a Tencent Photographer’s Lens
A collection of vivid and stirring photos documenting the lives of many ordinary Chinese people in China, as exhibited by Tencent photographer Yang Shuhuai. More
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Chinese Still Eating the Salt from Last Year’s Panic-Buying
Chinese netizens humorously ask each other if they’ve finished eating all of the salt many bought in a panic and stockpiled after the 2011 Japan earthquake. More
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Floating Filipino Government Officials, Chinese Reactions
Chinese netizens react to the “floating Filipino government officials” photo and subsequent photoshops with amusement, joking that the Philippines copied China. More
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Widespread Flooding in Japan, Chinese Netizen Reactions
Chinese netizens argue with each other after watching a news report of heavy rainstorms causing widespread flooding in Japan’s Niigata & Fukushima prefectures. More
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Inside the Wenzhou D3115 Train 5 Minutes Before Fatal Crash
A mobile phone video purportedly taken by a passenger in the D3115 train 5 minutes before it was involved in the Wenzhou high-speed train accident goes viral. More