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Chinese Tourists Flock to Japan to Purchase Japanese Goods
Translated Chinese media report and reactions to increasingly large numbers of mainland tourists going to Japan spending large sums purchasing Japanese goods, More
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Chinese Civil Servants Get Over 60% Pay Raise, Reactions
Chinese government officials and employees at all levels finally receive a long-demanded increase to their basic salaries, to be regularly adjusted yearly. More
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Peking University Library “Male God” Goes Viral
A young Chinese man studying in Peking University’s library has gone viral with female netizens in China for his good looks and impressive academic achievements. More
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Diaosi: Peking University Releases Report on China’s “Losers”
In the first study of its kind, Chinese diaosi (internet slang for “loser”) earn an average of 2919.7 RMB per month and 72.3% are unhappy with their lives. More
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Chinese Students Make Foreign Teachers Eat “Spicy Sticks”
A popular Chinese snack food called “Latiao”, or spicy sticks, goes viral on the internet with Chinese students having their foreign English teachers try it. More
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Modern China Reimagined in Famous 12th Century Chinese Painting
Chinese artist and photographer Dai Xiang recently exhibited at the 2014 Lianzhoufoto Festival, his reinterpretations of the famous Song Dynasty painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”(清明上河图). By inserting […] More
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Refrigerator Light: Shared Experience Among Chinese Netizens
Chinese netizens on Sina Weibo amused by how common it is for people to wonder about how far you have to close the refrigerator door before the light goes off. More
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Chinese Kissing Competition for an Apple iPhone 6, Reactions
Translated Chinese netizen reactions to photos of participants in a kissing competition in Zhejiang Jinhua for an Apple iPhone 6, including homosexual couples. More
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Mao-Themed Wedding in Shanxi, Chinese Netizen Reactions
Chinese netizens bemoan the Chairman Mao Zedong-themed “red” wedding of a young couple in Shanxi province, questioning the master’s degree education they have. More
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Hong Kong, Western Media Hypocrisy, and Chinese Reactions
Translated Chinese netizen reactions to a British academic criticizing hypocritical Western media reporting on the current Hong Kong universal suffrage issue. More
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“What Can Young People Do For The World” Chinese Girl’s Speech
A Chinese girl calls on young people to change PRC society for the better by refusing to become the adults they themselves despise, on a TV speech competition. More
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China’s Rise In Western Political Cartoons, Chinese Reactions
Translated Chinese netizen reactions to a collection of Western political cartoons depicting international issues and anxieties surrounding a rising China. More