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· Carl Samson
China’s President Can Officially Rule for Life
Xi Jinping is set to officially rule China for an indefinite period, making him the country’s most powerful leader in the post-Mao era. It follows as China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, approves a constitutional amendment that abolishes presidential limits of…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese-African Couple Become Celebrities After Live-Streaming Their Life in China
A Chinese and African married couple from a village near Dandong, Liaoning province, China, has become quite a hit in the country months after they began live-streaming parts of their every day life. Zou Qianshun and his 27-year-old wife, Sandra, attracted more than 20,000…
· Carl Samson
Strangers Helped Rush a Drug From Hong Kong to Save a Cancer Patient’s Life in China
A girl with leukemia in southwestern China who nearly died after an infection was saved by Good Samaritans who bought and delivered the drug she needed from Hong Kong. Song Shurui, 17, from Chengdu, developed a severe lung infection after undergoing a bone marrow transplant in…
· Bryan Ke
In China, You Now Need a Bachelor’s Degree to Become a Toilet Manager
It’s not apparently easy to land a job as a toilet manager in one of the districts in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei province. According to a job ad posted online by the officials Hongshan District, in order to be considered for the position, the applicant must not…
· Bryan Ke
Acting School in China Rejects Applicants Who’ve Had Plastic Surgery or Wear Too Much Make-Up
Those who’ve had plastic surgery are now barred from applying to Shandong University of Art’s film and television school. The school’s dean, Dong Lian, made the official announcement during an art exam press conference on March 1.
· Bryan Ke
Hero Soldier Dies After Trying to Save Third Person from Burning Apartment in China
A Chinese soldier sacrificed his life to save another person trapped inside a burning apartment on Saturday after he saved two other people. The soldier, identified as 30-year-old Sergeant Major Li Daozhou from Wuhan, Hubei province, immediately sprung into action after he heard…
· Carl Samson
50 Photos of China Before the Communist Cultural Revolution
Before China had communist leaders, it had hundreds of emperors. This age of ancient rulers is known as Imperial China. Spanning millennia, it began in the reign of the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. and lasted until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912 — the year of the founding of…
· Bryan Ke
China Made 210 Billionaires in 2017 — The U.S. Only Made 19
Hurun Global Rich List 2018 recently published a report detailing that 210 billionaires emerged from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan in the past year, while the United States only added 19 to its list. The total number of billionaires recorded around the globe is currently at…
· Carl Samson
Father in China Caught on Video Brutally Beating and Dragging His Daughter Behind a Motorbike
A father in southwestern China was detained by police after beating his 10-year-old daughter and dragging her behind his motorbike. According to Beijing News, the disturbing incident was filmed on February 28 in the town of Ya Long, Da Hua Yao autonomous county, Guangxi province.
· Khier Casino
Condoms Made in China Are Too Damn Small, Zimbabwe Health Minister Says
Zimbabwe’s health minister claimed that condoms made in China are not large enough for his country’s men. During an HIV/AIDS prevention conference in the capital Harare last week, Health Minister David Parirenyatwa criticized contraceptives manufactured in China and exported to…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk Admits China’s Infrastructure is 100 Times Faster than America’s
SpaceX and Telsa founder Elon Musk was impressed by how efficient China is when it comes to its progress in building infrastructure – particularly the country’s recent amazing feat where 1,500 workers built a railway station in just nine hours. The 46-year-old tech tycoon even…
· Carl Samson
Diners Brutally Beat Waitress for Taking Too Long to Serve Their Food in China
A group of uncivilized diners beat a waitress and hit her with cups and plates because their food reportedly arrived too slowly at their table. According to Beijing News, the incident on Feb. 25 took place at Tianxiake Chinese Restaurant in Hengyang, Hunan Province, southern…
· Editorial Staff
China Just Banned ‘1984’, ‘Animal Farm’ and the Letter ‘N’
Following the news that China will more than likely remove term limits and allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely, China has not only banned memes of the announcement, but also two of George Orwell’s most famous books and the letter “N.” Additionally, the phrase “Xi…
· Ryan General
China is Censoring Memes of Xi Jinping’s Lifetime Rule
China announced this weekend that it is relinquishing its presidency’s two-term limit, effectively giving incumbent leader Xi Jinping more years to rule the country. Government-run media outlets have so far kept the latest political development off its front pages and…
· Bryan Ke
China Will Vote to Let President Xi Jinping Rule Indefinitely
The Communist Party of China reportedly proposed to change the country leader’s term in the constitution, which states that the president and vice-president “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms.” The proposal, publicized by state-run media outlet Xinhua, was forwarded…
· Ryan General
Terrorism Analyst’s Racist Tweet Against China Quickly Ruins His Life
Michael S. Smith II, a terrorism analyst for the think tank New America, was immediately fired after tweeting offensive remarks against Chinese intelligence agencies. Smith recently sparked outrage for posting a tweet apparently ridiculing the Asian language by using…
· Bryan Ke
China’s Epic Traffic Jams After Spring Festival Holiday are a Mind-Blowing Nightmare
The week-long Spring Festival holiday in China, which began on Lunar New Year, has ended with a rather hellish traffic jam in Hainan Province’s capital, Haikou. Surprisingly enough, the city experienced a pretty terrible foggy weather, which heavily contributed to the massive…
· Bryan Ke
China Wants Delaware Man ‘Severely Punished’ For Stealing 2000-Year-Old Terracotta Warrior’s Thumb
The Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center has asked the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the museum currently displaying the Terracotta Warrior exhibit, for compensation. The reason? For the damage Michael Rohana caused by stealing a statue’s thumb. Rohana, a guest at…
· Bryan Ke
I Spent the Lunar New Year in the World’s Oldest Chinatown
The long celebration for the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, has begun — and there’s no better place to celebrate the new year than to spend it in the world’s oldest Chinatown: Binondo, Manila. Binondo, one of the districts located in the Philippine’s…
· Ryan General
China Orders Army of 60,000 Soldiers to Plant Trees Around Beijing
China has tapped into its military to help increase the nation’s forest area in an effort to combat pollution. For the project, the Chinese government withdrew over 60,000 members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and armed police force on the northern border from their…
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Company · China · HKEX:2020
Anta Sports
Anta is China's largest sportswear group — it out-sells rivals at home and owns FILA China plus Arc'teryx and Salomon, turning national-brand pride into a global portfolio.
Company · China · HKEX:2331
Li Ning
Li Ning is the face of 'guochao' — the national-pride streetwear wave that made Chinese consumers choose a homegrown label over Nike and Adidas.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · China · NASDAQ:BILI
Bilibili
Bilibili is where China's Gen-Z lives online — anime, gaming, and creator culture, with a fandom so loyal it powers a wildly popular New Year gala.
Company · China · NASDAQ:IQ
iQIYI
iQIYI is the 'Netflix of China' — the subscription streamer whose original C-dramas, variety shows, and donghua set what a billion-plus viewers binge.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · China · NYSE:MNSO
Miniso
Miniso turned character-IP collabs and blind-box impulse buys into a global store network — Sanrio, Disney, and Chiikawa merch you didn't plan to buy, plus its own TOP TOY chain.
Company · China · HKEX:9999
NetEase
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
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Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.