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· Carl Samson
Fake Audience Members in China Make $120 Per Show By Crying and Laughing
People with a knack for acting but do not necessarily want to take the stage are earning well in Chinese reality shows. These actors make up the country’s lucrative “professional audience” industry, now pegged to be worth over 180 million yuan ($26.5 million) since its boom in…
· Ryan General
Meet the ‘Rihanna of China’ Who Was Featured in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
China’s “Queen of Rap” made her international debut after being one of the featured artists in the “Crazy Rich Asians” soundtrack. Rapper Mao Yanqi, popularly known as Vava, has already made a name for herself in China after joining a couple of local reality shows and releasing…
· Bryan Ke
Contestant Bashed Online For Using 2 Lifelines to Answer ‘Where is the Great Wall of China?’
A contestant on Turkey’s version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” was caught in an embarrassing situation when she almost failed to answer: “Where is the Great Wall of China?” Su Ayhan, a 26-year-old economics graduate from Istanbul, Turkey appeared on an episode of “Who…
· Khier Casino
China Cracks Down on ASMR Videos Because They are ‘Harmful’ and ‘Pornographic’
China’s anti-pornography office announced on June 8 that video streaming services in the country must “thoroughly clean up vulgar and pornographic ASMR content.” The Chinese government stated that websites need to “clean up” and law enforcement agencies must hand out…
· Ryan General
Peppa Pig is Now ‘Banned’ in China Because She’s Too ‘Gangster’
After a crackdown on Winnie the Pooh, internet censors in China have been taking on popular British cartoon character Peppa Pig for its purported “negative influence” on Chinese society. Users of the popular video-sharing platform Douyin have complained that clips of the…
· Bryan Ke
Nurse in China ‘Twerks’ While Performing CPR, Internet Goes Into Cardiac Arrest
A nurse from China is now going viral on Chinese internet after she was caught on video “twerking” while performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on stage. It was unclear when or where this demonstration of CPR was taken, but judging from the backdrop on the stage,…
· Bryan Ke
Adorable Little Girl in China Sobs as She Dances for Kindergarten Show
This little girl from China didn’t let the tears running down her cheeks mess up her performance during a kindergarten talent show. The clip, which is currently circulating on Chinese social media, shows the adorable girl busting some ultra cute dance moves — all of it while…
· Kyle Encina
Traveling Circus Accidentally Unleashes Angry Tiger on Unsuspecting Crowd in China
A Chinese traveling circus accidentally gave their audience a frightful performance after a furious tiger got out of its cage and proceeded to attack the hapless attendees. The enraged tiger was inside a steel cage along with two other animals — a bear and what appeared to be a…
· Kyle Encina
American College Student Amazes China By Singing in Mandarin On National TV
A 21-year-old American expressed his love for Chinese culture and history by passionately singing “Chinese Dream, My Dream” on China’s national television. American expat Dylan Austin Walker earned himself a wave of applause from both the judges and the audience in attendance at…
· Carl Samson
Overworked Circus Tiger Attacks Trainer During Performance in China
An exhausted tiger attacked its trainer during a circus performance in China to the chock of the audience. The incident took place at the Liaohe Theater in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, on August 20.
· Carl Samson
Foreign Internet Celebrities Are Making Up to $60,000 Per Post in China
Expected to surpass $14 billion next year, China’s internet celebrity economy has never been more lucrative. This is why it’s not surprising to hear more and more people coming up with all sorts of antics — from disgusting to deadly — to become full-fledged “Wang Hong”. However,…
· Bryan Ke
Little Girls Used in Victoria Secret-Style Fashion in China Sparks Outrage
A fashion show held in a mall in China has caused a major controversy online after it featured little girls as the models in a Victoria’s Secret-style ramp show. A shopping mall in Chengdu, southwest of China’s Sichuan Province, received several criticisms over its catwalk show…
· Carl Samson
Brazilian Footballer Mercilessly Shamed in China After Posting Racist Slurs on Instagram
A Brazilian football player competing in the U.K.’s Premier League was booed by offended Chinese fans for “unintentionally” insulting China and its people in a Beijing event on Saturday. A post shared by Kenedy (@kenedy) on Jul 17, 2017 at 11:50am PDT
· Carl Samson
China Censored Michael Fassbender’s Gay Kiss With Himself in ‘Alien: Covenant’
China has cut a scene in Michael Fassbender’s “Alien: Covenant” where the actor kissed another version of himself, disappointing moviegoers who might now resort to pirated film copies just to see the “critical” moment. The sci-fi thriller, which opened in China on Friday, lost…
· Chenyu Zheng
Beyond the Copycats: 5 Things I Learned Working in China’s Tech Scene For 14 Months
A little background: I grew up in a 3rd tier city in China and came to the US in 2006 for last two years of high school and college. I worked in finance in NYC before moving to LA to join Whisper App in Dec 2013. Over the last 10 years, I have lived between US and China and have…
· Khier Casino
Donald Trump Has Impersonators in China and They Look Like, Well…
Li Liangwei, the retired editor of an arts magazine in Hunan province, has become China’s number one Donald Trump impersonator. His life-changing experience as The Donald all started at the age of 64, when a friend told him he had an uncanny resemblance to the 45th president of…
· Carl Samson
‘The Great Wall’ Flopped So Badly That People are Doubting Future U.S.-China Films
There’s no doubt Matt Damon’s “The Great Wall” is a first of its kind as a collaboration between China and Hollywood. Unfortunately, based on the poor performance of the film with American audiences, it could be the last. “The Great Wall” took $150 million to produce with…
· Carl Samson
Twitter’s Controversial China Head Leaves Company 9 Months After Joining
Kathy Chen, Twitter’s managing director for operations in China, has announced she is leaving the company only nine months after joining. Chen was appointed to her position in April 2016, which had been controversial at the time.
· Khier Casino
Meet the Singer Who Could Be China’s First Pop Star to Cross Over to the Mainstream
Jane Zhang’s latest single “Dust My Shoulders Off,” a feel good song produced by Timbaland, may help catapult the Chinese pop star to international stardom. The music video for the first single from Zhang’s first English-language album, which is set to be released in April, has…
· Ryan General
While Asian Americans are Pissed Over Whitewashing, China Loves Matt Damon in ‘The Great Wall’
When the first trailer for “The Great Wall” hit the internet back in July, the Twitterverse was lit up with fiery criticisms against the film’s alleged whitewashing. Netizens have blasted the production primarily for casting Matt Damon, a caucasian actor, as the lead star of the…
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