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· Carl Samson
NYC Chinatown Market Workers Arrested Over Fight for Asking Customers to Wear Masks
Two Chinese employees were arrested after getting into a violent brawl with two shoppers who arrived at a seafood market in New York’s Chinatown without wearing face masks. The incident, which reportedly led to four assault charges, occurred at C.T. Seafood Marts in 249 Grand…
· Bryan Ke
SF Man Delivers Food From Chinatown to His Friends, Family for FREE
A San Francisco man came up with a plan to simultaneously help his friends and family get good food and local restaurants in Chinatown as small businesses continue to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Aaron Lim, who now lives in Chinatown where he eats and shops all the time,…
· Carl Samson
‘Grow Some F*cking Balls’: China Mac Rips Into Asian Celebrities Staying Silent About Racism
China Mac has been vocal against the racist violence Asian Americans have been experiencing amid the COVID-19 pandemic — and he wants others to step up too. The Brooklyn-born rapper, whose real name is Raymond Yu, slammed President Donald Trump in March for using the term…
· Carl Samson
China Invented Paper 2,000 Years Ago, Then They Invented Cash
While some attribute the revolutionary contribution of paper to the West, scholars generally trace its creation to Imperial China some 2,000 years ago. In 105 A.D., Ts’ai (or Cai) Lun, a court eunuch, presented his newly-developed paper to Emperor Hedi of the Eastern Han…
· Bryan Ke
7-Year-Old’s Classmate Tells Her He ‘Doesn’t Like China or Chinese People’ for Causing Quarantine
A second-grade student had her first encounter with anti-Asian racism during a Zoom meeting amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The encounter was shared on April 21 by the 7-year-old student’s parents on the Facebook page Little Gray Thread.
· Maina Chen
Colorado Nurse Told to ‘Go to China’ While Protesting Anti-Lockdown Ralliers
Colorado nurses launched a silent counter-protest to the hundreds who gathered for an anti-lockdown campaign on Sunday.
· Ryan General
White Supremacists Tag Seattle’s Chinatown With Hateful Stickers
Investigators are looking into three unidentified men who were seen plastering white nationalist stickers on several Asian American-owned businesses in Seattle Chinatown. Detectives from the Bias Crime Unit of the Seattle Police are investigating the suspects who wore masks and…
· Ryan General
McDonald’s China Issues Apology For Discriminating Against Black People
An African man was reportedly asked to leave a McDonald’s outlet in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The incident comes amid the growing number of reports of racial profiling and discrimination against Black people in the city. The recent incident involved a man trying to buy…
· Maina Chen
Foreigners Are Reportedly Facing Racism and Xenophobia in China
Expatriate communities and foreigners in mainland China are experiencing discrimination while the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world. In a series of cartoons posted to a WeChat blog 锦鲤青年 (Koi Youth jǐnlǐ qīngnián), which has since been deleted, foreigners were thrown…
· Bryan Ke
Africans in China Report Being Evicted From Homes and Hotels Over Claims of ‘Importing’ Coronavirus
Chinese authorities are reportedly ejecting Africans from their homes and hotels, claiming they were importing COVID-19 into the country. Africans living in Guangdong and Fujian that have been affected claim that the government was allegedly employing force to evict foreigners…
· Carl Samson
Third Suspect Arrested for Brutal 2019 Attack on Elderly Men in SF Chinatown
The last of three suspects responsible for assaulting and robbing two elderly men in San Francisco’s Chinatown last year is now in police custody. Christopher Jefferson, 22, was arrested on April 1 and was later put behind bars, the San Francisco Police Department announced on…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Claiming She’s the ‘Queen of Australia’ Tells Asian Workers to ‘Go Back to China’
An irate woman screamed at Telstra workers and told them to “go back to China” after being asked several questions as part of the store’s safety procedure to ensure that she does not have COVID-19. The incident occurred at the store’s branch in Miranda, in southern Sydney, at…
· Carl Samson
Texas Congressional Candidate Launches Ad Saying ‘China POISONED Our People’
A Republican congressional candidate in Texas has been accused of racism after releasing a campaign ad that reeks of anti-China policies. Kathaleen Wall, who is running for the 22nd Congressional District, opened her 30-second ad with a narrator stating “China poisoned our…
· Valerie Chow
‘Go Back to China!’: Producer Valerie Chow Violently Attacked in LA While Walking Her Dog
You know the part in the murder movie where the woman has the bad guy stalking her and she’s at her front door, hands shaking, dropping her keys trying to get into the house? That was me about a week ago. I had just left my building to walk my dog when I encountered a homeless…
· Carl Samson
University Professor Calls China an ‘Expert’ in Producing VIRUSES, Pakistan in TERRORISTS
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from the University of Waterloo. An Asian professor from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada has come under fire after posting a series of racist remarks against other Asians on Facebook last week.
· Bryan Ke
COVID-19 Patient Who Bit Nurse’s Face to Be Charged After Recovery in China
A Nigerian patient who allegedly bit a nurse’s face while being treated and isolated due to COVID-19 may face criminal charges once he recovers from the virus. The incident occurred on Wednesday at a hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, according to Shanghaiist.
· Kimberly Nguyen
China Fabricated Numbers on Coronavirus Cases and Deaths, U.S. Intelligence Says
The U.S. intelligence community told the White House in a new report that China’s published data about the number of deaths and infections due to COVID-19 was incomplete. The White House received a classified report last week about the inaccuracies, three U.S. officials told…
· Bryan Ke
Locals Call Out Tourists for Cutting in Line at Coronavirus Testing Site in China
A video showing three Americans getting into an altercation with locals at a COVID-19 testing site in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China for cutting in line has gone viral on social media. It is unclear when the incident happened, but it occurred at a medical facility in the…
· Ernestine Siu
Philadelphia Chinatown Businesses Donate 25,000 Face Masks to Healthcare Workers Fighting COVID-19
The Philadelphia Chinese Community Organizations United (PCCOU) donated 25,000 face masks to local hospitals to protect the city’s healthcare professionals fighting the growing number of COVID-19 cases. A public request was made by the city of Philadelphia and local emergency…
· Editorial Staff
NYPD Investigating Disturbing Mass Shooting Threat in Chinatown on Instagram
An Instagram page, @antiasiansclubnyc, threatened to take guns to shoot all Asians on sight in New York City’s Chinatown. .@NYPDnews @NYPDDCPI says “We are aware and investigating.” pic.twitter.com/KPsgNRyOSH
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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.