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· Ryan General
Petition Calls For China to Stop Slaughtering Dogs For Food at the Annual Yulin Dog Festival
A coalition of animal rights activists from all over the world are calling on the Chinese government to stop the upcoming Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin. More than 11 million people have signed the petition sent to the Chinese Embassy in London on Tuesday, the New York…
· Editorial Staff
Trump Toilet Paper That’s Made in China is Selling Six Times Faster Than Clinton Toilet Paper
Made-in-China Donald Trump toilet paper is selling like hotcakes right now compared to Hillary Clinton. Qingdao Wellpaper Industrial Co., the company who manufactures the toilet paper, has taken 50 orders for “Dump with Trump” toilet paper. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand,…
· Editorial Staff
Tumblr is Now Blocked In China
Tumblr recently joined the list of foreign sites — including Facebook, Google, Medium, Twitter, and Wikipedia that are blocked in China. Tumblr has been blocked in China since May 29, according to tests done by GreatFire.org.
· Editorial Staff
China is Aiming for an Epic Economic Comeback With Rice Cookers and Smart Toilet Seats
China is hoping sales of rice cookers and smart toilet seats will pick up its economy. The Chinese government plans to focus on driving the economy with domestic consumption rather than trade and investment. According to South China Morning Post, cabinet documents reveal that…
· Laura Dang
Wang Jianlin: China’s Richest Billionaire Just Vowed to Destroy Disney Over the Next 20 Years
China’s richest man who plans to overtake the amusement park market in the country is locking horns with Disney. Wang Jianlin, 61, is China’s richest man with a net worth of $34 billion founded in real estate. Jianlin, the founder of Dalian Wanda Group, criticized Disney’s $5.5…
· Laura Dang
This Blatantly Racist Detergent Ad Has Been Airing All Over China
An ad for a Chinese washing detergent that some are calling racist recently aired on televisions and movie theaters all over China. In the ad for Qiaobi-brand laundry detergent, an Asian woman is doing her laundry when a young black man appears by the doorway. She beckons the…
· Laura Dang
Transit Elevated Bus: China’s Futuristic Bus Can Drive Over Cars in Traffic
The future of public transportation is here and it may potentially solve China’s overwhelming traffic problems. The concept for the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) can reduce pollution in China and efficiently transport passengers to their destinations. The vehicle looks like a…
· Ryan General
An iPhone Factory in China Just Fired 60,000 Employees and Replaced Them with Robots
Kunshan, China’s main electronics manufacturing hub in Jiangsu province, has initiated a shift in strategy that could further accelerate the electronic industry’s growth in the area but may cost thousands of workers their jobs in the process. The county has started replacing…
· Editorial Staff
Drake’s Dad Went All Over China and Took the Most Dad Pics Ever
Dennis Graham, the swaggy father of Aubrey “Drake” Graham, recently took a trip to China and snapped some pretty epic dad pics along the way. With his trademark bucket hat, Graham traveled all over China where his girlfriend Lingling’s family lives.
· Editorial Staff
Mysterious Bus Driver Who Drives a Lamborghini to Work Goes Viral in China
A bus driver is going viral all over China after photos were captured of him driving to work in luxury supercars. The man’s identity is still unknown and netizen speculate that he is really a tuhao who conceals his identity during work hours.
· Laura Dang
Jean Liu: She Was Asked to Sing Céline Dion in a Job Interview, Now She’s Uber’s Greatest Threat in China
Jean Liu, 37, is the president of Didi Dache, Uber’s biggest competitor in China’s mobile-based transportation services market. Liu, the daughter of Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi and the granddaughter of Liu Gushu, a former top banker at Bank of China, earned a bachelor’s degree…
· Sebastian Dillon
Inside the Obnoxious World of the ‘Rich Girls of China’ on Instagram
There’s no doubt that the young elite in China just love showing off their “blessed” lives on social media. Just like their fellow rich kids around the world, we’d normally raid the “Rich Kids of China” Instagram, but since no one has posted on it in almost two years (maybe due…
· Laura Dang
Majestic Whale Shark Spotted Off China’s Coast, Immediately Gets Slaughtered
A massive whale shark that was recently spotted swimming near one of China’s offshore oilfields has been slaughtered and hung in a harbor. Pictures of the majestic sea creature tranquilly swimming in waters near southern Guangxi were shared on the official Weibo account for the…
· Ryan General
14 Million Women in China are Married To Gay Men, Expert Says
A renowned Chinese expert on the LGBT community has revealed that millions of straight women in China are trapped in false marriages with homosexual men. In an interview with China Daily, retired Qingdao University professor and researcher Zhang Beichuan said, “At least 14…
· Ryan General
China Unveils Worlds First Robotic Cops to Help Fight Crime and Terrorism
China unveiled the world’s first robotic cops at the 12th annual Chongqing Hi-Tech Fair last week. The autonomous crime-fighting machines called the “AnBots” were developed by the National Defense University, the home of many Chinese military innovations.
· Editorial Staff
Shocking Video of Man Brutally Beating His Wife in Front of Their Kid Goes Viral in China
A man in China was caught on video beating his wife in front of their crying daughter on the streets of Chengdu over the weekend. The wife had allegedly been cheating on the man, which prompted the beating. The video has gone viral with netizens commenting on his actions.…
· Editorial Staff
China Bans Rich Kids From Reality TV to Prevent Them From Embarrassing the Country
China’s state censor has banned children of the rich and famous from appearing on reality TV shows after a series of scandals involving some of the country’s “rich kids” stoked the Chinese public’s anger. The country’s state news agency, Xinhua, announced the ban by the State…
· Editorial Staff
Selena Gomez Reportedly Banned From China After Meeting the Dalai Lama
Pop artist Selena Gomez is rumored to have been banned from China and forced to cancel her shows following a meeting with one particular person that doesn’t sit well with the Chinese government. Her concert tour dates for August in the cities of Guangzhou and Shanghai were…
· Laura Dang
The Billionaire Founder of China’s Tencent is Donating $2 Billion to Charity
Ma Huateng, chairman of Tencent Holdings Ltd., recently announced his plans to give away 100 million shares of his company to a new charity fund. The shares are estimated to be worth over $2 billion and will constitute what is believed to be the second biggest philanthropic…
· Editorial Staff
China: 500 Students Develop Severe Health Problems, Discover School was Built on Toxic Waste Dump
Grades are the least of worries for a Chinese school that discovered its students have contracted various illnesses including cancer after building its campus on the site of an old chemical plant. The secondary school, located in Jiangsu province, relocated last fall to a former…
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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.