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China is Incredibly Pissed at Hollywood
Chinese moviegoers are giving Hollywood the cold shoulder. Hollywood is quickly losing its Chinese audience over the industry’s notorious “whitewashing” of Asian roles. Some recent controversial castings include the rumor that Jennifer Lawrence was cast as the title character in…
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Woman Orders iPhone 7 Online in China, Gets Exactly What She Deserves
Sometimes when you try to buy a hot new tech item online like the iPhone 7 in a sold out country like China, odds are the offer is too good to be true. That’s what one woman discovered when she ordered an “iPhone 7” online, only for her package to contain an iPhone 3, an iPhone…
· Ryan General
Disturbing Video Captures Dog Being Dragged By Speeding Truck In China
A terrifying video of a dog being dragged behind a pick-up truck has surfaced in Chinese social media. In the clip, the poor animal was dragged helplessly as the truck drove at a frightening speeds. Unable to stand up due to the speed, the dog was dragged flat on its stomach as…
· Ryan General
Driver in China Runs Over Three Kids Because She Was Distracted By Her Phone
Horrifying surveillance camera footage of three children being run over by a car in a parking lot has gone viral on China’s social media sites. The short clip showed three small unsupervised kids playing in the Shenzhen lot before being run over on by a sedan on Saturday.
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China’s Richest Dog Gets 8 iPhone 7s Just Because She Can
China’s richest dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Coco, has recently become the owner of 8 new iPhone 7s after being spoiled by her owner, Wang Sicong, the son of China’s richest billionaire. It was only last year that Coco sported two of the then-latest tech gadgets, the Apple…
· Ryan General
Disturbing Photos Reveal How U.S. Cities Would Look With China’s Pollution
Xingtai, one of China’s oldest cities, is also one of its most polluted. The thickly smogged city, with air so polluted it tastes of petrol, has a population of around seven million struggling people. The industrial Chinese city’s pollution is very evident in its soil and bodies…
· Ryan General
Worst Kung Fu Fight of All Time Goes Viral in China
Kung fu fights are always very compelling to watch, especially in movies. Real-life action may probably be as exciting, but practitioners of any martial art relating to Kung fu rarely show off their skills in public. When a video clip of a street fight in China surfaced online,…
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Former Karaoke Hostess May Become the First Asian American to Represent New York’s Chinatown
Yuh-Line Niou, 33, is on track to becoming the first Asian-American to represent Chinatown and any part of Manhattan in the New York State Assembly. On Tuesday, Niou won the primary race for the 65th Assembly District and beat out five other prominent candidates in the running.…
· Ryan General
Giant Moon Terrorizes China’s Streets, Rolls Over Cars and People
A giant inflatable moon briefly became a social media sensation in China after causing a bit of a frenzy in the streets of Fuzhou as it rolled over cars around the roads and intersections in the area. The giant air-filled ball was installed in front of Powerlong Shopping Mall in…
· Ryan General
China Just Built Their Very First Skytrain, Will Debut in 2017
By now, most people may have already forgotten about the elevated “straddling” bus, China’s futuristic vehicle that would’ve eased congested traffic in cities — if only they could get it to work properly. In the meantime, China is set to offer another alternative to traditional…
· Ryan General
China’s ‘Red Princess’ Bao Bao Wan to Sell $13 Million Penthouse After Staying Just Two Nights
China’s fashionista ‘Red Princess’ Bao Bao Wan is now selling a recently purchased, two-story, three-bedroom penthouse in Sydney, Australia after reportedly spending only two nights inside it. Bought in December last year for a cool $10.5 million, the luxurious home in The…
· Ryan General
A Lawrence University Student From China Wants To Help Rural Children Study Better
A Lawrence University freshman is hoping to make the world a better place by embarking on the enormous task of helping rural students from all over the world become better equipped in school. Last year, Andy Yuhan Wang created a nonprofit organization called the Andy Reading…
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Hongkongers Catch Rare Muscular Disease After Eating Crayfish From China
After eating crayfish from mainland China, two Hongkongers acquired a rare and painful muscular condition that carried potentially fatal complications. Reported by the Centre for Health Protection, the first case involved a 30-year-old woman who developed severe muscle pain in…
· Carl Samson
Photographer Reveals What Kids Eat For Lunch in China
While most American kids might be put off by other meals from around the world, they still haven’t seen what schoolchildren in China eat for lunch. Some of it might look pretty normal, but others may seem really out of this world. Xinhua took note of Chinese kids’ lunches as the…
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Air China Warns Chinese Tourists to Avoid Black, Indian, and Pakistani People in the U.K.
Air China, the country’s flagship airline, is drawing flak over an excerpt from an article published by its in-flight magazine this month. The controversial “tip” warned Chinese tourists entering London to avoid areas populated by ethnic minorities:
· Ryan General
China ‘Convinced’ Millions of Citizens to Evacuate Hangzhou For the G20 Summit
Hangzhou, a city of 6 million Chinese residents, was turned into a virtual ghost town to ensure the G20 summit went perfectly without a hitch. The city was the chosen site of the eleventh meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) held on September 4–5 , the first one to be hosted in…
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China’s Epic Glass Bridge Suddenly Closes 13 Days After Opening
China’s record-breaking glass bridge closed just 13 days after its opening, upsetting thousands of visitors. The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge suspended over China’s Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon opened to the public on August 20. The six-meter-wide bridge is 430…
· Ryan General
China is Banning All Media Stories About ‘Western Lifestyles’ and Flaunting Money
In an effort to curb Western influence on China’s citizens, the Chinese executive branch has issued an order to all local media platforms preventing them to report content that it deemed non-compliant to the Communist Party’s ideologies. The country’s State Administration of…
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The ‘World’s Most Dangerous Village’ is in China
China is home to what’s being called the “World’s Most Dangerous Village” and true enough to its title, it’s not for the faint of heart. High in the Taihang Mountains of Henan province lies the village of Guoliang, a community that’s almost “forgotten” due to its…
· Ryan General
China’s Richest Man Reveals His Master Plan to Destroy Disney
Chinese multi-billionaire Wang Jianlin has declared war on Disney again and renewed his vows to ensure the company fails horribly in China. The outspoken Dalian Wanda Group’s founder and China’s richest man made a similar pronouncement in the past, but has reiterated his…
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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.