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China
Meet the musician promoting banjo and bluegrass in China
Eric Shi, a Chinese banjoist and content creator, promotes his instrument and bluegrass — a genre of American roots music — in China. Shi ru...
Bryan Ke
Ukrainian woman gets deepfaked to find Chinese husbands, sell Russian goods
A Ukrainian YouTuber is exposing the horrors of deepfakes on Chinese social media after learning that her image has been extensively cloned ...
Video: The ‘Dragon Ball’ musical performance that attracted over 350M live viewers
The Dragon Ball musical performance by Chinese youth dance troupe O-DOG at Bilibili’s New Year’s Eve gala in China attracted over 350 millio...
Michelle De Pacina
Issues & Racism
Human Rights Watch study finds prevalence of anti-Black racist content on Chinese social media
“Beijing should recognize that undertaking investments in Africa and embracing China-Africa friendship won’t undo the harm caused by unaddre...
Ryan General
Comedian Uncle Roger banned on Chinese social media after joking about China’s government
Malaysian British comedian Nigel Ng, better known by his online persona Uncle Roger, has been suspended on Chinese social media after making...
News
Chinese Harvard student decides ‘not to learn English anymore’
A Chinese Harvard student has gone viral after sharing a video where she explains why she has decided to “stop trying to learn English.” T...
Rebecca Moon
Video of 66-year-old disabled carpenter overcoming difficulties in life inspires millions in China
Millions of viewers in China were left inspired after a short film portraying the struggles of a 66-year-old disabled carpenter went viral o...
Social Media
Yīshíjì, popular Chinese content creator, comes out as gay in suicide note
Yīshíjì, a Bilibili content creator known for his videos of himself cooking and eating alone in his home, came out in a suicide note that h...
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