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China
Chinese streamer dies after drinking several ‘baijiu’ bottles during livestream
A Chinese content creator died after consuming several bottles of the Chinese alcoholic beverage baijiu during a livestream. Wang Moufeng, k...
Ryan General
Former exec of TikTok parent ByteDance says Beijing had ‘supreme access’ to US data
A former executive for ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company — has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of having “supreme ...
Carl Samson
Chinese father spends $868,000 to build ideal kindergarten for his son
A man from Jiangsu province in eastern China spent an exorbitant amount of money to build the ideal kindergarten for his son. The father, id...
Bryan Ke
‘Walk to the light’: Woman’s final words to dying husband goes viral
The final farewell of an 83-year-old woman to her dying 87-year-old husband has touched the hearts of Chinese netizens. A video clip of the ...
Michelle De Pacina
China sentences 6 men for abuse, trafficking of chained mother of 8
A Chinese court has jailed six men in connection to the high-profile human trafficking case of a woman that was found chained inside a hut i...
Chinese influencer claims Dilraba Dilmurat fans attacked him for AI kissing video
A Chinese influencer claimed several angry fans of actor Dilraba Dilmurat stormed his office and attacked him for an edited video he posted ...
Business
Chinese drink switches from sexualizing women to men in ads on International Women’s Day
A popular coconut milk brand in China known for its scientifically bogus claims and advertisements featuring sexualized female models is now...
Father punishes son by forcing him to play video games for 17 hours straight
A Chinese father punished his son, 11, by purportedly forcing him to play video games for 17 hours without any sleep. Located in Shenzhen, C...
Iris Jung
Viral video shows girl in China begging on her knees before woman finally returns her dropped money
A teenage girl was forced to beg after dropping her 200 yuan (approximately $29) allowance, with the older woman who picked it up claiming t...
Video captures axe-wielding man in China destroying ex-boss’s Mercedes-Benz
Authorities in southern China have arrested an axe-wielding man after he heavily damaged his former boss’s Mercedes-Benz car while intoxicat...
Entertainment
Tony Leung gains 1.5M followers within a day of joining Douyin, greeted by ‘Infernal Affairs’ co-star Andy Lau
Tony Leung was met with a warm welcome by his fans and fellow Hong Kong actor Andy Lau upon joining Douyin. The beloved actor and singer, 6...
Chinese basketball star apologizes following backlash over sexist taunt
A Chinese basketball star has publicly apologized after drawing outrage on social media for taunting a rival player with a sexist comment. Z...
Dying man’s final words to wife of 64 years move netizens to tears
A tear-inducing video of an elderly man saying his final words to his wife of 64 years while on his deathbed has gone viral on Chinese socia...
Chinese man who models his own brand’s high heels makes nearly $900,000 a month
A Chinese man has gone viral on Douyin for personally modeling his own brand’s high heels. Under the translated Douyin username “Uncle Wu W...
Chinese toddler receives custom prosthetic leg in heartwarming video
A 3-year-old boy from Hubei province in central China has tugged on the heartstrings of social media users after receiving a custom prosthet...
Man’s video of his terminally ill mother cooking him one last meal touches netizens’ hearts
Nothing captures parental love like a homemade meal. For Deng Caihou’s terminally ill mother, cooking her son one final meal was her way of...
William Yuk
Chinese boy goes viral for crying in frustration while teaching his stubborn sister math
A video of a 9-year-old boy crying in frustration as his 9-year-old sister refuses to let him teach her math has gone viral on Chinese soci...
Chinese influencer banned from Douyin for eating a live wasp
A Chinese influencer has been banned from Douyin after he filmed himself eating a live wasp, prompting heavy backlash from online users. T...
Rebecca Moon
21-year-old woman shepherd in China dubbed ‘gentle desert butcher’ goes viral on Douyin
A 21-year-old woman in northwestern China has been rising to stardom on Douyin for sharing videos of her life as a shepherd. In one video,...
Taiwanese boy banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘fatty’
In an interview with the YouTube channel 486 Street Polls, a Taiwanese boy revealed that he was banned from Douyin for calling Chinese Pres...
Homeless single father in China who sells balloons at night with his daughter goes viral
A viral Douyin video uploaded on Saturday shows a homeless single father and his daughter selling balloons late at night. The two reported...
‘You don’t want to take my money, do you?’: Mandarin-speaking rabbi fights antisemitism on China’s TikTok
American Rabbi Matt Trusch, who lived and worked in China for over a decade, is now fighting antisemitism by posting educational videos on ...
27-year-old Chinese man struggles to find a job because of his youthful appearance
A 27-year-old Chinese man has been unable to attain a job for years due to his young appearance. Many companies have rejected the man due ...
Social Media
Chinese man teaches his dog how to start the rice cooker while he is away in viral video
A man in China taught his pet husky how to use an electric rice cooker by remotely instructing the dog through a home surveillance system. ...
Chinese dad goes viral for wearing a skirt to teach his daughters how to avoid wardrobe malfunctions
A Chinese father has gone viral for wearing a skirt and teaching his daughters how to avoid a wardrobe malfunction in a Douyin video posted...
Chinese man spends $51,000 building a luxurious mansion with AC and swimming pool for his pet dogs
A dog lover in China invested 340,000 yuan (approximately $51,100) into building a luxurious estate for his pet dogs. The 33-year-old crayfi...
Design
Chinese amputee ‘Iron Leg Man’ shares his hi-tech prosthetic leg design online so others can use it
Liang Kaiyu, 30, created his own prosthetic leg and then modified it by adding LED lights, shock absorbers and a self-charging interface. ...
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’ gets banned on Douyin
Elon Musk’s viral doppelgänger, affectionately known online as “Yi Long Musk,” has reportedly been banned from Chinese social media. The Dou...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong star Andy Lau goes viral for doing housework
Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer Andy Lau garnered millions of views on Chinese social media after posting a video of h...
Video of 3-year-old boy using a stool to care for his dad, who is in a vegetative state, goes viral
A video of a son helping his father went viral on Chinese social media after the 3-year-old boy’s mother, Liu Na, posted it on Douyin on Ma...
‘It’s only for foreigners!’: Hong Kong actor sparks outrage in China for celebrating Christmas
Chinese social media users reportedly chastised Hong Kong actor Bobby Au-Yeung for posting a Christmas-themed video online. Season’s greeti...
Viral
Racism allegations against controversial video of Chinese cotton farmer eating watermelon are debunked
Last week, a viral video of a Chinese farmer eating watermelon in a cotton field sparked outrage online as it was believed to perpetuate har...
Editorial Staff
Douyin users criticize ‘baiting crowd’ for egging on Chinese influencer’s livestream suicide
A Douyin influencer who livestreamed her suicide has prompted other users to question the social media platform’s prevention efforts and the...
Douyin, the Chinese TikTok, limits its younger users to 40 minutes a day
On Saturday, Douyin parent company Bytedance announced they would be limiting access to the app for children to 40 minutes a day, in line wi...
Asia
How an American Woman’s Chinese Song Went Insanely Viral in China
U.S.-China relations may be rocky right now, but a hit Mandarin-language song written and performed by an American woman has once again disp...
Ziye Wang
Viral ‘Four Generations’ Meme in China Will Make You Miss Your Grandparents
Chinese families are embarking on a wholesome new internet trend that is making people miss their grandparents. The meme, aptly dubbed “four...