Swimming on period? Chinese celebrity Angelababy sparks online debate
Yeung Wing 杨颖, a Chinese entertainer better known by her…
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Till death or exam do us part: Chinese province offers ‘divorce test’
Ongoing efforts by local governments in China to prevent couples from divorcing have reached a new level: The civil…
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‘Relationship expert’ says Chinese comfort women prove gender superiority
Yang Bingyang 杨冰阳, or Ayawawa, is a Chinese relationship expert who created a lucrative business by preaching her questionable…
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LGBT events spring up on Chinese campuses
Marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17, college and high school students rallied on…
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No sleeping in class: Chinese high school installs cameras to monitor student facial expressions
A network of surveillance cameras backed by facial-recognition technology has been introduced to every classroom at a high school…
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Movie theater in China apologizes for telling women to shut their mouths while watching ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
On May 11, Weibo user Donggu Liang Miaomiaowu 冬菇凉喵喵喵呜 went to the Tongliao Wanda Cinema in Inner Mongolia…
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Police hunt for Didi driver suspected of raping and murdering a female passenger
Police in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, are searching for a Didi driver named Liu Zhenhua 刘镇华, who abandoned his car…
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Sexist troll on Weibo says interracial marriages are a crime against the Chinese race
A Weibo user named “Dr. Xie 88” (谢博士88) posted an infographic…
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Suspect caught at Jacky Cheung’s concert by facial-recognition technology, again
Someone is apparently not reading the news. Last month, police used…
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U.S. Embassy bashes Chinese ‘political correctness’ on Weibo, sending the Chinese internet into a frenzy
The U.S. Embassy in China has ignited a firestorm…
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Peking University celebrates 120th anniversary after a season of scandals
In celebration of its 120th anniversary, Peking University, one of China’s most prestigious universities, held a ceremony (in…
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Students at National Taiwan University march to defend school autonomy
Students at the prestigious National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei are planning a protest — dubbed the “New May…
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Q&A with Debra Lodge, a major force behind RMB internationalization
China has been pushing the internationalization of its currency for years. Debra Lodge, managing director for HSBC Global Markets,…
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Taoist ceremony at a nuclear site betrays the ‘spirit of science’
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the country’s most established scientific…
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Seven students dead, 12 injured in stabbing attack in Shaanxi Province
Seven middle school students were reportedly stabbed to death and 12…
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