Sony roasted for ad that implies professional-grade cameras are too complex for women
A social media post from Sony China has seriously backfired as the Chinese internet lit up to accuse the company…
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Sony China roasted for ad that implies professional-grade cameras are too complex for women
A social media post from the Chinese operation of Japanese electronics and entertainment behemoth Sony has seriously backfired as the…
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Tencent’s boundary-pushing Dajia blog abruptly shuts down
On the morning of February 19, media consumers in China woke up to discover that Dàjiā 大家 by Tencent News,…
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The Communist Youth League thought it was creating patriotic idols. Instead, it started a conversation about women’s rights
At this point, it’s no secret that the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), the Chinese Communist Party’s division for…
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Gansu government’s head-shaving publicity stunt backfires
The Chinese internet is on fire over a disturbing video via the Lanzhou Morning Post that shows a group of…
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Traditional Chinese medicine mobile hospital treats COVID-19 patients in Wuhan
A group of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experts has been put in charge of Jiangxia Module Hospital, one of the…
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Must-watch video diary of Wuhan under quarantine
It’s been almost three weeks since China imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, the epicenter of the the COVID-19 outbreak. While…
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Ungrateful government official blasted for excessive demands on tech giants amid COVID-19 epidemic
The COVID-19 epidemic that is spreading across China is a tragedy of massive scale that has claimed over 1,000 lives…
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New PBS documentary sheds a rare light on the personal struggles faced by single women in China
There’s been a lot of ink spilled in the past few years over the issue of shengnu (剩女 shèngnǚ) — “leftover…
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Apartment rental platforms apologize for exploiting customers during COVID-19 outbreak
Danke and Ziroom, two of China’s biggest online home rental platforms, have come under fire from apartment owners and tenants for…
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All the hilariously aggressive coronavirus propaganda banners found in China
If you hang out in public today / Grass will grow on your grave next year Illustration by Derek…
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Women’s rights advocate calls out sexist coverage of Wuhan outbreak in Chinese media
Women have been playing a crucial role in tackling major crises in China for as long as men have, but…
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Chinese social media users target Denmark after Danish newspaper’s coronavirus cartoon
A wave of anti-Denmark sentiment has flared up on the Chinese internet after Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a cartoon about the…
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Top health official in quarantined city fired for ignorance about basic facts of coronavirus outbreak
Huanggang is the epidemic-stricken Chinese city 50 miles from Wuhan that has reported 324 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV. A high-ranking…
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