Ivy Yu
Ivy Yu is an editor at Sina News based in Beijing. She is responsible for covering international news but also has great passion for China studies. She holds an M.A. in International Relations from New York University. She can be reached via [email protected]
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Film Friday: ‘Einstein and Einstein’ depicts the painful reality of growing up in China
Storytellers the world over are drawn to bildungsroman, focusing on those moments just before adulthood. But whereas many of the joys and agonies of growing…
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Why did Tencent just invest in a self-media account with a history of ‘article laundering’? [UPDATE]
It was reported last Thursday that Tencent led a $4.1 million (30 million RMB) investment in Chaping 差评, a WeChat self-media account popular for its scathing…
A fake post purportedly from Tencent’s CEO fooled everyone, including Tencent
A WeChat story criticizing tech giant Tencent for “losing its dream” went viral on social media in China over the weekend. But what’s attracted even…
How ‘self-media’ in China has become a hub for misinformation
Illustration by Hannah Bae / @eatdrinkdraw As Facebook and Twitter attempt to combat the spread of misinformation, China is having its own “fake news”…