China’s AI actors are on the rise, and not everyone is buying it. The country’s microdrama industry offers a glimpse of ...

A Chinese postdoc’s reported suicide after questioning by US authorities became a top trending topic in China this week.

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The major talking points on Chinese social media this week: from the capture of a notorious child trafficker and unexpected death of Zhang Xuefeng, to one of the most expensive Chinese music video ...

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While the public initially supported 'Grandma Xu' and criticized the Benz driver from Baoding, the narrative took an unexpected turn. The epidemic situations in the smaller cities of Baoding and ...

Upcoming Chinese costume drama "Rule The World" will not be broadcasted until later in 2017. The show is already one of the most anticipated Chinese TV ...

We’re at a very complicated time in our online lives. An explainer of “Chinamaxxing,” the “kill line,” and the platform politics behind them. The meeting between US President Donald Trump and new ...