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‘Austin Li is out of touch’ — Phrase of the Week
China’s Lipstick King is out of touch. And there’s a new meme about it.
September 22, 2023 Source: The China Project
‘Appeared out of nowhere’ — Phrase of the Week
A new fictitious university that started as an online joke came out of nowhere.
July 21, 2023 Source: The China Project
How ‘filter bubbles’ provide shelter for Chinese LGBTQ communities on social media
Algorithmic biases have long been criticized for limiting people’s exposure to diverse views. But in China — where content related to homosexuality faces the constant threat of censorship — filter bubbles can protect and nurture LGBTQ communities.
June 7, 2023 Source: The China Project
‘Punishing the innocent and the guilty in the same way’ — Phrase of the Week
Two women involved in a fight on a train are both given the same punishment, which most people disagree with.
May 19, 2023 Source: The China Project
Backlash in China after basketball star Dwight Howard calls Taiwan a country
“I’m not a politician and I don’t want to get involved in political matters,” the former NBA star explained after referring to Taiwan as a country in a video.
May 15, 2023 Source: The China Project
China’s withering cities through the lens of Chen Ronghui
The portraits in Chen’s series “Freezing Land” feature people he discovered on Kuaishou, a popular Chinese video app with millions of users mostly in third and fourth-tier cities. The project is an examination of Chinese cities on the verge of vanishing.
May 2, 2023 Source: The China Project
‘Stupid tax’ — Phrase of the Week
Milk tea in bamboo is a new drink popular with consumers, but some also say it’s a rip-off. And there’s a Chinese phrase for that!
April 21, 2023 Source: The China Project
After TikTok, scrutiny of these Chinese tech companies could be next
TikTok is in the news nearly every day as it faces more and more local and federal restrictions. But there are several other Chinese apps that could be in trouble.
April 21, 2023 Source: The China Project
To fend off creepy guys online, Chinese women gather around ‘baby solid food’
Xiaohongshu was a women-centered lifestyle app before it made a concerted effort to attract more men. As a result, women users have had to come up with innovative means to keep their content from drawing unwanted attention.
April 19, 2023 Source: The China Project
A guide to TikTok bans around the world
Montana has just passed a TikTok ban, following a number of American federal and state restrictions on the short-video app. This is what you need to know about the new Montana law and other restrictions on the app around the world.
April 17, 2023 Source: The China Project
‘Kick someone when they are down’ — Phrase of the Week
China’s favorite table tennis star has got himself into trouble. His reputation is collapsing, and everyone is kicking him when he is down.
April 14, 2023 Source: The China Project
‘Stubbornly Chinese’ — Phrase of the Week
A new derogatory phrase used by an overprivileged Chinese influencer to criticize Chinese people living on the mainland began as the Hindi word for “China” thousands of years ago.
April 7, 2023 Source: The China Project
The RESTRICT Act could unite TikTok, Tucker Carlson, and Shein
New proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress could stop foreign tech companies from operating in the U.S. Everyone’s talking about TikTok — but the implications for Chinese companies are much broader. Not even Tucker Carlson likes it.
March 28, 2023 Source: The China Project
TikTok’s hopeless quest to prove it’s American enough
TikTok faces an uphill battle to prove its compatibility with “American values” and will have to grapple with regulatory double standards that overlook the many problems of its American counterparts, writes Ivy Yang, a veteran of public relations and reputation management in U.S.-China tech.
March 28, 2023 Source: The China Project
Birth rates and cyberbullying are among the hot topics ahead of Two Sessions 2023
As thousands of delegates descend on Beijing this week for China’s largest political gathering of the year, some of their proposals on contentious social issues have already gotten people talking on the internet.
March 3, 2023 Source: The China Project
TikTok: to ban or not to ban?
On February 17, Intelligence Squared hosted a debate. The question was: should the U.S. ban Tiktok? Our reporter was there to question both speakers. Here’s what he found out.
February 27, 2023 Source: The China Project
TikTok is hiring lobbyists on Capitol Hill, but it’s still not answering the questions that count
The app that American teenagers love and American politicians hate is in danger of being banned, but it still hasn’t figured out how to navigate K Street.
February 15, 2023 Source: The China Project
Taiwanese internet celebrity banned in China after announcing election bid as member of pro-democracy party
For nearly a decade, Chung Wei-ting entertained millions of viewers in the PRC with his movie recap videos. Then he was blocked, ending his career in the country and radicalizing his views on China.
February 10, 2023 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for January 18, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
January 19, 2023 Source: The China Project
TikTok, (she’s) on the clock
Susan St. Denis, the face behind the China Vibe’s official TikTok channel for The China Project, talks about what people are getting wrong about TikTok, the challenges of presenting complex issues in this medium, and much more.
January 12, 2023 Source: The China Project