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Top Chinese influencer sells pricey courses after government live-streaming ban

A top social media agency in mainland China, suspended from business operations two years ago for selling fake Hong Kong brand mooncakes, is back in the spotlight for selling live-...

Sources: Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu targets a Hong Kong IPO as early as year-end at a $70B+ valuation, up from...

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu targets a Hong Kong IPO as early as year-end at a $70B+ valuation, up from $50B in recent private secondary trade...

Chinese Dreamcore Takes Over Gen Z Social Media Feeds

Chinese Dreamcore is taking over the social media feeds of young people in China, who face falling wages and a dire job market. The memes and videos express a desire to return to s...

Уроки китайского единства

Помимо языка и общего культурного кода, граждан Китая вот уже 15 лет объединяет суперапп WeChat. Приложением пользуются 1,4 млрд человек. Среди мессенджеров мировая аудитория больш...

Hiring via WeChat in China in 2026

Trusted source due to hyper strong ID verification on Chinese social media. WeChat being the most obvious example – not only ID check required, but invite from a previously ID chec...

China beauty influencer returns after 3-year hiatus, gaining 10 million followers in a day

A former top beauty make-up influencer who has made a whirlwind return to social media after disappearing from view has called on her fans to place their trust in her. The influenc...

China bans 11 online activities under tighter rules to curb rumours, cyberbullies

China’s top internet watchdog has banned 11 specific online activities under strict new rules for multiplatform content creators taking effect later this year. Rolling out the new...

Once a Hub for Debate, China’s Tianya Returns to a Transformed Online Landscape

While many longtime users celebrated the return of a platform that shaped China's early internet culture, others questioned whether Tianya can regain its former role in an era of t...

Concerns Grow That TikTok and Xiaohongshu Could Shape Taiwanese Perceptions of the CCP

Concerns have emerged in Taiwan over the Chinese Communist Party’s alleged use of TikTok and Xiaohongshu to conduct cognitive warfare, cultural influence operations, and cybersecur...

Tencent shares jump 10% on expectations of AI agent within WeChat super app

Shares of Tencent Holdings surged 10 per cent on Tuesday, driven by investor optimism over reports that the Chinese tech giant is close to launching an artificial intelligence agen...

As China’s ‘check-in culture’ intensifies, it’s time to set some limits

Nobody knew how the tree grew popular online, but for about two months, villagers near Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province, found drones flying over their wheat fields. One video...

В китайском WeChat появился собственный ИИ-ассистент Xiaowei

Компания Tencent объявила о начале тестирования собственного ИИ-ассистента в приложении WeChat в версии для китайской аудитории. Ассистент получил имя Xiaowei и поддерживает взаимо...

LinkedIn not in operation in China!

How do recruiters in China recruit without LinkedIn? LinkedIn do not provide services in the PRC, so how do recruiters hire over there? Follow and subscribe to the channel for more...

China Faces Surge in Popularity of 'Child Influencer' Abuse Content

Chinese state media highlighted this week the rise of “children influencers” on regime-controlled social media, children producing short video content in which they appear to be su...

How WeChat became THE trusted source for hiring in China in 2026

Daisy Shen describes how the mix of personal and professional content on a verified ID channel elevates trust – example, WeChat! Follow and subscribe to the channel for more guest...

Deleted Report Unveils New Effort to Monitor VPN Use on Chinese Campuses

A military-linked Chinese technology company quietly removed a report promoting a system designed to monitor and identify VPN use on university networks after the document sparked...

China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month

Click to expand Image A same-sex couple hold hands during an event to raise awareness of...

China's Tech Giants Deploy AI Across Every Front in the 618 Shopping Festival

Alibaba, JD.com, and ByteDance put AI at the center of China's 618 shopping festival, with AI assistants, digital hosts, and smart logistics reshaping e-commerce.

What the West can learn from China's WeChat mini-games

Summer Liu is the CMO and head of overseas business at SocialPeta. Learn more about China's games industry and connect with regional leaders at PGC Summit Shanghai on July 29th. W...

China blogger with 20 million followers takes a break after 13 years of intense content creation

A top influencer in China has announced a halt to updates of his social media account for the sake of his health, arousing significant nationwide attention. The announcement comes...

China's AI Large Model API Calls Lead Globally for Nine Consecutive Weeks as US Share Plunges from 72% to 33%

Chinese AI large models have maintained the global lead in API call volume for nine straight weeks, with DeepSeek-V4-Flash, MiMo-V2.5, and MiniMax M3 topping the charts.

Brands using AI-generated influencers on social media

Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026

The report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found 54% of respondents said they got news from social media or video platforms in the week before the survey.

World Brand Lab Releases China's 500 Most Valuable Brands 2026

Tencent, Huawei and Haier ranked the top three, with 146 Chinese brands valued at more than 100 billion RMB