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Leaked CCP Social Media System Allegedly Reconstructs Real-World Identities

Recently, a screenshot allegedly showing an internal social media analysis system used by China’s public security authorities has been circulating online. The image shows that by e...

The Chinese App That Puts Instagram to Shame

In the ancient city of Dali, I saw firsthand how RedNote has evolved from a lifestyle platform into the tool that powers the country’s tourism industry.

Ranked: The Biggest Social Media Platforms in 2026

Billions of people use social media today. The biggest three platforms, however, are all owned by just one company.

Tencent Launches Life List Mini Program for Youth Social Networking

Tencent launches Life List WeChat mini program, a lightweight social product for young users featuring wish-list check-ins and same-frequency social discovery.

Information Seeking in China: A Different Ecosystem, Familiar Behavior

Information seeking in China is driven by mobile social-media apps. But how users prompt and engage with genAI mirrors what we've seen in the West.

Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World

As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.

China Uses Social Media to Amplify Taiwanese Voices in Information Warfare: Reuters Report

Reuters noted that in December last year, the Chinese military conducted large-scale drills around Taiwan while simultaneously carrying out psychological operations via smartphone...

Chinesische Propaganda auf Social Media: Pekings nützliche Gehilfen

Fröhliche Menschen, Berge und Flüsse, hübsche Moscheen – so stellen In­flu­en­ce­r:in­nen China im Sinne des Regimes dar. Doch die Realität sieht anders aus. mehr...

Chinesische Propaganda auf Social Media: Pekings nützliche Gehilfen

Fröhliche Menschen, Berge und Flüsse, hübsche Moscheen – so stellen In­flu­en­ce­r:in­nen China im Sinne des Regimes dar. Doch die Realität sieht anders aus. mehr...

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...

China blocks Meta’s Manus deal after months-long probe, thwarting purchase

Beijing has blocked the proposed purchase by Meta Platforms of artificial intelligence firm Manus, a start-up that is officially registered in Singapore but developed its products...

Beijing Is Using Influencers to Burnish Its Image

“Chinamaxxing” has become an online phenomenon.

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 Orders Teachers to Register All Personal Social Media Accounts as Telecom Carriers Block Foreign Websites

According to the Epoch Times, Beijing’s latest censorship push has moved beyond controlling what Chinese citizens say online to policing who is speaking and whether they can see an...

China blocks Meta’s Manus acquisition

The National Development and Reform Commission ruled that the $2 billion deal was invalid, and ordered the companies to unwind.

China blocks Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus

China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing’s c...

Mapped: Europe’s Social Media Gap by Country

An overwhelming majority of Europeans are on social media today. Germans and Italians, however, are more reluctant.

Meituan and Kuaishou Expand Ecosystems with Social Gaming and In-App Knowledge Features

Meituan adds social features to gaming while Kuaishou launches an in-app encyclopedia, signaling a broader push to strengthen ecosystem stickiness.

Rapid-fire to restrained: China state visit reveals a changed Trump on social media

US President Donald Trump – known for his combative and prolific social media style – struck an unusually restrained online tone during his state visit to China. Trump has shared o...

Vidu Claw Launches "100 RMB for Million-Dollar Commercials" Era: Prompt a Video in WeChat, Get a Theater-Grade Ad

Vidu Claw, developed by Shengshu Technology, has introduced a Creator Plan that enables anyone to produce cinema-quality 30-second ads for roughly 100 RMB — a potential seismic dis...

Feature: A Chinese classroom at the edge of the algorithm

HEFEI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The first language used in Yang Weiyun's live-stream is not always Chinese. Sometimes it is a thumb. Sometimes it is a heart. Sometimes it is a crying face...

Tencent's 1.4 Billion Users Give It An AI Edge No Western Platform Can Match

China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus

China has banned a planned acquisition of the AI startup Manus following a probe into Meta’s planned purchase of the firm

JD.com Reportedly Blocks External AI Tools, Meituan Tightens Use of Alibaba’s Qwen Model

JD.com blocks external AI tools while Meituan restricts Alibaba’s Qwen model, as tech giants double down on in-house AI.