Manya Koetse
Editor-in-Chief at What's on Weibo
China social trends, online media & digital culture | Sinologist | Japan | Hotpot Ambassador🔥 Founder @whatsonweibo, subscribe to support & get more insights
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4 days ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
š„ Quick Take: Trending in China This is a brief update from our curated roundup of whatās trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. “Taiwan Tour Group Sold to Myanmar” is the headline that’s currently making its rounds on social media after Chinese media reported on June 3rd that a group of eight tourists from Taiwan became victims of telecom fraud-related human trafficking in Myanmar.
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1 week ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Ruixin Zhang |Manya Koetse
This week, the Chinese internet exploded over a pair of earrings worn by a child actress. In recent years, China’s netizens have been paying closer attention to so-called “nepo babies”—the children of the rich and powerful whose success often seems tied more to family connections than to talent. Some, like Huawei’s heiress Yao Anna (姚安娜), have been criticized for using family ties to enter the entertainment industry.
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2 weeks ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in China This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. Over the past decade, China’s milk tea industry has become something of a cultural phenomenon.
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2 weeks ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
The Chinese historical drama A Love Never Lost (人生若如初见) has been getting a lot of attention on Chinese social media since it made its surprise premiere on iQiyi on May 13. By now, one of the main hashtags about the drama on Weibo has already exceeded 2.2 billion views. To say that A Love Never Lost has been a much-anticipated drama is somewhat of an understatement.
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3 weeks ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in China – Week 20 This is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. What’s in your water? Would a water by any other name taste as good?
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RT @manyapan: I’ve been scrolling Chinese social media so you don’t have to🫡. Just sent out my newsletter>3,000 words on what’s trending &…
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Taking a moment to commemorate Dazhuang, better known as the square-faced monkey (国字脸猴子). He only recently reached stardom status after May Day holiday visitors to Hefei Wildlife Park shared videos of him. He passed unexpectedly due to heart failure. Goodbye, Mr. Square https://t.co/UePGmP8Liq