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
How did the death of a young stray cat lead to a online wave of grief and outrage over the past few days? It started with fans mourning a beloved Chinese internet celebrity cat, then turned into backlash against fake news, anger over animal cruelty groups, and suspicions that local officials were more concerned with controlling the narrative than finding the truth. Although things turned dark quickly, it began beautifully light.
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1 week ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
🔥 A version of this story also appeared in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. The China tour of American Youtube star IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr.) is still echoing on Chinese social media—the hype hasn’t quieted down just yet, especially now that the popular livestreamer launched his very first Chinese commercial recently, just before the May Day holiday.
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1 week ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
FROM THE WEIBO WATCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER Dear Reader, A controversy that has been brewing recently has completely taken over the Chinese internet over the past week, becoming the biggest public scandal on Chinese social media in 2025 so far.
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1 week ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
FROM THE WEIBO WATCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER Dear Reader, A controversy that has been brewing recently has completely taken over the Chinese internet over the past week, becoming the biggest public scandal on Chinese social media in 2025 so far.
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2 weeks ago |
whatsonweibo.com | Manya Koetse
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in China – Week 18 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. An enormous fire that happened at a restaurant in Liaoning’s Liaoyang on the afternoon of April 29 (see video) has gone top trending on Chinese social media, mainly due to the fact that it caused so many fatalities.
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First thing I thought when I saw the trending hashtag “Li Gang Arrested” on Weibo was: wait, that Li Gang from the infamous “My Dad is Li Gang” meme?! Turns out, many had the same reaction, but the real news was even bigger. Quick write-up here: https://t.co/knbO3iGgHa https://t.co/SAgyenMXpm
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