What’s on Weibo is a reader-supported publication, run by Manya Koetse ( @manyapan ), offering independent analysis of social ...

China Society Online Debates About China’s Train Traditions: No More Instant Noodles or Cigarette Breaks? There’s talk of a ‘de-instant-noodling’ of China’s high-speed trains, but many netizens think ...

Dongji Island premiered in cinemas on August 8 and is based on the 1942 Lisbon Maru Incident. The Lisbon Maru was a Japanese ...

“We are not friends, and have never been,” is a line that went viral recently in light of the heightened focus on war in Chinese media and popular culture.

What’s on Weibo is a reader-supported publication, run by Manya Koetse ( @manyapan ), offering independent analysis of social ...

At this special in-person event, Wang will discuss Breakneck in conversation with Julian Gewirtz, a former senior official in the Biden administration and a scholar of U.S.-China relations. The ...

In connection with a landmark exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History, this in-person conversation explores the lives and legacies of Overseas Chinese in California from the 19th to mid-20th ...

Join the Committee of 100 for a live online conversation with playwright David Henry Hwang on October 7, 2025. Part of the "Recollections, Pioneers, and Heroes" series, the event will explore ...

From foreign anti-smoking bloggers to the “Modern Lin Zexu,” China is seeing a rise in online anti-smoking activism.