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Chinese viral AI videos are turning foreigners into villains, flooding Chinese social media. They depict foreigners as threats to China’s social, moral, and national order. Strong, confident Chinese people confront, violently beat, and humiliate them in defense of their country. See more below🧵

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Just sent out my latest newsletter. A catch-up on the trending topics that mattered on Chinese social media over the past 2 weeks, with the Guangxi floods & the narratives surrounding them standing out: god won't save you, but the PLA will. See on Subs: eyeondigitalchina.substack.com/p/god-wont-s...

“God Won’t Save Us, But the PLA Will”: Floods, Faith, and What's Trending in ChinaAlso in this issue: the Hong Kong bookstore arrests that did not go trending, AI bank cards, Haaland becoming China’s summer meme king, and a delivery rider winning the Lu Xun Literature Prize.eyeondigitalchina.substack.com

Interesting to see The Guardian on the conceptual pairing of these 2 distinct trends today. If you want to stay updated on China’s online culture, consider subscribing to my Eye on Digital China newsletter, where my analysis of the “kill line” discourse & Chinamaxxing was published five weeks ago.

This is why I love Beijing taxi drivers, and this one minute just happened to catch it all ✔️complaining about rising prices & living costs ✔️scolding & sighing about Beijing traffic ✔️some social commentary ✔️a little communist joke

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I’ve been closely tracking Chinese social media reactions to the developments in Iran over the past few days. In the end, the findings of my research say much more about China’s online discourse than about what’s happening in Iran. Read on whatsonweibo or Substack: open.substack.com/pub/eyeondig...

Wondering where to watch the CMG Spring Festival Gala? Join me live in 1.5 hours as I follow the show and share real-time updates - the highs and the lows. No paywall, no registration required. whatsonweibo.com/inside-chunw...

Inside Chunwan 2026: China’s Spring Festival GalaWatch the CGM Spring Festival Gala with us. It’s that special annual evening show that captures millions of viewers on the night of the Chinese New Year. Loved by many, hated by some, it always genera...whatsonweibo.com

Hello, is it me you're looking for? Yes! Lionel Richie is joining the CMG Spring Festival Gala tonight, together with Jackie Chan. This is already iconic. #CMGChunwan

Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years. It's frontpage news on China Daily, and the Weibo hashtag is there (#黎智英被判20年#), but Weibo apologizes: "the topic's contents cannot be displayed."

Since looking back on 2016 seems to be the thing people are doing right now, it feels like a good moment to dive back into my photo archives. 2016 was a special time for China. 🧵👇

One to add to the list of "the prettiest KFC I've ever seen"

It was an early morning train and I wasn't quite awake yet, but conversations with this nice guy from Fengjie woke me up a bit – especially when he asked me if I was from Xinjiang (this actually happens quite frequently..)

On way home after hutong walk with Beijing friend, I mentioned I needed a powerbank before leaving. "Let’s order one," he said. "Can't, need it within 1 hour." Got laughed at. Powerbank was waiting on doormat by time we got back. Barely took 20 minutes. Thanks Xiaomi & Meituan, sorry to doubt you😅

Happy to randomly run into little Wukong here in Beijing. It's undeniably the cat that made the most impact in China news this year. I hope the art dedicated to her will stay around for a while 🐾

The Xiaohongshu-for-foreigners bubble has burst. Months after the hype, when Americans flocked to RedNote, the app's now riddled with loopholes: accounts flagged as “security risks”, need to submit passport, face+ID photo, phone verification, only for the process to fail. Exit for foreign creators?