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Scandals from China’s Annual Consumer Rights Festival in 2025
From repackaged sanitary products to fraudulent home repair services, here are the most shocking consumer rights scandals unveiled during China’s annual “3·15 Gala” this year
DeepSeek Sells: How AI is Revolutionizing China’s E-commerce Landscape
The launch of free large language models has shaken up China’s e-commerce industry, but as the technology evolves, how long before the faces selling these products become redundant?
Nostalgia-Core: Why China’s Gen Z is Embracing the Past
Disenfranchised by an increasingly fast-paced society, some younger Chinese are turning to the past to center themselves and regain a sense of comfort
Amid Snags in Global Trade, Chaozhou’s Wedding Dress Factories Battle to Survive
Faced with mounting pressures from overseas tariffs and dwindling labor and growing competition at home, the future of the city’s decades-long dress trade hangs in the balance
As China’s Russian Goods Stores Proliferate, Just How Russian Are They?
After the opening of nearly 1,000 “Russian goods” stores in the country over the past year, consumers and authorities are beginning to question the true origin of their products
Can Livestreaming Be the New Way to Solve Relationship Issues in China?
As more Chinese women turn to influencers like Li Dan for guidance, growing concerns about their expertise and commercial motivations are becoming hard to ignore
As Lychee Harvests Dwindle, Guangdong’s Farmers and Artists Ponder How to Take on Climate Change
In the face of increasingly extreme weather conditions, unlikely bonds are being forged in the southern province between concerned citizens and the growers of their produce
The Year in Her Words: China’s Top Feminist News of 2024
From sanitary pad controversies to a rural woman’s extraordinary fight for justice, here are the top feminist stories of the year
A Year of Climate Challenge: China’s Top Environmental Stories in 2024
From extreme drought and typhoons to growing renewable energy capacity, here are the key environmental stories shaping China in 2024
A Year in Hot Searches: The Rise and Fall of China’s Top Influencers in 2024
From the return of China’s YouTube Queen to scandals involving fake personas and false advertising, here are the viral influencers of the year
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