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Charles Liu

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Disagreement Between Chinese Celebrities Sparks Online Accusations of Gender Inequality

Feb 27, 2018  /  News  / 
A disagreement during a private New Year's party has become the unlikely catalyst for a nation-wide  discussion over gender politics in no short part due to the number of famous Chinese celebrities involved. Read More

Stephon Marbury Stars as Himself in ‘My Other Home’

Jul 11, 2017  /  News  / 
"My Other Home" (or known by its Chinese name, "I Am Marbury") is a biographical film that stars Stephon Marbury as himself as he finds redemption in the wake of a failed exit from the NBA by leading the Beijing Ducks to the first of three championship seasons. Read More

How ‘Bojack Horseman’ Became a Voice for a Generation of Disenfranchised Chinese

Jun 30, 2017  /  News  / 
Previously referred to as diǎosī (屌丝), the outlook of China's "losers" is characterized by "funeral (丧 sāng) culture" that sums up their bleak perspective on life. And when it comes to funeral culture, one television show stands above them all: "Bojack Horseman." Read More

China-Censored Version of ‘Alien: Covenant’ Has Next to No Alien in It

Jun 9, 2017  /  News  / 
Chinese news is reporting that Ridley Scott's sequel to the long-running Alien franchise is six minutes shorter than the international version. Read More

Attention Hollywood: China’s Top Model Wants to Act

May 30, 2017  /  News  / 
After over a decade of dominating catwalks and fashion shoots, 29-year-old Chinese superstar model Liu Wen treats the next phase of her career with a great deal of solemnity. Read More

Actor’s Death Sparks Self-Imposed Industry Blacklist Against Drunk Driving Violators

May 16, 2017  /  News  / 
Actor Liu Shuo succumbed to his injuries after he drove his car into a guardrail in Hengdian, Zhejiang in the early hours of April 29. Read More

Chinese Pop Culture Primer: What You Need to Know about TFBoys, China’s Most Popular “Fresh Meat”

Feb 17, 2017  /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
Who are the TFBoys? What's so special about them? For a bunch of kids who aren't even 18, TFBoys are everywhere. Read More

US Football Popularity Peaks in China as Super Bowl Watched by Record 7.5M Viewers

Feb 8, 2017  /  News  / 
Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing's Super Bowl commercial for the popular empire-building video game Evony happened to cause a bigger sensation than the game itself on Chinese media. Read More

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