KOL CherryGun: From Chinese internet sensation to subculture social media expert

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Emerging in the early 2000s as China’s “Queen of Retro,” CherryGun, full name Chen Xingru, has successfully navigated the country’s fast-evolving digital landscape and dynamic pop culture and fashion industries.  Read More

In a Viral Upset with 1 Billion Views, China’s Top Beauty Anchor Li Jiaqi Enrages Consumers

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Brands stuck with the influencer after audience outrage at his wage insensitive comments during livestream. But the debacle threatens to turn consumers away as the Double 11 shopping fest nears.  Read More

Is Baidu’s Ernie Bot the next retail super app? Luxury take note

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The battle for AI supremacy heats up in China as Baidu, Tencent and others release their own chatbots.  Read More

Sporting Events Deploy Web3 Tech & Gentle Monster Taps the Gaming Market

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The roundup and the verdict on this week’s hottest Web3 activations, taken from our Jing Meta weekly newsletter. Read More

Weibo Rolls Out Community Notes to Combat Misinformation

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The popular microblogging platform is looking to crowdsource its fact-checking efforts, similar to Twitter’s community notes system. Read More

Headlines From China: Baidu, SenseTime Among First Firms to Win China AI Approval

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As Live Music Booms in China, Disabled Fans Call for More Inclusion

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The return of large-scale pop concerts has sparked huge excitement in China over recent months. But fans with disabilities still face serious barriers to accessing the events — and they’re calling for change. Read More

Inside NBA Star James Harden’s China Livestream Success. Is It Replicable?

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The basketball player was awed when 10,000 bottles of his wine sold in under 10 seconds on a Douyin livestream. Is this a tactic other brands can follow? Read More

Headlines From China: ‘No More Bets’: China’s New Runaway Hit Film Takes On Online Fraud

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‘No More Bets’: China’s New Runaway Hit Film Takes On Online Fraud. Read More

Decoding the decline: From $54 billion to $6 billion, what happened to China’s Bilibili and iQiyi?

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China’s video platforms are plummeting in market value. What lies ahead for iQIYI, Bilibili and their millions of active users?  Read More

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