Online Chinese Literature Plots a Story of Success With Foreign Fans
With the rapid development of China’s online literature landscape, Chinese online novels have created a huge fan base overseas. Statistics show that the Webnovel portal has attracted about 110,000 overseas online writers, who have created more than 200,000 novels. Many TV series that have been adapted from Chinese online novels have enjoyed popularity overseas, including the hit TV series The Journey of Flower, Nirvana in Fire and Empresses in the Palace. Read more China Daily
Chinese Police Outrage Supporters of Kris Wu’s Accuser With Ruling That She Hyped Up Her Story for Internet Fame
The recent explosive accusations of sexual misconduct against superstar actor and rapper Kris Wu were in fact the result of elaborate schemes to malign him and fraud both him and his accuser, an investigation by the Chinese police concluded late Thursday evening local time. The police in Beijing’s Chaoyang district responsible for handling the case arrived at the results with unusual speed, issuing them just days after the most condemnatory of the allegations against Wu emerged. Read more Variety
