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Headlines from China: Anti-Chinese Sentiment Surges on Western Social Media, Can Mulan Still Sell?

Apr 14, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Mulan's release has also been pushed to July 24th. Even though the outbreak might be contained by July, it is still possible that the rising racism will hurt this film’s performance eventually. Read More

Sony Takes $400 Million Stake in Chinese Streaming Site Bilibili

Apr 14, 2020 / Money /

Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili received a $400 million equity investment from Sony Corp. Read More

Taobao Removes Animal Crossing Listings From Its Marketplace

Apr 13, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

Taobao has taken down physical copies of Japanese game maker Nintendo’s widely popular video game Animal Crossing from its marketplace. Why it matters: The game, running on Nintendo’s Switch video game console, has taken the world by storm after the release of its latest in a series, New Horizons, last month—while a global pandemic has forced the world to Read More

Headlines from China: Internet Giant Tencent’s Busy Investment Season

Apr 10, 2020 / Headlines From China /

A lot of people have noticed that Tencent is moving very quickly in its global investment expansion recently. On 04/03, Tencent purchased about $50 million of Class A ordinary shares in cash of Pinduoduo, one of the leading e-commerce players in China. Read More

Brand Film Pick: Kuaishou’s Supporting Role in Coronavirus Documentary

Apr 10, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

The short video platform Kuaishou’s rise to mainstream prominence has coincided with the coronavirus outbreak, which has created new opportunities for it to emerge stronger from the crisis Read More

Headlines from China: Six Bugs in Wolfpack Research’s Report on iQiyi

Apr 9, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Faced with Wolfpack Research’s accusation of fraud, iQiyi pushed back against the report and stated that it contains “misleading conclusions and interpretations”. Read More

Short Seller Accuses IQiyi of Revenue Fraud

Apr 9, 2020 / Legal /

A short seller firm has accused Chinese video-streaming platform Iqiyi of reporting inflated revenue figures and user numbers in 2019, following just days after US-listed Luckin Coffee’s explosive revenue fraud disclosure on Thursday. Read More

Headlines from China: Will Live Streaming Change Bilibili?

Apr 8, 2020 / Headlines From China /

the living streaming business pauses some challenges to the established Bilibili's user community because of the different online culture that it might bring to the platform. Read More

Tencent Becomes Majority Shareholder in Chinese Game Live-Streamer Huya

Apr 8, 2020 / Game /

Internet giant Tencent is now the biggest shareholder of Chinese game-centric live-streaming platform Huya after buying an additional stake in the company. Read More

Headlines from China: The Worrying Living Situation of Chinese Independent Filmmakers

Apr 7, 2020 / China Film Insiders /

Jiang’s action generated a wide discussion about the current living situation of Chinese independent filmmakers who cannot make films due to limited financing and all the other roadblocks. Read More

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