Headlines From China: China’s Top Female Directors Join Force for ‘HerStory’

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The filmmakers wanted to inspire the world by telling stories from a female perspective about the struggles of normal people, especially women, in their normal life, loves, emotions, career and families under pressures of a major crisis. Read More

Trending in China: Japanese Viewers’ Complaints About Sexist Manga Cartoon Go Viral in China

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An online petition started in Japan about the apparent inappropriate sexual behavior of a character in the popular animated Manga TV series Doraemon has attracted the attention of Chinese social media and sparked discussions on the limits of acceptable behavior for cartoon characters. Read More

Headlines From China: Market Watchdog Fines 3 Top Firms for Anti-Trust Breach

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China’s top market watchdog on Monday slapped administrative penalties on three leading companies for failure to notify concentration of undertakings in advance, which violated the country's anti-monopoly law. Alibaba Investment Limited, Tencent-owned China Literature Limited, and Hive-box Technology Company. Read More

All Work, More Play: Why Young Chinese Are Embracing Tabletop Games

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If games like Werewolf are this generation’s mahjong, it’s only fitting that they also symbolize the blurring lines between work and leisure. Read More

Headlines From China: The Third Hainan Island International Film Festival Closes With the Sound of Waves

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The 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) drops its curtain after eight days. Read More

Socially Dead Laborers of Versailles: China’s 2020 in Memes

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From period-impoverished students to depressed music-lovers, Sixth Tone sums up the top online buzzwords from this best-forgotten year. Read More

Headlines From China: Action Thriller ‘Caught in Time’ Hits 500 Million Yuan, Climbing China’s 2020 Box Office Chart

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Action crime thriller "Caught in Time" continues to climb up on China's 2020 box office chart, with its total revenue now surpassing 500 million yuan (76 million U.S. dollars) and beating out three other films in the past two days. Read More

The Tibetan Filmmaker Fighting to Put Minority Stories on Screen

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Director Pema Tseden discusses his award-winning new movie “Balloon” and the struggle to promote diversity in China’s film industry. Read More

Headlines From China: Hainan Island International Film Festival Hosted Women’s Cinema Forum

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The movie industry in China, much like elsewhere, is still mainly male-dominated. But women are playing an increasingly important role and bringing their own perspective to the screen and the behind-the-scenes workings. Read More

Trending in China: Silly Pun or Racist Insult? Debate Rages as Movie Pulled

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Adapted from a video game by the same name, the highly anticipated “Monster Hunter” made a brief appearance on the Chinese big screen over the weekend but was swiftly pulled following viewers’ disgust at a piece of dialogue between two soldiers. Read More

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