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Boosted by “Consumption Quotas,” Single Shatters Sales Records

Apr 29, 2020 / Celebrity /

Fans of Chinese pop star Xiao Zhan are feeling conflicted this week. They’re excited because their idol’s newly released single has broken all-time sales records, but they’re also smarting from criticism over the role they’ve played in the song’s success. Read More

Victoria’s Secret China Ambassador Sparks Discussion on Changing Beauty Norms

Apr 24, 2020 / Celebrity /

Supporters say the choice of not-particularly-curvy actor Zhou Dongyu is a welcome departure from the lingerie label’s usual nonrepresentative models and spokeswomen. Read More

Alibaba is Investing RMB 200 Billion in Cloud Services After Covid-19 Boom

Apr 22, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will spend RMB 200 billion ($28.27 billion) on its cloud infrastructure over the next three years following an increase in demand for digital services in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak in China. Read More

Bytedance Gaming Play Doesn’t Threaten Tencent—yet

Mar 25, 2020 / Opinion /

To understand what Bytedance is doing in gaming, you have to understand its unique approach to corporate strategy. Read More

Bytedance Reshuffles Executives to Focus on Overseas

Mar 18, 2020 / News /

TikTok owner Bytedance announced Thursday a major leadership reshuffle with company founder and CEO Zhang Yiming shifting to take charge of the company’s overseas business. Read More

Viewers Give ‘Three-Body’ Animated Series Two Thumbs Up

Mar 16, 2020 / News /

China’s sci-fi industry has attracted significant interest and growth in recent years, generating 45.6 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) in 2018, a threefold increase from 2017, according to a report released in November at an annual science fiction conference. Read More

The Dark Side of China’s Idol Economies

Mar 11, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

While China’s idol economy remains a lucrative territory, this incident has revealed its dark side, and an intensified culture of cyberviolence, irrational fandom, and digital censorship are all risk factors that brands now have to face in this increasingly volatile market. Read More

Film Review: The Wild Goose Lake

Mar 4, 2020 / Film Review /

In The Wild Goose Lake, director Diao Yinan maintains the tense nocturnal atmospherics of his crime thriller Black Coal Thin Ice. He may swap out a biting North Chinese winter for the lush environs of a rain-soaked town in Wuhan’s hinterlands, but all the hallmarks of a neo-noir remain. The Wild Goose Lake” opens in New York on Friday, March 6 at Film Forum. Read More

Fan-Fiction Site Blocked in China After Celeb’s Stans Complain

Mar 4, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

Fans of Chinese actor Xiao Zhan had mobilized to protest their idol being portrayed as a woman with a thing for teens on the popular content-hosting platform Archive of Our Own, leading to the site being blacklisted in China. Read More

Recap: 2020 Berlinale Sino-European Production Seminar

Mar 2, 2020 / News /

Here is a recap of key topics that were discussed during the 6th Sino-European Production Seminar held on Wednesday, 26th February, jointly organized by the producers association Bridging the Dragon and the European Film Market. Read More

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