Modern Chinese literature is flourishing—at least for those who have an Internet connection. A survey by Chinese Internet market research firm iResearch counted a total of 12.2 million daily readers among China’s top ten literary websites. These websites together contain millions of online books, some reaching millions of Chinese characters in length. Qidian.com is the [...]
If you’re the world’s most popular blogger, three words is all it takes. The number one trending post today on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter was a three-word statement by blogger extraordinaire Han Han: “One is all.” Of course, there was also a large image file attached to the post including an announcement from the editorial [...]
Mega-famous Chinese blogger Han Han has just taken to Weibo, China’s Twitter, to denounce the violent anti-Japanese protests currently sweeping through China, many of which involve smashing Japanese-made cars. His latest Chinese-language post, entitled “Chess pieces that jump off the board,” (跳出棋盘的棋子) has already garnered over 126,000 retweets and over 25,000 comments. The chess metaphor [...]
Chinese authorities’ heavy-handed censorship often makes headlines, but another force does just as much to obscure the truth and control the media. That force is fake news. Something must fill the void left by the deleted, blocked, and discouraged content, and fake news is often that “something,” as fiction is more flexible than fact, and [...]
Chinese authorities’ heavy-handed censorship often makes headlines, but another force does just as much to obscure the truth and control the media. That force is fake news. Something must fill the void left by the deleted, blocked, and discouraged content, and fake news is often that “something,” as fiction is more flexible than fact, and [...]
As China’s youth surged forward to protest the plan to build a molybdenum copper plant in Shifang, Sichuan Province, famous Chinese blogger and youth leader Han Han has weighed in. Although Han has previously expressed public doubts both about online protesters and the future of China, Han struck a more optimistic tone in a July 4 [...]
As China’s youth surged forward to protest the plan to build a molybdenum copper plant in Shifang, Sichuan Province, famous Chinese blogger and youth leader Han Han has weighed in. Although Han has previously expressed public doubts both about online protesters and the future of China, Han struck a more optimistic tone in a July 4 [...]
What would a world without Weibo, China’s Twitter, look like? Two weeks ago, this author sat down with Michael Ardaiolo of China Blogcast to discuss all things Weibo. About 22 minutes into the discussion, host Ardaiolo asks: What evidence exists of Weibo’s ability to sway outcomes in the real world? The question got this author talking, and [...]
History has been made. On Saturday, Liu Yang became China’s first female taikonaut when the Shenzhou 9 launched into outer space. This is the first manned docking attempt for China’s space exploration program and a major milestone for the country. According to a spokesperson for the space program, People’s Liberation Army fighter pilot Liu Yang’s [...]
Has China’s most famous blogger finally been brought to heel? Han Han, writer, car racer, and China’s youth opinion leader, recently sealed a deal with massive Chinese Internet company Tencent and founded an e-journal, “One.” This is Han Han’s third attempt at founding a journal. His first, “Party,” sold 1.5 million copies of its first [...]
Has China’s most famous blogger finally been brought to heel? Han Han, writer, car racer, and China’s youth opinion leader, recently sealed a deal with massive Chinese Internet company Tencent and founded an e-journal, “One.” This is Han Han’s third attempt at founding a journal. His first, “Party,” sold 1.5 million copies of its first [...]
Beautiful Formosa, we hardly know ye. Though netizens have never held back their praise for Taiwan, or China’s “Treasure Island” (宝岛), Han Han’s recent blog entry, Winds of the Pacific, took the admiration to another level after going viral online. (Tea Leaf Nation recently translated an excerpt of it.) Often dubbed the opinion leader of [...]
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