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#291: Xu Jiayin is sentenced to life in prison
Discussions in China: the collapse of an empire which was all just one long dream
During the early years of the Qing empire, writers, poets and playwrights obsessed over why the previous dynasty, the Ming (1368 to 1644), had fallen. Their...
#290: How the sell-out “worst film of the year” is being discussed online in China
Here Comes the Cow is a film so bad it became a viral hit
As you’ve probably heard by now, Here Comes the Cow (牛来), or just Niu Lai, is a new animated film which opened in Chinese cinemas on August 5. There was no trailer or publicity arou...
#289: Huawei picks a fight with a bamboo toy, and loses
Now it’s a national symbol of pushback against corporate censorship
One of China’s most formidable companies, Huawei (华为), has been humbled by a cheap children’s toy.
#288: Papi Jiang's viral AI song about her “calm meltdown”
A song built in seven days took over the Chinese internet
Over the past few weeks a song called “I’m so mad” (生气了) has gone viral on the Chinese internet. It’s by Papi Jiang (papi酱) who is one of China’s best-known comedians.
#287: China celebrates its first Fields medallists
But they had to leave China to get there
Two Chinese mathematicians have won the Fields Medal. Known as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics" (数学诺贝尔奖), it’s awarded once every four years, and only to those under 40.
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