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Welcome to China’s Warmest Library
Trending on Sina Weibo this week is the library of Hangzhou and its homeless visitors (流浪汉泡图书馆). The New Library of Hangzhou is China’s first free-of-charge and “zero barrier” library, meaning that all...
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Could China Accept Guide Dogs in Public?
Trending today on Sina Weibo is the International Day of the Handicapped （国际残疾人日). The discussion “would you accept guide dogs in public transport” (#你愿和导盲犬同行吗#) became the hot topic of the day, as...
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8-Year-Old with HIV Banned from Chinese Village
One of the top ten trending topics on Sina Weibo of December 17th 2014 is the case of a young HIV-infected boy expelled from his village (#艾滋男童被联名驱离#). Over 200 inhabitants from a village in Sichuan...
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China’s Second Generation Rich- Living the Highlife or Living Alone?
This week Weibo asks itself whether being part of the fuerdai (富二代), China’s young nouveau riche, is all that it’s cracked up to be. China’s fuerdai, or second generation rich, are the children of the...
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China’s ‘Bystander Problem’ and one Neglected Hero
Trending on Sina Weibo this week was the story of a young woman in Nanjing and the man who saved her. When a naked girl plunged into a river in Nanjing on January 12, one young man did not hesitate to...
View ArticleChina’s Stolen Children – Why Babies Are Booming Business
In China, around 70,000 children are kidnapped and sold on the black market every year. As the internal trafficking of children has become a serious social problem, Weibo netizens are crying out for...
View ArticleShould Human Traffickers Be Sentenced to Death?
Trending on Sina Weibo earlier this week was China’s major child trafficking problem. Now a new proposal has become popular online, proposing revisions to the Criminal Law: human traffickers, child...
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Beware: 10 Scams in China To Watch Out For
As times change, so do scams. In an age of smartphones and social media, Chinese scammers are more prone to abandon old tricks and use new technology for their swindling business. But apart from new...
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“Divorced Yet?”– Why China Has a Soaring Divorce Rate
The divorce rate in China increased to 3.9 percent over the last year, with 3.63 million couples bringing their marriage to an end, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Civil...
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From One-Child Policy to Two-Child Policy: Weibo Responds
The expected changes in China’s one-child policy have created a buzz on social media and society at large. Although many netizens applaud the news that Chinese parents can soon have two children, some...
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Chinese Ghost Cities Coming to Life
Brand new skyscrapers and shopping malls, but silent streets and empty apartments. China’s so-called ‘ghost cities’ are a hot topic in the media nowadays. The city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia, is one of...
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The Honeymoon Is Over: China’s Late Marriage Leave Cancelled
As of January 1st, the Chinese government has canceled the ‘late wedding leave’ that allowed China’s twenty-five-somethings to take a 30-day paid leave when getting married. With the policy’s...
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China Discusses Medical Secrecy After Woman Infects Unaware Husband with HIV
The story of a young man being infected with HIV because he was unaware that his wife was HIV positive has made the headlines in China. Netizens discuss an ethical dilemma: should patient...
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The 5 Most Dreaded Questions for Chinese New Year
The count-down has started for China’s most important event of the year. Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, starts February 8. Although the anticipation of Spring Festival is evident on...
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Mother Still Looking for Abducted Son After 25 Years
Her son got kidnapped, her husband committed suicide. Twenty-five years later, the 51-year-old Zhang Xuexia from Guizhou is still searching for her lost child. Zhang’s case, once again, turns public...
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Is This the End of China’s Courtyards and Residential Areas?
Government plans to stop building residential areas in China’s cities and to gradually open up existing private compounds to the public have caused much discussion on Sina Weibo. Does the new...
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Making Themselves Heard: Chinese Sign Language & Deaf China Online
Chinese is widely known as one of the world’s most difficult languages, but what about Chinese Sign Language? Cat Hanson looks into the issue of sign language and Deaf Culture in China for What’s on...
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The Disappearance of Beijing Street Food
Over the last two years, Beijing has cracked down on its street vendors, leading to the slow disappearance of traditional street food in the city center. According to some locals, the city is “killing...
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Amnesty International Claims China Most Welcoming to Refugees, Chinese...
According to a new global survey by Amnesty International that was held in 27 countries, Chinese people are the most welcoming to refugees. But Weibo comments and an online survey by China’s Global...
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China’s Exam Fever and ‘Gaokao Economy’
It is time for the gaokao (高考) – China’s national college entrance exams. The exams, that are taking place on June 7 and 8, are attracting nationwide attention both offline and online. Not only do the...
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