I know it’s not my usual 赛道 but…what a terribly written SNL-sketch wannabe. Full of dad jokes. Huge waste of talent.
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Covering Chinese consumers on Following the Yuan & research-focused consultancy ApertureChina; ex-journalist & translator, Cantonese learner 📍London/Shanghai https://www.chineseconsumers.news
拒绝认罪被重判七年的香港记者何桂蓝：真正定义我们身份的，不是苦难本身，而是我们面对苦难的方式。 何桂蓝（Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam，1990年8月24日生），香港记者与民主派政治人物，被称为“立场姐”。她因参与2020年立法会民主派初选，被控“串谋颠覆国家政权”，是“47人案”中唯一既不认罪、也不求情的被告。2024年11月19日，她被香港法院判处有期徒刑七年，现羁押于大榄女惩教所。 在宣判当天，何桂蓝以粤语和英语发表声明，强调自己坚持不认罪、不求情，是为了捍卫61万名参与初选的香港选民的政治表态。她说：“真正定义我们身份的，不是苦难本身，而是我们面对苦难的方式。”
Will China’s first-ever National childcare subsidies work? In the Thursday webinar, I will focus on what it means, outline the implementation steps, and sharing recent studies — from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law… 1/2
So impressed with New Tide Media Network’s launch event and the kickass panel. Loved the personal stories about entering and taking up space in UK’s newsrooms ✨ Follow them on Instagram & Substack!
This kind of thing will be increasingly common in Hong Kong, I'm afraid focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
Taiwanese film pulled from Hong Kong festival over censorship issue - Focus Taiwan
Screenings of the Taiwanese movie Family Matters (我家的事) at a Hong Kong film festival have been canceled after it failed to meet "revision requirements" set by Hong Kong authorities, with some media ci...
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8 public universities in HK have signed a new accountability agreement requiring them to follow the "advice and guidance" of the central government and align with the remarks of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In full: buff.ly/P6eR2cL
HK universities sign new agreement requiring alignment with Xi’s remarks
8 public universities in HK have signed a new accountability agreement requiring them to follow the "advice and guidance" of the central government and align with the remarks of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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I got into a pinhole camera sales group after reading about #maskpark, a voyeurism ring that involves at least 100k Chinese users on Telegram. It has compared to South Korea’s Nth Room. Here are demos of pinhole cameras on a shoe, a fan, a car key and the side of a phone:
Feel absolutely powerless when China’s Nth room is happening but no action is observed from regulators. To join #maskpark on Telegram, one must submit video/photo of women around them — witnesses have seen content of these men’s girlfriends, wifes, mother in laws and daughters. 1/2
An education graduate ends up selling mice poison in dialect. A medical student ends up being a masseur. A hospitality graduate ends up being a waiter. The customer who’s rude to the waiter is an influencer. 1/2
4 patterns in how Chinese graduates feel about the job market: 1. Available job opportunities do not require higher education 2. 985/211, overseas degrees are useless 3. Things are extra hard for liberal arts majors 4. STEM majors are used to their core. www.chineseconsumers.news/p/how-do-chi...
How do Chinese graduates *really* feel about the job market?🥀 | Following the yuan
"Three unemployed individuals who collectively spent 6M RMB on studying abroad," one post on RedNote reads.
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What makes one to want to become Epstein’s lawyer. Goddamn. And yes, I’m judging.
89, 64🕯️ I am a China researcher and strategist who loves picking apart trends and the societal forces behind them. I do business research that explores opportunities in China. And, more broadly, I advocate for looking at China through a human lens. But it’s not the only lens I use. 1/3
Forgetting and remembering June 💭 | Following the Yuan
Editors note: This week, after multiple rounds of starting to draft, pause and self-censor, I find it necessary to write something, still, about China’s collective amnesia phenomenon. To circumvent in...
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‘“If somebody calls me today and says, ‘I’m a foreign student and I’m leaving on vacation,’ I’m going to say, ‘Are you crazy?’ ”’ www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
International Students Fear Leaving the U.S. as Trump’s Visa Threats Mount
Schools extend housing and legal support as many students from abroad cancel plans to go home this summer.
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“The reality is, Asian women need to keep fighting for themselves, because they don’t expect anyone else would do it for them. More often than not, Asian women don’t speak up — and when they do, their feelings are dismissed.”
My therapist’s face when I quote Instagram therapists to him
Shanghai, once the default launchpad for international brands, is now seen as an expensive option with diminishing return-on-investment. www.chineseconsumers.news/p/sports-edi...
Sports edition: Running 🏃🏻♀️ (ON Running), Cycling 🚴🏻♀️(Rouleur Media), Sports Beauty 🌸 (Judydoll) | Following the Yuan
Shanghai, once the default launchpad for international brands, is now seen as an expensive option with diminishing return-on-investment.
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The danger of overcollection of user information and resale of personal data is creeping into China's public consciousness: www.chineseconsumers.news/p/china-luxu...
The “darkest days” of China luxury market 💎 , factory TikTok 2.0 🎥, consumer privacy safety concerns soar 😨| Following the Yuan
If you’re a paid member and interested in attending the YCW x KCL China event, I’m happy to get you tickets for this Saturday.
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Some female RedNote users are advocating to kick #AndrewTate and his affiliated accounts out of the platform 🔥
“A [Chinese fashion] designer launching today must produce collection after collection, ride algorithmic waves, and navigate livestreams and D2C margins while safeguarding their creativity—all in a cooled-off economy.” www.chineseconsumers.news/p/chinese-fa...
A decade of change: Has China's independent designer boom come to an end?🥀 | Following the Yuan
Ten years ago, the biggest challenge for Chinese designers was visibility. Now, the challenge is saturation—of trends, platforms, pressures, and expectations—all amid the global economic slowdown.
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“A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on an individual, becomes a mountain. (时代的一粒灰，落在个人头上，就是一座山。)” That is how I wrap up the impact of tariffs on Chinese exporters. www.chineseconsumers.news/p/how-are-ch...
How are China's exporters/factory workers affected by the tariffs 🫠 | Following the Yuan
“A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on an individual, becomes a mountain," author Fang Fang.
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The restrictions of American film titles is not a new measure, the numbers in Chinese cinema has been diminishing during Trump's first term as bilateral relations worsened, and so is America's soft power.
I understand that journalists are on tight deadlines, and not all answers get used, but it’s still frustrating to not be mentioned at all after you spend 30 mins of your workday on writing back. Is it karma? 🤣 I think it is.
My new creation for a vegetarian lunch: Ready-made lentil soup, kale, silken tofu 🙌
