In 1793, the British diplomat Lord George Macartney nearly scuttled his trade mission when he famously refused to kowtow to the Qianlong Emperor. When representatives from the Qing court informed ...

While we wait for the final denouement of this month’s Party Congress here in Beijing, what is striking to me is not that Xi is making history, but that his ideas are set to fundamentally alter the ...

If you felt that Kenny G popping up in Kim Kardashian’s living room last month was some sort of harbinger of end times for us as a species, then you might want to look away now. In Shanghai, a story ...

Kris Wu is back in the spotlight, and not for a great reason. Social media has lit up with conversation around leaked video footage which appears to show Kris Wu renting out a theater for a date with ...

Although the network’s other manufactured music shows such as the The Rap of China and The Big Band have been hit with delays in the wake of Covid-19, iQIYI has still been attracting millions of views ...

This Qixi Festival, singles have been using the meme to express romantic defeatism Chinese social media has been overflowing with images of Pepe the Frog, also known as the “sad frog meme,” to the ...

Is China's extraordinary food delivery system about to face greater government regulation in the wake of an explosive investigation? China’s city-dwellers have gotten used to seeing blue- and ...

The two stars are part of a big push for 2020's edition of the world's biggest shopping event As the anticipation for China’s biggest shopping holiday of the year continues to grow, Taylor Swift has ...

In response to the latest Black Lives Matter protests, Chinese and Chinese American debates fixate on a very narrow definition of fairness Chinese immigrants in the US are no strangers to racism, but ...

The rapper and ex-Rocket Girls group member has inspired many to share their own stories about employer abuse But just two days before their disbandment on July 23, she posted a message and audio ...

Though some seem to still hold fast to traditional values in regards to women’s rights, others are increasingly fighting back After a netizen made sarcastic remarks about 61-year-old dancer Yang ...

The home crowd had plenty to cheer about at UFC Shenzhen tonight, as Zhang Weili took just 42 seconds to become China’s first ever UFC champion. Zhang took the strawweight title from Brazilian Jessica ...