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How ‘Little Fresh Meats’ Are Winning China Over
Despite not making it to the 100-meter freestyle swimming final, Ning Zetao remained one of China’s most beloved athletes for the 2016 Olympics. The wall on Ning’s Weibo account — China’s most popular...
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The Singers With No Eyes
When people hear the blind Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sing “Time to Say Goodbye,” they are stirred not only by his chilling operatic voice, but are also touched by the fact that his disability...
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Less Censorship Could Make Independent Film Productions Suffer
China passed its first comprehensive law governing the film industry on Monday, a move that some said would simplify the process of approving and censoring films. Others, however, worried that it...
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In China, Obama and Kim Jong Un Are Actors and Best Friends
It’s Wednesday, Nov. 9. Donald Trump was declared America’s president-elect earlier in the afternoon, and Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un are smoking cigarettes in their hotel room. Both men, Chinese...
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My Evening With China’s Live-Streaming Rich Kid
Everything about the room I’m sitting in is an assault on the senses: the bright blue-and-white felt walls, the incandescent white lighting, the golden dragon carving on the far wall. But at this very...
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‘Intern’ Father and Daughter Leave TV Viewers Uncomfortable
Audiences are divided over whether 23-year-old Olympic athlete Dong Li and 4-year-old Jiahui are cute or creepy as a fake father-and-daughter pair. The fourth season of hit Chinese reality show “Dad,...
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Director Angered by Lack of Wanda Cinema Screenings
One of China’s leading directors has locked horns with the country’s largest film distribution and cinema company over accusations that the company was unduly limiting the screen time of his new film,...
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Q&A With Voice Artist on Why Dubbing Will Never Die
Tune into any of the soaps, period dramas, or Sino-Japanese War series that dominate daytime TV in China, and there’s a good chance the words spoken by the actors you see will have been replaced with...
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In Wuhan, Punk’s Not Dead
Two decades of sticking it to the establishment have made Wu Wei a cautious man. The 41-year-old punk rocker always carries with him two phones: a smartphone with no SIM card and an old Nokia brick...
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Star Appeal Gave Failed Ponzi Scheme Extra Sparkle
Chinese celebrity Wang Baoqiang is once again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Earlier this year, the 32-year-old found himself at the center of one of China’s highest-profile divorce cases...
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Alipay Ups the Red Envelope Game With AR
Chasing down Pokemon is a thing of the past. Instead, the latest in augmented reality (AR)-enhanced quest games, developed by a Chinese mobile payment app, offers players a quick payday if they can...
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Bachelorettes Vie for Parental Approval on New Dating Show
Have you ever been on a blind date and felt there was something missing — such as your parents? A new television series that premiered on Saturday provides just that, with the slogan “Chinese-style...
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Saucy Cooking Show Gets the Chop
An online cooking show hosted by Taiwanese singer Xu Xidi — more commonly known as “Little S” — has disappeared from the web.“S-Style Show,” whose Chinese title translates to “Sister Is So Hungry,”...
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Struggle in China, New Star Wars Film Will
The original “Star Wars” trilogy — released between 1977 and 1983 and distributed by Fox — hit theaters when China was just beginning to open up to the rest of the world after decades of isolation...
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Chinese Publishers Turn to TV as Book Profits Spiral
There isn’t a case that the genius mind of heartthrob forensic expert Qin Ming cannot crack. The character has won his web series— “Medical Examiner Dr. Qin” — 1.5 billion views since its premiere in...
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Q&A With Voice Artist on Why Dubbing Will Never Die
Tune into any of the soaps, period dramas, or Sino-Japanese War series that dominate daytime TV in China, and there’s a good chance the words spoken by the actors you see will have been replaced with...
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This Un-American Life: China’s Struggling Podcast Industry
Even as their counterparts in the West enjoy unprecedented popularity, podcasts in China have only recently begun to attract the attention of the country’s 560 million smartphone users. From “The New...
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Lip-Syncing and Sexism Dominate Spring Festival Gala Criticism
Year in year out, the Spring Festival Gala hosted by China’s state broadcaster CCTV is a chance for the country’s ruling Communist Party to stoke patriotic sentiment, praise ethnic unity, and flex...
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Director Angered by Lack of Wanda Cinema Screenings
One of China’s leading directors has locked horns with the country’s largest film distribution and cinema company over accusations that the company was unduly limiting the screen time of his new film,...
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Shanghai Disney Scalpers Profit From New Year Boom
While most of the country was on a weeklong holiday to celebrate Chinese New Year, Shanghai Disney Resort saw a peak in visitor numbers — and also in scalpers who cashed in on the long lines. The...
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