Finding each other through the algorithm: one year as a 'local' on China's social media: Global Times

The Global Times invited three American "Xiaohongshu locals" to share their stories and views. During a period of uncertainty around TikTok in the US, many creators began to explore different ...

China Social Media Saturation To Spur Focus On Branding: Jason Jiang

The market is becoming increasingly saturated with traffic, and brand recognition is becoming shallower,” says Focus Media’s billionaire CEO Jason Jiang ...
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China's weak job market stirs boom-era nostalgia on social media

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Dwindling job and income prospects in China are fuelling intense social media chatter about the fashion and culture of the country's high-growth period 20 years ago, in ...
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China has banned the highest number of social media platforms worldwide

Facebook, with over 3 billion users, is the most widely banned major app worldwide, being blocked in seven countries, including North Korea and Russia. Across social media platforms, China is the most ...
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China’s weak job market fuels nostalgia online

Cultural trends from the early 2000s have been resurfacing on social media in China, serving as an outlet for urban youth. Amid stagnant domestic consumption and competition for jobs, young graduates ...
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Meet The Chinese Grandmas Turned Fashion Influencers

BEIJING — Imagine a 70-year-old Chinese version of Chiara Ferragni. Now multiply these “senior” Asian influencers by a dozen and you will have a snapshot of the new phenomenon that has hit social ...

Finding each other through the algorithm: one year as a ‘local’ on China’s social media

Screenshots of different American netizens sharing their life moments on Xiaohongshu, a Chinese social media platform. Editor ...