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On 9 October 2025, the Clingendael Institute will host an online conference examining the evolving nature of EU–China relations. As part of the ReConnect China consortium, this event will bring ...

The 'green tea bitch' (绿茶婊) is a new term launched over the Chinese Internet to describe a certain 'type' of woman. It is one amongst a series of new terms (milk tea bitch, black coffee bitch, etc) ...

She is China’s ‘Old Godmother’: Tao Huabi (陶华碧) is the creator of one of China’s most famous chili sauces and is the embodiment of the ‘Chinese dream.’ By following her own path and relying on her ...

China Society “Elderlies” in Their Thirties: The Growing Interest of Chinese Youth in Nursing Homes Some Chinese nursing homes are evolving into sought-after havens where China’s younger people can ...

What's on Weibo explores who the richest kids of mainland China are: a top 10 of China's youngest billionaires, according to the Forbes List of the World's Billionaires.

Backgrounder Digital Art or Visual Propaganda? China’s New Wave of Online Political Satire Political, patriotic art mocking Western leaders is welcomed by social media users and propagated by Chinese ...

Backgrounder The Concept of ‘Involution’ (Nèijuǎn) on Chinese Social Media Nèijuǎn (involution) has become a commonly used term on Chinese social media, but what is it?

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