China News News China » Culture: The ‘becoming Chinese’ meme shows China’s soft power moment is here
Young Western social media users are embracing a “very Chinese time” of their lives, and China’s government is keen to use this moment to boost the country’s cultural influence worldwide.
News China » Culture: Chinamaxxing: The American trend co-opting and romanticizing Chinese culture
The line between appreciation and appropriation in this viral TikTok trend is very thin ...
News China » Culture: China’s culture of design is catching up with its capacity for growth
Despite its historic cultural legacy, China has long lacked a nuanced design narrative abroad. Thankfully, a new generation of ...
News China » Culture: China’s Moutai Elevates Chinese Liquor Culture onto the Global Stage
HAIKOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China’s premier liquor brand Moutai captivated audiences with an impressive exhibition highlighting its global journey and the richness of Chinese liquor culture at the ...
News China » Culture: Chinese micro drama apps power global expansion of new mass culture
Micro dramas, as a representative form of new mass culture, have sparked a wave of popularity in overseas markets thanks to their "short, punchy and fast" mode of dissemination, audience-oriented ...
News China » Culture: The Drinking Culture of China
To celebrate the incredible drinking cultures of Asia, we dove deep into eight different countries to get to know a little more about what’s in their glasses and how it got there in the first place.
News China » Culture: China’s Cultural Offensive: How Beijing Is Quietly Reshaping North Korea
India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh As the United States steps back from promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is seizing ...
News China » Culture: China’s Soft Power Play: How Video Games Are Boosting Beijing’s Global Influence
China’s global ambitions are no longer confined to infrastructure megaprojects or its booming trade networks. The country has found an unlikely but effective tool for soft power: video games. At the ...
News China » Culture: China Moves from a ‘Cultural Revolution’ to an Agricultural Revolution
Although China is the third largest country in the world in terms of land area (9.7 million square kilometers), it ranks 131st in terms of arable land per capita, at less than one tenth of a hectare ...
News China » Culture: Dancing dragons bridge Brazil and China
WUHAN — Drumbeats echo through a university gymnasium in Central China as a brightly colored dragon surges, dips, and coils, its body rippling in perfect rhythm. At the front, guiding the dragon with ...
News China » Culture: China’s 996 culture shows dangers of overwork
China’s 996 model – 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week – was sold as a path to speed, discipline, and dominance. In reality, it became a case study in how overwork corrodes the very foundation of ...