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The US says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain

The Independent UK

Viral Chinese Streamer Makes £10 Million A Week By Showing Clothes And Other Items For Only Three Seconds

Chinese livestreamer Zheng Xiang Xiang sells £10m a week on Douyin by flashing products for just three seconds, sparking debate over e-commerce and regulation.

International Business Times UK

I am now slightly obsessed with Uncle Bot, a Chinese robot in people clothes that's rapidly becoming a social media sensation

Turns out all we needed to accept robots as people is a pair of shorts and a shirt.

PC Gamer

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The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at home

Jo Stak used to sing in Mandarin and get stopped by fans on the streets of Shanghai. That changed when he came home.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan orders deportation of Chinese influencer for advocating unification with Beijing

Woman married to Taiwanese national to be deported after 24 March deadline

The Independent UK

Frenchman's Mislabelled War Photos Donation Sparks China Controversy

A Frenchman's donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War -- even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be.

International Business Times

Can Alibaba Hang On?

Summary Alibaba (BABA) has shown strong technical buy signals, gaining 39.78% since a Trend Seeker buy signal on 1/27, and is above key moving averages. The company operates across multiple segments, including e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital media, with a market cap of $301 billion and a P/E of 16.81....

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In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do

While the Australian book market was down 3% last year, genre fiction – popular on BookTok – was among the rare categories that grew.

The Conversation

The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago

The Independent UK

TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app

A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service

The Independent UK

China's Viral Wild Boar Hunters Attract Fame And Concern

In the frigid night of China's Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers' livelihoods.

International Business Times

China's Frigid Northeast Thrives On 'Little Potato' Tourism Boom

Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.

International Business Times

Fleeing Xi’s China: following the trail of migrants trying to reach Australia through Indonesia

A new and high-stakes escape route has been revealed, through the Indonesian archipelago to a smuggler’s boat

The Guardian - AU

China’s richest person wants the ByteDance founder to apologize for not stopping an online smear campaign

Zhong Shanshan, chairman of Nongfu Spring, is blaming two of China’s Big Tech companies for troubles at his bottled water company.

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The Conversation

Farms to fame: How China’s rural influencers are redefining country life

In the quiet backwaters of Yunnan, Dong Meihua – though her followers know her by the public alias Dianxi Xiaoge – has done something remarkable: She’s taken the pastoral simplicity of rural China and made it irresistible to millions. In her hands, a village kitchen becomes a stage, and the…

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Netizens Praise Mom For Pouring Water On Son After His Pranks On Classmates Go Too Far

Netizens praise a Chinese woman for pouring water on her son publicly in the same way he did to his schoolmates. The post Netizens Praise Mom For Pouring Water On Son After His Pranks On Classmates Go Too Far first appeared on Bored Panda.

France 24

Why Chinese TikTok is being accused of deleting Tibetan content

It’s not new for the Chinese Communist Party to censor any social media content about Tibet that has a political bent. However, in recent weeks, Tibetan users of Douyin, China’s TikTok equivalent, have said that any and all content in the Tibetan language is being censored, whether it is political…

International Business Times

Luxury Influencers Vanish From Chinese Social Media In Wealth Crackdown

Chinese social media censors have blocked multiple influencers known for showing off their lavish lifestyles after an official campaign to curb displays of ostentatious wealth online was announced.

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An influencer known as ‘China’s Kim Kardashian’ is kicked off social media after Beijing imposes rules against showing off a 'lavish lifestyle'

Social media accounts can now be erased if Chinese authorities think you're showing off your wealth too much.

International Business Times UK

Chinese Influencer Loses 30M Fans and Is Forced to Apologise for Fake Story About 'Grade 1 Student'

Chinese social media user, Thurman Maoyibei, made up a viral story of a young student losing his study books at a cafe in Paris.

WEKU

China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok

Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.

International Business Times

Chinese Sellers Go To TikTok School To Reach Buyers Abroad

Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users.

Al Jazeera

Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next?

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could force TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest from the firm.

International Business Times

What Is ByteDance, The TikTok Parent In US Crosshairs?

From its birth in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago, ByteDance grew into one of the world's biggest tech firms -- best known in most countries as the creator of TikTok.

Caixin Global

Taobao Launches Livestreamer Sandbox in Fight for Market Share

The Alibaba shopping unit will provide celebrities, influencers and institutions with a host of services to help them speak to the masses in real time

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