From viral tech trends to global policy moves, China remains a major player in online discourse.

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“A fake moon is diabolical”: Traveler in China says they were “catfished” into vacationing at a theme village

“I mean, surely you know… Jurassic Park doesn’t have real dinosaurs, yes?”

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Left; Man in a hat under caption reading, 'American speechless after trying robot legs in China.' Right: Man in 'robot legs' walking up the stairs.

“This is literally the future”: Tourist in China rents robotic legs for under $1,000—Americans joke it’d cost 10x more here

“While we’re fighting over Tylenol, China is evolving.”

On by Rachel Kiley
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“I believe”: The Red String Theory binds TikTok with stories of fateful love

“You wanna talk about coincidences?”

On by Lindsey Weedston
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2 panel image of the shopping site Temu and a hundred dollar bill with a red downward facing arrow

“It is making people buy from companies like Amazon”: Temu loses half of its U.S. daily users amid tariffs

“I have never shopped at TEMU yet, I will now.”

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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“Even more reason to buy more lower priced brands”: e.l.f. Cosmetics will raise the price of all products by $1, citing tariffs and inflation

The increase, which begins in August, also impacts the Naturium and Keys Soulcare brands.

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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3 panel image: the Amazon logo, a person explaining, the Chinese flag.

‘It’s not just Amazon’: Woman warns Amazon shoppers to look at these details before buying. It could save you time and money

‘Now is the time.’

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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Donald Trump answering reporter question with Lucille Bluthe from 'Arrested Development' overlay meme reading 'I mean it's one doll Michael what could it cost? $1000?' trump dolls meme

‘Donny Two Dolls’: Trump’s out-of-touch comment on the economy is getting meme’d—20 of the best

‘He’s going to wish he could take that one back.’

On by Anna Good
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Trump in Colored Overlay with Covid.gov website in background

White House deletes COVID resource site—to launch ‘lab leak’ promo page

It’s accuses Dr. Anthony Fauci of a cover-up.

On by Katherine Huggins
man shares luxury brands are made in china(l) Woman ordering products from china(c) Woman shares sales happening in china with luxury products(r)

TikTok falls hard for ‘Chinese manufacturers’ claiming Americans can now get luxury goods for cheap

‘Here for this new chapter of capitalism.’

On by Katherine Huggins
trump supporter shares on TikTok his disappointment with tariffs(l)(r) Trump smiling and pointing(r)

‘Build your own manufacturing’: Trump-voting business owner stung by tariffs savaged after asking for ways to keep company afloat

‘Thoughts and tariffs.’

On by Katherine Huggins
Photo collage of the Chinese flag and the Signal logo.

Trump fans now claim Signal chat leak was the work of a Chinese spy

New scapegoat just dropped.

On by Katherine Huggins
Screenshot of a tweet from @WilliamYang120: 'I, along with more than 1000 colleagues at @VOANews, were forced to put on leave indefinitely yesterday. While we have been bracing for this to happen, the suddenness of this development was still shocking to all of us.' with the reply from @chenweihua: 'Good to know many who made a living by badmouthing and smearing China are likely to be jobless.'. Background: the header image from @VOAnews's X profile of Washington D.C.

Trump’s defunding of VOA praised by Chinese state media

Voice of America was accused of spewing ‘ridiculous anti-China propaganda detached from the truth.’

On by Hope Talbot
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‘I never thought he would tariff MY imports’: America is learning how tariffs work in real-time, and these 25 memes say it all

‘The tariffs mean a cool new job opportunity is opening up for the daring: smuggling!’

On by Anna Good
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Illustration showing an eye symbol with both the Chinese and United States flag in it. Surrounded by branching circuitry.

‘So what?’: Privacy warnings about DeepSeek fall on deaf ears

After years of TikTok fears, it’s hard to care.

On by Roy Canivel
Deepseek logo on top of chinese flag

DeepSeek users jailbreak bot, trick it into defying Chinese censorship

Users are jailbreaking DeepSeek to discuss censored topics like Tiananmen Square, Taiwan, and the Cultural Revolution.

On by Mikael Thalen

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