A Chinese teacher who posted a video of herself eating leftovers off some fifth gradersโ plates โ after giving them a lecture on the scourge of food waste โ said that potential hygiene problems were not her concern because she loved her students just like her own kids.
A string of sexually charged online comments from the founder of a Chinese game developer caused a furor on the Chinese internet last week, prompting intense criticism from female video game players calling for changes to the male-dominated culture of gaming in China.
A conversation about period poverty, the inability for low-income women and girls to purchase safe sanitary products, has erupted on Chinese social media this week, igniting an online campaign calling for a lower sales tax on feminine hygiene products in the country.
Tech giant Tencent, owner of Chinaโs must-have messaging-and-everything app WeChat, has confirmed today that the death of a WeChat user on August 15 was suicide. He had jumped off the roof of an 11-story office building rented to the company in Shenzhen.
Chinese people are starting to worry why the government has started a food austerity campaign.
While Chinese women have made notable strides in achieving social and economic parity in the past decade, significant gender inequality still persists in certain areas, including politics and science, according to a recent report released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
South Korean artist Lee Hyori (ๆๅญๅฉ Lว Xiร olรฌ) is one of the most successful female K-pop singers, with a big following in China. She has come under sharp criticism from Chinese internet users, after saying on a variety show that she would consider using Mao, the last name of Communist Chinaโs founding father, Mรกo Zรฉdลng ๆฏๆณฝไธ, as her stage name because it had โglobalโ recognition.
Earlier this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a set of instructions for a nationwide campaign named โOperation Empty Plateโ (ๅ ็่กๅจ guฤng pรกn xรญngdรฒng), which was aimed at curbing food waste and encouraging people to embrace a frugal lifestyle. Since then, local governments and business owners have rushed to appear obedient to Xi by issuing various new policies and rules.
Chinaโs biggest festival celebrating LGBT+ life abruptly announced the suspension of all its activities. Chinese internet users suspect the government is to blame.