Pokรฉmon announces name changes in China, likely to appease local censorship
Japanese computer game company Nintendo has made some changes to its popular Pokรฉmon game, apparently to appease Chinese censors.
Jenny Feng
Jiayun (Jenny) Feng is the Society and Culture Editor at The China Project. Born and raised in Shanghai, she is a bilingual journalist committed to reporting on China-related issues with a global perspective.
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Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke bows out of Pingyao film festival, sparking speculation about government interference
The Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF) โ often touted as โChinaโs Sundanceโ โ has lost its most valuable asset, Jiว Zhฤngkฤ ่ดพๆจๆฏ, the Chinese film director who had been at the helm of the event since he co-created it in 2017.
McDonald’s in Shenzhen stops giving out disposable utensils. Customers are not happy.
McDonald's was not the only major chain in Shenzhen to make single-use foodware a target of elimination. But unlike other companies such as Starbucks, which provide reusable alternatives such as metal straws and stainless steel forks for customers dining in, McDonald's does not offer reusable utensils for in-restaurant meals.
Durex is fined for vibrator ad that โdisrupted social orderโ
Over the years, Durexโs digital marketing team in China has earned a reputation for creating boundary-pushing ads to make sex less of a taboo topic, but also for leveraging oversexualized content to increase the brandโs visibility.
Chinese airline bars depressed woman from boarding flight
The Chinese internet is debating the wrongs and rights of an airline that denied a woman boarding because she showed side effects of antidepressant drugs.
Viral article reveals deceptive practices by aspiring socialites in Shanghai
How far would you go to pretend to be rich? Renting out Hermรจs handbags, sharing Gucci sheer tights, photographing luxurious foods for social media (but not eating any)...it's all part of the game in some socialite circles.
Chinese city wants vision and body fat tests in high school entrance exam
Should eyesight and body mass index (BMI) carry weight on a high school admission test and potentially cost education opportunities for students?
K-pop band BTS faces boycott calls in China, but do they care?
BTS, the chart-topping South Korean boy band thatโs currently among the most popular music acts in the world, has fallen on the wrong side of Chinaโs political correctness and fervent nationalism โ because of an award acceptance speech that had no mentions of the country.
Chinese state television lifts yearlong ban on NBA games, but nationalists want it to stay
China Central Television (CCTV), the Chinese state broadcaster, announced on Friday that it would televise Game 5 of the 2020 NBA finals, roughly a year after the network pulled the league off the air in response to a tweet by a Houston Rockets executive supporting protesters in Hong Kong.