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#78: Advocacy for two-day weekend gets censored, Former Gucci creative director joins Icicle, Lee to change China operator | Following the…
Selling nap slots becomes a new revenue stream for some Chinese cinemas, as they collectively lost roughly 125 million audience members over the last…
10 hrs ago
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Rongrong Zhuge
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Yaling Jiang
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On box office hit Dear You: How Chinese dialects found a new voice | Following the Yuan × Middle Earth
As Dear You opens in US and Canadian theaters on Sept 4, listen to our discussion on the cultural backdrop behind why dialect suddenly sells.
Sep 3
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Yaling Jiang
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August 2026
Why are some Chinese people anxious about the new entry & exit administration rule 😟 | Following the yuan
The new entry-exit rule serves as China's last line of defense, preventing fraud, curbing tax evasion, protecting hi-tech talent, and safeguarding…
Aug 25
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Yaling Jiang
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Rongrong Zhuge
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#78: Retail investors fight over Unitree stock, Abercrombie & Fitch seeks buyers for China business, Alo Yoga opens Tmall store | Following…
Retail investors fight over Unitree stock, pushing allotment rate to all-time low on Nasdaq-like STAR market as Meituan and HSG bag big wins.
Aug 15
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Rongrong Zhuge
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Yaling Jiang
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Decoding 6 mainland China's socioeconomic stereotypes | Following the Yuan
Chinese people take genuine pleasure in learning about and debating archetypes and stereotypes. Here are 6 built around class.
Aug 7
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Yaling Jiang
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Rongrong Zhuge
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July 2026
✨ A field Guide to China's AI Consumer Goods Part 2 | Following the Yuan
AI (sex) companionship, AI pet translator, AI tarot sticker
Jul 30
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Rongrong Zhuge
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Following the Yuan
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Yaling Jiang
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✨ A field Guide to China's AI Consumer Goods Part 1 | Following the Yuan
on AI glasses, AI emotion pendant, AI lamp, AI fragrance device, exoskeletons and their market potential
Jul 26
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Following the Yuan
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Yaling Jiang
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Rongrong Zhuge
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#77: Molly Tea's LV fine backfires, Shein nears HK IPO, Luckin and Duolingo's babies, Chef Fei to enter the U.S. | Following the Yuan
LV's courtroom victory over Molly Tea has turned into a PR defeat, as Chinese consumers and state media question who owns traditional Chinese patterns.
Jul 15
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Following the Yuan
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China's new gig economy: Pretending to see a Rolex exhibition | Following the Yuan
As brands chase traffic KPIs in the slowed economy, a new gig economy has emerged to manufacture attention — one paid attendee at a time.
Jul 6
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Yaling Jiang
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June 2026
“We are just keeping the business running for China Tobacco’s sake”: when state monopoly meets consumption downgrade
A Chinese tobacco shop owner offers a rare window into China’s state tobacco monopoly as oversupply and shrinking demand reshape the industry.
Jun 24
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#76: Lululemon China events flop, Häagen-Dazs shops sold to Chinese brand, Seesaw files for bankruptcy, Sinopec opens pet salons | Following…
Two of Lululemon China's biggest recent events have drawn controversy as the company grapples with slowing sales growth.
Jun 19
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Following the Yuan
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Too big to cancel? The curious comeback of Cai Xukun | Following the Yuan
On China’s ‘traffic star' phenomenon and high tolerance around morally compromised male celebrities
Jun 11
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Yaling Jiang
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