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Week #34: Taiwan band Mayday’s lip sync scandal 🎸, Starbucks China and Luckin’s Christmas specials🎄, HeyTea’s Buddhism product got banned 🪷 | Following the yuan

Week #33: Jack Ma resurfaced 🫧, Is luxury falling back in love with Hong Kong? 🇭🇰 “Why can't Chinese products be expensive?" 💸 | Following the yuan

Week #32: Milktea brand sells brekkie🧋, the peril of China’s news business 💀, Douyu CEO arrested 👮🏼| Following the yuan

How is Chinese internet reacting to the Biden-Xi meeting? | Following the yuan

Week #31: 3 post-Double 11 doubts 🤨, Sports personalities visit China when no one wants to 🥹 | Following the yuan

🗼Why am I launching ApertureChina, a China-focused research & strategy consultancy when the market is so 'bad'? | Following the yuan

Week #30: Pre-Double 11 questions 🔮, China intensifies censorship measures 🕸️, How Anta is winning over Lining 🏆 | Following the yuan

🥊Why does 'China’s Age of Malaise' mean that your China watching needs a revamp? | Following the yuan

Week #29: China's pet crisis 😭, Why you might've got the WPP scandal wrong 🤔, “Hermès of ice cream” melts🍦 | Following the yuan

Fashion Weekly: Behind Louis Vuitton’s Chinese podcast🎙️, Istituto Marangoni's China vision 🎓, China’s Lululemon acq. by Anta🧘‍♀️ | Following the yuan

🚧 From pause to progress: China's outbound tourism market and the road to recovery | Following the yuan

Week #27: Concert economy goes awry 🤡, 3 lower-tier market successes🏆, Domestic travel lower than forecasts 😞 | Following the yuan

🎙️What's China's 160B-yuan esports market all about? | Following the yuan

Week #26: money-pinching becomes trendy 🤑, Starbucks’ new opportunities (not mooncakes 🥮), 5th Gen filmmakers go rouge 🇨🇳| Following the yuan

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Week #25: Pre-made food faces cultural battle 🍲, Milestone in China's streetwear market 🏆, Consumer brands' ESG efforts ♻️ | Following the yuan

📈 4 observations about the one sector in China that's deflation-proof and crackdown-free (Part II) | Following the yuan

Weekly #24: The Li Jiaqi aftermath 🌋, National liquor Moutai halts collabs 🖐, Forecasting holiday tourism spending🔮| Following the yuan

🔦How 2 influencers with 32 million fans shed light on a neglected demographic in China | Following the yuan

📈 4 observations about the one sector in China that's deflation-proof and crackdown-free (Part I) | Following the yuan

Weekly #23: Why Li Jiaqi won't be canceled 🎥 , Xiaohongshu fails at e-commerce again 🏝️, Estée Lauder banks on C-beauty 👄 | Following the yuan

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Weekly #22: How Japan seafood ban hurts China business 🐟, Prada's Lipstick Effect 💋, beating Costco & Sam’s Club 🛒 | Following the yuan

🙊 Everyone has a WeWork story and here's mine | Following the yuan

Weekly #21: The market-moving audio clip of Coco Lee 🔊, Xiaohongshu bets on luxury e-commerce 🥂, China’s beauty retail sales slide 💅| Following the yuan

Weekly #20: The art of movie scheduling rate 🎥, Tesla lowers its stance 📉, Tmall Global’s incubation efforts 🐣| Following the yuan

💰How Covid and economic downturn have shaped Chinese consumer spending in 2023 | Following the yuan

Weekly #19: China beverage going aboard🧋, TFBOYS’ economy-boosting concert👩🏼‍🎤, Dufry and Hainan’s travel retail ✈️ | Following the yuan

Weekly #18: TikTok's sister app Douyin becomes a new online travel agency 🛫, when soy sauce meets ice cream and new song meets gym class🏆 | Following the yuan

Crocs, Dr. Martens, Birkenstock: the rise and fall of famous footwear in China

Weekly #17: The rising star of China’s sports drink is no Gatorade🤾‍♀️, Made-in-China films V.S. Barbie👙, Budget hotels are high in demand💸| Following the yuan

Weekly #16: Can Pop Mart be Mattel? 🎀 Keep needs to keep up🏃🏻‍♀️, China reacts to Aspartame warning ⚠️ | Following the yuan

📦 Pre-made meals, coconut, tea drinks: 3 food & drink trends in a post-Covid China | Following the yuan

🕊️3 parallel society and business trends between China and the U.S. (Part I)

#215: Navigating Misinformation - Web3 in China and Hong Kong by Yaling Jiang

Weekly #15: the evolution of facekini👙, Jay Chou saves tourism 🤑, fitness for commitment-phobes 🏋🏽| Following the yuan

🌱 Next 100 days of 'Following the yuan'

🚫What does being ‘canceled’ mean in China?

What do you need to know as a China watcher in 2023? (Part 2: tips and tools) | Following the yuan

What do you need to know as a China watcher in 2023? (Part 1: narrative) | Following the yuan

🤜 What can companies learn from the crises of BMW Group & Cathay Pacific in China | Following the yuan

🔮Clarifying misconceptions about Beijing's "Web3" white paper | Following the yuan

🙋🏻‍♀️Do you have suggestions for meet-up venues in LA/NYC this June? | Following the yuan

👛 Shanghai’s nightlife bounces back with lingering pain | Following the yuan

The 7-year itch of Sixth Tone II: my internal email to Sixth Tone's editor 😬 | Following the yuan

The 7-year itch of Sixth Tone I: my own labor story 🥲 | Following the yuan

What do the pet market trends say about Chinese consumers in 2023? 🤔 | Following the yuan

Beyond earnings: Can Starbucks China keep pace with local competitors? | Following the yuan

3 reasons why Starbucks China may not perform well in this & next quarter | Following the yuan

Why is China’s tech talent flocking to web3 | Following the yuan

Taking a hiatus on Weekly news roundup but not lying flat 😜 | Following the yuan

Weekly #14: resilient living 🧗‍♀️“US$40 to take over Time Square!”🗽cherry blossom taste like...? 🌸| Following the yuan

Can you replace language professionals with ChatGPT? | Following the yuan

Weekly #13: Mainland China-Taiwan trade 😢, the end of panda diplomacy 🐼, Epic fail of women's day marketing🙎🏻‍♀️ | Following the yuan

Weekly #12: NIO's messy PR 😶‍🌫️, a $25.9 billion crypto scam 💸, China's answers to Dungeons & Dragons 🎲 | Following the yuan

Weekly #11: top yoga chain went bust 🧘‍♀️, fried chicken literature 🍗, pet economy goes mainstream 🐶😼 | Following the yuan

Weekly #10: Dirt Cheap coffee ☕️📈, Edible Bird's Nests 😬📉, Duck Necks 🦆📉 | Following the yuan

Weekly #9: Single shaming marketing 😡, uncles as new face of beauty👴, gaming companies enter medical 🩺 | Following the yuan

Weekly #8: the balloon talk 🎈, sued by Netflix 💻 , durian stock 📈, Guangzhou out of the big four 😢 | Following the yuan

What are Chinese people saying about the 'spy balloon' on social media? | Following the yuan

The late late review of The Wandering Earth 2 that no one asked for | Following the yuan

Weekly #7: Luckin makes bank 🤑, Shein & TikTok keep hiring ⬆️, P&G China runs global supply chain 🎛️ | Following the yuan

Why is Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book📕) the best platform for web3 mass adoption in China? | Following the yuan

CNY Weekly #6: LV’s new ambassador 👍, carpool for pets 🐶, companion photographers 📸 | Following the yuan

Why won’t the U.S. ban TikTok? | Following the yuan

CNY Weekly #5: Rabbit sells beef 🐇, love/hate Paxlovid ❤️‍🩹, machine gun fireworks 🎆 | Following the yuan

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An FAQ on Chinese New Year 2023 fashion campaigns + 32 of 'em | Following the yuan

Weekly #4: China exits 👋, official metaverse 👾, Apple Watch ⌚, Hainan travel retail 🛍️ | Following the yuan