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ENTERTAINMENT

China’s celebrities walk a tightrope of public opinion when wading into controversial issues online

By Yang Tingting (杨婷婷) April 29, 2020

STREET TALK

Slang for the idle dreamers of the internet

By Tan Yunfei (谭云飞) April 26, 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Armed with stolen data and social psychology, a new breed of sophisticated swindlers is targeting unwary WeChat users

By Hatty Liu May 16, 2019

TECHNOLOGY

The Chinese roots of the global social media craze

By Emily Conrad September 6, 2018

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