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BUSINESS

From Buy to Borrow: How Young Chinese Are Driving the Rental Boom

Prioritizing value over status, young consumers are embracing rentals, from designer toys to electronics, yet challenges remain in trust, regulation,…

Chi Mu

March 27, 2026

BUSINESS

New Markets, Young Makers: How Millennials and Gen Z Are Shaping the Future of Consumption

Explore the latest trends in the Chinese market, from the rise of “emotional economy” and the second-hand market boom, to the young factory owners ta…

The Editors

Jan. 22, 2026

BUSINESS

Next in Line: Meet the New Heirs of Chinese Manufacturing

China’s next generation of factory owners, or “chang’erdai,” are stepping in, but slowing markets and shifting trade mean they must find new ways to …

Hayley Zhao

Dec. 22, 2025

BUSINESS

Overseas, Optimized: How AI Is Driving China’s Next E-commerce Push

As AI tools become more accessible than ever, China’s business-savvy merchants are using them to better sell their products overseas—but questions re…

Hayley Zhao

June 4, 2025

TECHNOLOGY

DeepSeek Sells: How AI is Revolutionizing China’s E-commerce Landscape

The launch of free large language models has shaken up China’s e-commerce industry, but as the technology evolves, how long before the faces selling …

Liu Jue (刘珏)

March 17, 2025

NEWS

A Year in Hot Searches: The Rise and Fall of China’s Top Influencers in 2024

From the return of China’s YouTube Queen to scandals involving fake personas and false advertising, here are the viral influencers of the year

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Jan. 8, 2025

STREET TALK

Mastering the Art of Livestreaming Sales

As China’s e-commerce industry reaches the crescendo of its annual Singles Day festival buying frenzy, livestreamers are battling it out to squeeze c…

Aria Zhang

Nov. 11, 2024

FOOD

How China’s Declining Marriage Rate Soured the Candy Industry

As young Chinese put off tying the knot, traditional wedding candy sellers feel the pinch

Zhengu Lab (真故实验室) & Ana Padilla Fornieles

July 2, 2024

TECHNOLOGY

What Booming AI Revival Services Mean for China’s Relationship to Death

As China’s “AI revival” services boom, ethical and legal controversies spread

Shao Yefan

March 27, 2024

BUSINESS

12 Hours in the Lipstick King’s E-Commerce Empire

Amid the fervor of Singles Day, a 12-hour livestream with e-commerce luminary Li Jiaqi unveils his many talents beyond mere marketing savvy

Roman Kierst (小罗)

Nov. 21, 2023

ARTS

How Women in Small Towns Got a Taste For Gold

Women in China’s lower-tier cities and towns are increasingly buying gold accessories for investment and prestige

Ana Padilla Fornieles & Zairenjian Living

Oct. 13, 2023

STREET TALK

Raising Eyebrows: Netizens Riff On Another Slip for China’s Lipstick King

When Li Jiaqi implored his audience to work harder, netizens responded with anger and memes

Aria Zhang

Sept. 20, 2023

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