
Below the Belt: Ukraine Crisis Triggers “Crotch Nationalism” in China
Why the war in Ukraine sparked a wave of sexualized comments about female refugees on Chinese social media

The Low Bar for Online Defamation in China
Several women have been falsely accused of promiscuity and “money worship” online, highlighting a lack of legal protection against internet rumors

Viral Week Ep. 281
Hungry fare-evader, draconian schools, ancient doodles, and ears of steel—it’s Viral Week

Viral Week Ep. 179
Sorghum worship, misogyny for minors, child abduction hoax, a pregnancy labor dispute, and the price for raising a god—it’s Viral Week

Mansplaining with Chinese Characteristics
From cradle to crèche, women are constantly being told what to do

Viral Week Ep. 173
Plagiarizing professor, police dog repeatedly “stolen,” period holiday, and Western medicine in TCM toothpaste—it’s Viral Week

Schools for Scandal
Traditional values or blatant misogyny? “Female virtue” classes cause uproar

Why a pregnant woman’s suicide went viral
Reproductive rights and the medical establishment’s defects are debated by last month’s Shaanxi tragedy

Signs of the Crimes
Rude? Creative? Necessary? Here are some ways wrongdoers have been deterred in China
