2014
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2014 chinaSMACK Year in Review
And so another calendar year draws to an end… 2014’s Top 10 Most Popular Articles Below are the translation articles chinaSMACK published in 2014 that received the most pageviews over […] More
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Baijiu Drinking Challenge Goes Viral Online In China
A video of a man drinking large amount of Baijiu, a Chinese hard alcohol, led to a Baijiu challenge online where people competed to see who can drink the most. More
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Chinese Weapons Used by ISIS, Hamas and Other Rebel Groups
From Tiexue: Killer Chinese Weapons in the Hands of Terrorists Recently, photos online showed Ukraine government soldiers using Chinese made DJI Phantom drones for battlefield reconnaissance, this internationally known Chinese-made […] More
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Shanxi Chinese Police Beat Woman to Death, Stand on Her Hair
In an altercation with a female migrant worker, a police officer in Shanxi allegedly beat her to death with photos of him pulling and then standing on her hair. More
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Excrement Tanker Explodes, Covering Everyone in Human Waste
A Chinese fecal excrement truck explodes in Guangxi province Hechi city of China, covering the unfortunate surrounding stores and pedestrians with human waste. More
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Chinese Doctors Taking Selfies During Surgery Controversy
Photos of medical personnel taking group photos with a patient still on the operating table nearby at a hospital in Xi’an spark online public outrage in China. More
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Robot-Themed Restaurant Opens in Hefei China, Netizen Reactions
From QQ: Hefei’s “Robot-themed” Restaurant Opens for Business Robots that sings, robots that dances, robots playing Rubik’s Cube and chess, robots greeting guests, robots cooking and delivering food…In Anhui Hefei […] More
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Chinese Pay Tribute to Mao Zedong on his 121st Anniversary
From NetEase: People Bow to Mao Zedong’s Statue to Commemorate the 121st Anniversary of his Birth. December 25th is the 121st anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong, people […] More
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2014’s Top 20 Quirky News Stories in China
From Sina Weibo: @李铁根: 2014’s top 20 unethical news stories. [Note: 没品 is difficult to translate here. Generally, it means unethical, lacking in moral character, and even “lacking in taste” […] More
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The Interview Becomes Top Rated Movie on Chinese Site Douban
The recent hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment and the subsequent terrorist threats made during the release of The Interview, a film dealing with the assassination of North Korean leader Kim […] More
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Little Blue and Little Yellow Picture Book in Chinese
A Chinese netizen who makes fun of “Little Blue and Little Yellow” is criticized for not appreciating and misrepresenting Leo Lionni’s classic picture book. More
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Japanese Schoolchildren Raise Pigs, See Them Become Pork Chops
Chinese netizen reactions to a Japanese show that had schoolchildren raise two piglets until they were grown, slaughtered, and delivered back as pork chops. More