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7-Year-Old Chinese Boy Drove Drunk Father Home On a Tricycle
This is currently one of the most popular topics on Sina Weibo under the hashtag #Kid Drove His Drunk Dad Home#, with over 7 million views. From Sina Weibo: @新浪广西: […] More
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Harbin Fire Official Says Expensive Moncler Jacket Was Gift
Chinese government official criticized by netizens for wearing an expensive Moncler down jacket at the scene of the deadly fire says it was a gift from daughter. More
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Taipei Mayor Rides Subway and Moped to Work, Netizen Reactions
From Sina Weibo: @头条新闻: Taipei mayor stood alone at the door riding the subway – Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-Je had just assumed office for a week and two nights ago, […] More
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Germany Ups Minimum Wage & Maternity Leave, Chinese Reactions
Chinese netizens react with envy to Germany increasing its minimum wages and extending maternity leave to 2 years and sarcastically mock communist propaganda. More
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Woman Refuses to Turn Off Phone on Plane, Detained 5 Days
A Chinese woman who repeatedly used her mobile phone on an Air China flight ignoring other passengers and flight attendants was arrested and detained 5 days. More
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Harbin Fire Disaster and Building Collapse, Chinese Reactions
Chinese netizens respond critically to a press release that focused on what government leaders did instead of the young firefighters whose lives were lost. More
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Shanghai Bund 2014 New Year’s Eve Crowd Trampling Incident
Reports, rumors, photos, videos, and netizen reactions surrounding crowds trampling people to death during Shanghai’s 2015 New Year’s Eve countdown on the Bund. More
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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