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Before the new semester even starts, first-year students' parents across China are forming WeChat groups — some run by universities, others unofficial — and a debate has broken out over whether sharing attendance records and grades turns coordination into remote surveillance. The People's Daily has weighed in with a call to keep parent groups a tool, not a leash.
A 'coalition of the willing' announced that more than 30 countries will deploy troops to Ukraine immediately after a durable ceasefire, with forces already in preparation. The move drew pointed debate on Chinese social media about whether outside armies can secure a peace that negotiations have not yet produced.
Ten officials from a Shandong market regulator spent two weeks delivering food incognito, completing 1,148 orders and logging 145 problems in the food-delivery economy. The exercise drew both praise and accusations of formalism — and marks a government trying 'experiential research' instead of desk-bound inspection.
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A girl of ordinary, healthy teenage size was flagged 'overweight, heavier than 99 percent of girls her age' by a Xiaotiancai phone-watch. Doctors say the watch mixed up its own data — and the episode reopened China's argument about whether consumer devices are teaching children they are fat.
Two people were reported dead at a riverside bus stop near Chongqing's Hongyadong after heavy rain flooded the streets, renewing fears about aging urban electrical wiring during flood season.
The Golden Eagle Awards left Liu Yifei off its best-actress list while honoring her hit show, and her fans saw the same old 'traffic' snobbery. As the argument escalated, she posted birthday photos in a tiara.
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