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A高三 girl in Henan waited out an hour in an unmanned craft shop, then left a handwritten apology note and five yuan on the counter. The owner posted the note online, refunded the money, and the internet turned it into a debate about politeness, pressure, and self-reproach.
China's most trusted livestream seller launched his own brand this week, and the mille-crêpe cake sold out 150,000 orders on day one. Then readers noticed the nine-month shelf life, and the trust that made it sell got its first test.
Zhang Xue promised in May to auction his championship race car and give the proceeds to the Han Hong foundation. This week he redirected the money, and the internet is arguing about whether China's Charity Law lets him.
The week's biggest stories from Chinese social media.
Jin Zihan's younger sister answered strangers' questions online this week about the SM trainee-turned-idol's stalled career, her refusal of treatment, and a family split across the US and China — and readers saw in it the industry's structure more than the illness.
On Monday Alibaba announced it will spin off its wholly-owned chip subsidiary Pingtouge — known internationally as T-Head — for an independent Hong Kong listing, a move analysts are valuing at $20–30 billion and that marks a milestone in China's attempt to build a domestic AI-chip industry.
An elderly man in Heilongjiang was lying on his kang — the traditional heated brick bed of northern China — when it exploded, blowing out the window frame. The family's explanation: locals light the kang with gasoline. The case has become a national reminder about rural heating safety.
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