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Dove's 'Sweetheart, I Cheated for Chocolate' Ad Draws Outrage in China

A Dove flagship-store video built around a woman receiving a chocolate gift box from a secret admirer while her boyfriend was away has triggered a boycott-style backlash in China, where the brand plays on a reputation for romantic devotion. The episode shows how quickly a marketing script can collide with the moral expectations of its biggest market.

Life Stories

A 92-Year-Old Chengdu Street Vendor Is Being 'Camera Bullied' by Short-Video Creators

In Chengdu, a 92-year-old egg-pancake vendor known as Grandma Xue has become the latest target of 'camera bullying' — video creators crowding her stall, shoving phones into her face, and provoking her into outbursts for traffic. The backlash has resurfaced the harder story behind her decades of selling on the street: a son who died young and left debts she is still quietly working to pay off.

News & Politics

In a Hangzhou Elevator, a Woman Fought Off Harassment—and Was Told to Pay

A woman in a Hangzhou apartment building says a neighbor pressed against her in an elevator and shoved her to the floor, and that when she scratched him while fending him off, he called the police and demanded 5,000 yuan. With the man cleared of molestation for lack of evidence, a post liked more than 30,000 times has turned her case into a debate over who gets the benefit of the doubt in a confined space.