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A quiet suburb of Chengdu was thrust into the national spotlight this summer when a 74‑year‑old retiree, identified only by his surname Li, was duped into signing a contract to become a live‑streaming e‑commerce seller. The agreement, marketed as an “AI‑enhanced live‑streaming” opportunity, required Li to pay a fee of 2,690 yuan (about $380). The price of the promise was modest, but the betrayal of trust has ignited a firestorm of outrage across China’s social‑media landscape and sparked fresh calls for stricter oversight of the country’s booming live‑stream commerce sector.

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FAW‑Audi to Outfit All New Models with Huawei’s Qiankun Intelligent‑Driving Platform.

FAW‑Audi has taken a decisive step into the future of mobility, announcing that all of its new models will be equipped with Huawei’s Qiankun intelligent‑driving platform. The move, described in Chinese as “一汽奥迪全面搭华为乾崑油电同智” – literally “FAW‑Audi fully equipped with Huawei Qiankun for integrated oil, electric and intelligent systems” – has been met with an outpouring of enthusiasm on China’s social media, where users are cheering what they see as a marriage of German engineering and Chinese tech prowess.

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China’s “First Cup of Milk Tea” Craze Overloads Delivery Riders and Triggers Labor and Sustainability Concerns

When the Chinese solar term Lìqiū – the official start of autumn – rolled around the first week of August, social‑media feeds in China lit up with a new kind of headline: “Victims of the first cup of milk tea in autumn have appeared.” What began as a cheeky meme has morphed into a nationwide conversation about a seasonal rush that is straining everything from delivery riders to printed receipts, and raising questions about consumer culture, labour practices and even environmental policy.