Contemporary Chinese culture

How do people preserve history in China, secretly, sometimes with the help of a miracle

Remembering my grandpa

Feb 23 • Robert Wu

China is cracking down on extremism—from both the left and the right

But will it be enough?

Dec 22, 2025 • Robert Wu

K visa, and the rise of China's "MAGA"

China Translated - Briefing #61

Oct 7, 2025 • Robert Wu

The silencing of prominent influencers

China Translated - Briefing #60

Oct 6, 2025 • Robert Wu

What China's most successful film, Ne Zha 2, reveals about her people (Completed)

...and their attitudes towards personal life, domestic politics as well as geopolitics

Feb 16, 2025 • Robert Wu

Wukong & the cool part of China, demand-side stimulus, Vietnam - Week in Review #24

I ended my vacation to Georgia (the country) this week, I am pleasantly surprised that in the poll last week more than 125 of you voted yes to read my…

Aug 23, 2024 • Robert Wu

The end of Chinese modesty

What do China's Gen-Z Olympian athletes mean for our future

Aug 16, 2024 • Robert Wu

How a "boring" TV drama becomes so successful and what it shows about today's China

I finished watching “我的阿勒泰 My Altai” this week.

Jun 15, 2024 • Robert Wu

Seismic changes in China's consumer psychology (shown by an epic corporate battle), Middle East money in China, court paper disclosures…

Dec 22, 2023 • Robert Wu

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