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Popular Settlement Sim Criticized for Glorifying Historical Villains

Timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing on a vast range of sources, these succinct articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

NEWS

After gamers objected to a pirate lord, a double-crossing official, and a conniving eunuch being ranked among One Hundred Scenes of Jiangnan’s elite heroes, the developers renamed the villains in a subsequent update.

Tobacco Group to Cigarettes Using Telescope’s Name: Not So FAST!

A Yunnan tobacco brand has been accused of unlawfully profiting from the name of China’s enormous space telescope.

Bilibili vs. Bilibili: The Culture Clash Dividing China’s YouTube

Articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants.

FEATURES

Once a niche community for anime and gaming fans, Bilibili is reinventing itself as a mainstream video platform for Gen Z. But its veteran users aren’t happy.

In 2020, China’s Top Study Abroad Destination Is: China

As fears over coronavirus disruptions grow, Chinese international students are pressuring overseas universities to allow them to continue their studies in their home country.

The Stress Test: Waiting for ‘Gaokao’

With China’s dreaded, make-or-break annual examination around the corner, new COVID-19 cases and stringent containment measures have high school seniors, and their nervous parents, on the brink.