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china social media
![How Did Chinese People React to Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis? How Did Chinese People React to Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-08-9.jpg)
How Did Chinese People React to Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?
By Hemant Adlakha
Chinese social media is abuzz with a debate on whether Trump’s diagnosis should elicit sympathy or satisfaction.
![What Are Chinese Saying About the Deadly Sino-Indian Border Clash? What Are Chinese Saying About the Deadly Sino-Indian Border Clash?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-23170097314_90399924d8_b.jpg)
What Are Chinese Saying About the Deadly Sino-Indian Border Clash?
By Aadil Brar
As Chinese social media users probe the conflict with India, the Chinese government keeps a tight lock on information.
![The Chinese People Step up to Enforce China’s Nationalist Propaganda The Chinese People Step up to Enforce China’s Nationalist Propaganda](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-crowd.jpg)
The Chinese People Step up to Enforce China’s Nationalist Propaganda
By Jo Kim
Other countries need to take hyper-nationalistic rhetoric seriously, as it is both a top-down and bottom-up phenomenon.
![China’s Digital Cultural Revolution China’s Digital Cultural Revolution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-cyber2.jpg)
China’s Digital Cultural Revolution
By Johanna M. Costigan and Xu Xin
Hyper-nationalist online attacks, like the campaign against Fang Fang, have disturbing parallels to the Mao era.
![‘In Milk Tea We Trust’: How a Thai-Chinese Meme War Led to a New (Online) Pan-Asia Alliance ‘In Milk Tea We Trust’: How a Thai-Chinese Meme War Led to a New (Online) Pan-Asia Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17-6.png)
‘In Milk Tea We Trust’: How a Thai-Chinese Meme War Led to a New (Online) Pan-Asia Alliance
By Dan McDevitt
From #MilkTeaAlliance to #StopMekongDam, can an internet meme war translate into real-world action?
![Why Some of China’s Most Ardent Nationalists Are Fangirls Why Some of China’s Most Ardent Nationalists Are Fangirls](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-protest1.jpg)
Why Some of China’s Most Ardent Nationalists Are Fangirls
By Xu Xin
The latest Twitter war, centering on a Thai idol named Bright, reveals a curious trend in Chinese nationalism.
![China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-cyber3.jpg)
China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow
By Sarah Cook and Mai Truong
No user or platform is safe from the leadership’s insatiable appetite for ideological conformity.
![How WeChat Conquered Tibet How WeChat Conquered Tibet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_924259093015.jpg)
How WeChat Conquered Tibet
By Tenzin Dalha
Tibetans know the surveillance risks, but many choose to give up privacy for convenience.
![China’s Long, Hot Summer of Censorship China’s Long, Hot Summer of Censorship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-prison1.jpg)
China’s Long, Hot Summer of Censorship
By Sarah Cook
June has been a terrible month for internet freedom in China. July may be even worse.
![Why Did China’s Foreign Ministry Make Its Debut on Weibo? Why Did China’s Foreign Ministry Make Its Debut on Weibo?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-htc_salsa_china_version_-_weibo_button.jpg)
Why Did China’s Foreign Ministry Make Its Debut on Weibo?
By Muhsin Puthan Purayil
Explaining MOFA’s foray into domestic public diplomacy.
![Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19080392177908.jpg)
Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent
By Sarah Cook
The Chinese social media giant is a growing global force, and it does the bidding of the Communist Party.
![Why China’s Younger Generation (Sort of) Loves Jiang Zemin Why China’s Younger Generation (Sort of) Loves Jiang Zemin](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17297213298954.jpg)
Why China’s Younger Generation (Sort of) Loves Jiang Zemin
By Chutian Zhou
Meet China’s “toad worshipers.”