Category: Weibo

Comedian and Youtuber Uncle Roger Cancelled on Chinese Social Media After Joking About CCP

A popular standup comedian and YouTube personality has been blacklisted in Chinese social media after he made fun of the Chinese communist regime. Uncle Roger, a Youtube character played by British-Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, revealed over the weekend that he lost his Bilibili and Weibo accounts, where he had 400 thousand followers. Ng suggested that…


‘To Cicadas’ Poet Allegedly Insults Xi Jinping: China’s Heightened Political Sensitivity

A poem about cicadas turns out to be politically sensitive, and the author was forced to apologize. According to internet users, the poem implicitly insults Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader. However, nothing in the poem openly suggests so, so what gives? I’ll break down how a poem about cicadas and the summer heat turns out…


Chinese Nationals Celebrate Shinzo Abe’s Passing; Amb. Brownback on International Religious Freedom

Chinese nationals are celebrating the death of Shinzo Abe, while the rest of the world mourns for the death of the former Japanese prime minister. Chinese internet users offer cruel comments, nightclubs celebrate his death, and businesses offer discounts. We discuss why this is happening in China. I also speak with ambassador Sam Brownback, former…


China Bans Popular Self Media Bloggers Loyal to the Party

Beijing closed multiple accounts of a popular Chinese self media comic blogger “SaiLei Three Minutes,” who claimed to interpret current affairs involving politics and history within three minutes. A visit to his Weibo account shows the message, “The user is currently banned for violating relevant laws and regulations.” SaiLei Three Minutes has 2.6 million followers, and has…


China Bans Popular Bloggers Loyal to the Party

Beijing closed multiple accounts of a popular Chinese comic blogger “SaiLei Three Minutes,” who claimed to interpret current affairs involving politics and history within three minutes. A visit to his Weibo account shows the message, “The user is currently banned for violating relevant laws and regulations.” SaiLei Three Minutes has 2.6 million followers, and has published…


China Blocks Social Media Accounts of Prominent Market Strategist Hong Hao

China blocked the Weibo and WeChat accounts of Hong Hao, managing director and chief strategist of Bocom International Holdings, without specifying which Chinese social media regulation was violated. Just recently, Hong Hao warned of the huge amount of capital leaving China and made bearish forecasts about the Chinese stock market. Hong Hao’s WeChat account “Hong…


Shanghai Residents Want CCP Officials to Bring Them Food Amid Draconian Lockdown

China’s continued insistence on implementing a strict “zero-COVID” policy to snuff out the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is drawing widespread anger. In Shanghai, where residents have been under lockdown for days, some locals are displeased that officials have not given them enough food. Tian Bei (a pseudonym), a resident living in Pudong, a district…


Weibo Becomes China’s Sixth Company Flagged by SEC for Potential Delisting

Nasdaq-listed Weibo became the sixth Chinese company flagged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for possible delisting from the U.S. market. Weibo, the Twitter equivalent in China, Nasdaq.com reported on March 24, will “evaluate all strategic options.” The SEC seems to have accelerated the implementation of a 2020 law banning foreign companies from U.S….


Weibo Becomes 6th Chinese Company Flagged by SEC for Potential Delisting

Nasdaq-listed Weibo became the sixth Chinese company flagged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for possible delisting from the U.S. market. Weibo, the Twitter equivalent in China, Nasdaq.com reported on March 24, will “evaluate all strategic options.” The SEC seems to have accelerated the implementation of a 2020 law banning foreign companies from U.S….


Chinese Social Media Platforms Deletes Thousands of Posts Following Online Abuse of Athletes

As the Games cast an international spotlight on China, the country’s largest social media platform Weibo scrubbed tens of thousands of posts “related to the Beijing Winter Olympic,” in an effort to stem an onslaught of online abuse directed at underperforming Chinese athletes. Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, deleted over 41,000 posts and suspended or…