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China’s Weibo is new front in UK-Russia war of words over Ukraine
09:00am, Wednesday, 16'th Feb 2022 South China Morning Post
China’s social media platform Weibo has become the latest arena for dialogue between Britain and Russia over Ukraine.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Chinese social media account to urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to think again about invading Ukraine.“We are on the edge of a cliff, but President Putin still has time to step back and think,” Johnson said in a Chinese-language post on Tuesday night.“We urge everyone to engage in dialogue – the Russian government should avoid…
Starbucks Faces Chinese Boycott Calls After Store Was Rude To Police Officers
04:25pm, Tuesday, 15'th Feb 2022 Benzinga
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) has found itself with a public relations problem in China after an incident of impolite behavior to police officers at a store turned into a viral social media fury. What Happened: According to a Reuters report, a user on the Twitter (NYSE: TWTR )-style social media site Weibo reported that several police officers eating outside a Starbucks coffeehouse in the city of Chongqing were told by the … Full story available on Benzinga.com
Weibo censored a famous female novelist who voiced anger over China’s inhumanity to women
12:31pm, Monday, 14'th Feb 2022 Quartz
In "Mother, oh, Mother!", Yan expressed her anger about a woman found chained in a Chinese village.
Govt to ban 54 Chinese apps that pose threat to India''s security: Report
04:53am, Monday, 14'th Feb 2022 Livemint
Last year, India banned hundreds of Chinese apps including PUBG Mobile, TikTok, Weibo, WeChat, AliExpress
China''s Weibo, Douyin delete thousands of posts over abuse of athletes
05:38am, Thursday, 10'th Feb 2022 Channel NewsAsia
SHANGHAI: China''s largest social media platforms including Weibo and Douyin said they have deleted tens of thousands of posts for abusing athletes and spreading rumours on the Winter Olympics, in an effort to clean-up "illegal" chatter around the Games, Chinese authorities stringently censor any content th
Olympics-Chinas Weibo, Douyin delete thousands of posts over abuse of athletes
05:31am, Thursday, 10'th Feb 2022 National Post
SHANGHAI Chinas largest social media platforms including Weibo and Douyin said they have deleted tens of thousands of posts for abusing athletes and spreading rumors on the Winter Olympics, in an effort to clean-up illegal chatter around the Games, Chinese authorities stringently censor any content that they believe violates core socialist values and in []
Chinese microblogging service Weibo deletes over 41,000 posts for ‘creating trouble’ during Beijing Winter Olympics, asks users to keep calm when commenting on the games
10:00am, Wednesday, 09'th Feb 2022 South China Morning Post
Chinese microblogging service Weibo has removed more than 41,000 posts related to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, while banning 850 accounts, as the popular social media platform encouraged internet users to stay calm as they watched the games.Some internet users are “creating trouble” at a time when the whole country is “immersed in the strong atmosphere of the Winter Olympics”, Weibo said in a post published on Tuesday. “[These users] attacked athletes with irony and insulting language and…
Peng Shuai threatened? Chinese tennis player claimed it was all a big misunderstanding
12:58am, Tuesday, 08'th Feb 2022 BLDaily The BL
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai resurfaced Monday in an interview with French sports newspaper LEquipe, saying there has been a enormous misunderstanding surrounding a publication in which she denounced a senior Chinese regime official for forcing her to have sex with him. Pengs denunciation was in November 2021 on a Chinese social network called Weibo, []
Tennis player Peng Shuai denies accusing Chinese official of sexual assault: ''A huge misunderstanding''
06:51am, Monday, 07'th Feb 2022 The Week
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai told a French newspaper on Sunday it is her "wish" that people would stop twisting a social media post she made last year accusing a high-ranking Chinese official of sexual assault, calling it "an enormous misunderstanding." Peng''s interview with L''Equipe was conducted in Beijing, with a Chinese Olympic Committee representative translating. The questions had to be submitted ahead of time, L''Equipe said, and Peng''s answers printed verbatim. This was the 36-year-old''s first interview with non-Chinese media since she posted and quickly deleted the accusation in November, The Associated Press reports. The allegation was posted on Peng''s verified account on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. She wrote that Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier and member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, forced her to have sex with him. After the post was taken down, Peng disappeared from public view, sparking concerns about her wellbeing.
Tennis Star Peng Shuai Denies Sexual AssaultWith Handler by Her Side
03:09am, Monday, 07'th Feb 2022 The Daily Beast
Mark Kolbe/Getty The mystery of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuais well-being intensified Sunday with an interview she gavewith a government official at her sidedenying she was sexually assaulted by a powerful politician. I would like to know: why such concern? the 36-year-old athlete said of worries that she was essentially forced from public view after posting an accusation on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. Pengs comments to French newspaper LEquipe are unlikely to quell concern that she is not free to speak her mind. A member of Chinas Olympic committee was with the doubles champion as she spoke from a hotel room in Beijing. Read more at The Daily Beast.
US-born Chinese Olympic figure skater Zhu Yi is slammed on social media after team event flop
12:47pm, Sunday, 06'th Feb 2022 Daily Mail Online
''Zhu Yi has fallen'' was trending on social media platform Weibo, with some users slamming her for alleged false patriotism. Others questioned why she was even picked to represent China at all.
Olympics-Figureskating-Hanyu-1, Panda-0; ''Ice Prince'' tops Games mascot in popularity
11:33am, Sunday, 06'th Feb 2022 Nippon.com
By Chang-Ran Kim and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) - He''s the only one who can top Beijing''s Olympics mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen" in a popularity match. Japan''s star figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, still hidden from public view but finally confirmed to be in Beijing, has become the top trend on China''s social media site Weibo, outdoing the country''s most-sought-after mascot
Olympics-Figureskating-Hanyu-1, Panda-0; Ice Prince tops Games mascot in popularity
11:29am, Sunday, 06'th Feb 2022 National Post
BEIJING Hes the only one who can top Beijings Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen in a popularity match. Japans star figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, still hidden from public view but finally confirmed to be in Beijing, has become the top trend on Chinas social media site Weibo, outdoing the countrys most-sought-after mascot in its []
Host nation China wins its first gold of Beijing Games
06:48am, Sunday, 06'th Feb 2022 Dawn.com
BEIJING: Host nation China nabbed its first gold medal on Saturday as dazzling performances on snow and ice nudged the political drama that has dominated the Beijing Olympics toward the sidelines. “You can always trust China” began trending in posts on social media platform Weibo after its short track skaters won the mixed team relay, an event making its debut at the Olympics and the country has dominated in international competition. The golden dream was almost cut short in the semi-final when the United States crossed the finish line ahead of the hosts, only to be disqualified along with the Russian Olympic Committee, after a lengthy video review. Six gold medals were up for grabs on Saturday as athletes overcame pandemic obstacles to shine on the world’s stage, even as political storylines continued to swirl around the Games. Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe, forced to isolate from his teammates because of a Covid-19 close contact, proved there were few Winter Games shows quite like his.
Hosts China wins their first gold of Winter Olympics
03:04pm, Saturday, 05'th Feb 2022 Cyprus Mail
Host nation China nabbed its first gold medal nL8N2UG0FI on Saturday as dazzling performances on snow and ice nudged the political drama that has dominated the Beijing Olympics toward the sidelines. “You can always trust China” began trending in posts on social media platform Weibo after its short track skaters…