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10 Trending Topics on Weibo That Reveal the Real China Society
Feb 26 9 min read

10 Trending Topics on Weibo That Reveal the Real China

From shrinking lamb skewers to the dying-alone debate: the Weibo viral posts that show what China really thinks, fears, and laughs about.

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50-year bonds: how China uses ultra-long debt to boost domestic consumption Economy
Feb 26 8 min read

50-year bonds: how China uses ultra-long debt to boost domestic consumption

China issued 625 billion yuan in ultra-long bonds of 30 to 50 years to subsidize consumption and equipment replacement. Understand the strategy and compare with Brazil.

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53,000 charging stations on highways: how China built the world's largest EV charger network Technology
Feb 26 8 min read

53,000 charging stations on highways: how China built the world's largest EV charger network

China has 53,300 highway charging stations, 800V charging and NIO battery swapping. See how it compares to Brazil.

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AI glasses in China: Baidu, Xiaomi, XREAL and Rokid compete for the face of the future Technology
Feb 26 10 min read

AI glasses in China: Baidu, Xiaomi, XREAL and Rokid compete for the face of the future

Smart glasses sales exploded by 80% in Huaqiangbei. Discover the Chinese AI models from Baidu, Xiaomi, XREAL, and Rokid — and how they compare to Ray-Ban Meta.

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China's Great Green Wall: how a country transformed 4,800 km of desert into forest Society
Feb 26 9 min read

China's Great Green Wall: how a country transformed 4,800 km of desert into forest

How China has planted billions of trees since 1978 to combat desertification. The largest reforestation project in history and lessons for Brazil.

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How China Built Its Monopoly on Rare Earths in 40 Years Geopolitics
Feb 26 8 min read

How China Built Its Monopoly on Rare Earths in 40 Years

From Deng Xiaoping to the embargo on Japan: the 40-year strategy that gave China control of 90% of the world's rare earths and unprecedented geopolitical power.

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Huaqiangbei: Inside the World's Largest Electronics Market in Shenzhen Technology
Feb 26 10 min read

Huaqiangbei: Inside the World's Largest Electronics Market in Shenzhen

Discover Huaqiangbei, the world's largest electronics market in Shenzhen. Drones, AI glasses, IoT, and a complete guide for Brazilians who want to visit.

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Spring Festival 2026: The planet's biggest consumption marathon in numbers Economy
Feb 26 8 min read

Spring Festival 2026: The planet's biggest consumption marathon in numbers

Nine billion trips, record ticket sales, and surging duty-free shopping: the Spring Festival 2026 figures that reveal the true state of Chinese consumption.

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Dying alone in China: the urban loneliness of a country that's aging too fast Society
Feb 26 8 min read

Dying alone in China: the urban loneliness of a country that's aging too fast

How the one-child policy created a generation of lonely elderly in China, the collapse of the 4-2-1 structure, and what Brazil can learn from it.

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Qingdao Port: the 100% automated terminal that operates without any human beings Technology
Feb 26 9 min read

Qingdao Port: the 100% automated terminal that operates without any human beings

Discover the Port of Qingdao in China, which operates with 5G, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicles — without any workers on the dock. Compare with Santos.

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Wahaha changes its name to Hongsheng: the end of an era in China Economy
Feb 26 8 min read

Wahaha changes its name to Hongsheng: the end of an era in China

Wahaha, China's largest beverage manufacturer, changes its name to Hongsheng following the death of founder Zong Qinghou. Understand the transition and the role of Zong Fuli.

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Yachts for $14,500: How China is Destroying Global Marine Market Prices Economy
Feb 26 9 min read

Yachts for $14,500: How China is Destroying Global Marine Market Prices

China produces yachts starting at $14,500, threatening Western manufacturers. Richard Liu invests 5 billion yuan. Understand the disruption in the yacht market.

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1.1 million Chinese entrepreneurs went to the temple to pray: the thermometer of economic anxiety Society
Feb 26 10 min read

1.1 million Chinese entrepreneurs went to the temple to pray: the thermometer of economic anxiety

1.1 million people visited Lingyin Temple for Chinese New Year. The temple rush reveals the economic anxiety of entrepreneurs in contemporary China.

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Solar energy in China: the country that installs more panels than the rest of the world combined Economy
Feb 26 9 min read

Solar energy in China: the country that installs more panels than the rest of the world combined

China surpassed 1 terawatt of installed solar energy in 2025. Discover the numbers, leading companies, and impact on Brazil.

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Shanghai Relaxes Real Estate: What Does This Say About the Chinese Economy in 2026 Economy
Feb 26 9 min read

Shanghai Relaxes Real Estate: What Does This Say About the Chinese Economy in 2026

Shanghai has reduced the social insurance requirement from three to one year for purchasing real estate. Understand the impact on China's real estate market in 2026 and in Brazil.

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Asteroid mining: China's plan to extract minerals from space by 2030 Space
Feb 26 9 min read

Asteroid mining: China's plan to extract minerals from space by 2030

China launched Tianwen-2 to collect asteroid samples. Discover China's space mining plan and the race for platinum and rare earths.

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Autonomous driving in China: Baidu already operates robotaxis and Li Auto promises level 4 by 2028 Technology
Feb 26 10 min read

Autonomous driving in China: Baidu already operates robotaxis and Li Auto promises level 4 by 2028

Baidu Apollo operates self-driving taxis in 11 Chinese cities. Li Auto aims for level 4 by 2028. See how autonomous driving advances in China.

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The CCTV Gala is not entertainment: how China uses TV to signal industrial policy Society
Feb 26 9 min read

The CCTV Gala is not entertainment: how China uses TV to signal industrial policy

The CCTV Gala gathers over 700 million viewers. Discover how China uses the world's largest TV show to signal industrial policy.

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CBMM: the Brazilian company that produces 80% of the world's niobium (and interests China and the USA) Geopolitics
Feb 26 10 min read

CBMM: the Brazilian company that produces 80% of the world's niobium (and interests China and the USA)

The CBMM, from Araxá (MG), controls 80% of global niobium production. Find out why China and the USA are competing for access to this strategic mineral.

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Chinese car manufacturers in Brazil: BYD, GWM, and the future of Brazilian electric cars Economy
Feb 26 12 min read

Chinese car manufacturers in Brazil: BYD, GWM, and the future of Brazilian electric cars

BYD, GWM, and Chery invest billions in Brazil. Discover the factories, models, prices, and the impact of Chinese automakers on the Brazilian automotive market.

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Chinese open-source AI: how to use DeepSeek, Qwen, and GLM for free Technology
Feb 26 8 min read

Chinese open-source AI: how to use DeepSeek, Qwen, and GLM for free

A practical guide to running DeepSeek R1, Qwen 2.5, and GLM-4 for free. Tutorial with Ollama, price comparison, and use cases for developers.

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Gold in China: why the world's largest jewelry store is raising prices by 33% Economy
Feb 26 10 min read

Gold in China: why the world's largest jewelry store is raising prices by 33%

Chow Tai Fook, the world's largest jewelry brand with 7,000 stores, faces gold at US$5,200/oz. Understand the impact on prices and the global market.

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Strong yuan in 2026: what the appreciation of the Chinese currency means for Brazil Economy
Feb 26 10 min read

Strong yuan in 2026: what the appreciation of the Chinese currency means for Brazil

The yuan hit 6.83 per dollar, the highest level in 3 years. Understand how the appreciation of the Chinese currency affects imports, exports, and the Brazilian real.

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The lunar race: China vs USA — who will step on the Moon first in 2030 Geopolitics
Feb 26 11 min read

The lunar race: China vs USA — who will step on the Moon first in 2030

China plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030 with the Long March 10. The US delays Artemis. Who arrives first? Complete analysis of the space race.

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Weibo explained: how China's 'Twitter' with 580 million users works Society
Feb 26 9 min read

Weibo explained: how China's 'Twitter' with 580 million users works

Discover how Weibo, China's largest social network with over 580 million users, works. Trending topics, censorship, KOLs, and how to access.

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Chunyun: the planet's largest human migration — 2.8 billion trips in 40 days Society
Feb 26 9 min read

Chunyun: the planet's largest human migration — 2.8 billion trips in 40 days

Discover the Chunyun, the Chinese New Year travel rush: billions of trips, packed trains, and the logistics of the world's largest migration.

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Shenzhen: from a fishing village to the world's technology capital Economy
Feb 26 9 min read

Shenzhen: from a fishing village to the world's technology capital

Discover how Shenzhen grew from 30,000 inhabitants in 1980 to 17.5 million and a GDP of $557 billion, housing Huawei, BYD, Tencent, and DJI.

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Digital payments in China: how 1.4 billion people live without cash Society
Feb 26 10 min read

Digital payments in China: how 1.4 billion people live without cash

How WeChat Pay and Alipay dominated China, eliminating physical cash. Real data, digital yuan, and what a Brazilian faces upon arrival.

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Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop: how Chinese e-commerce is swallowing up global retail Economy
Feb 26 11 min read

Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop: how Chinese e-commerce is swallowing up global retail

How Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop dominated global retail with the factory-to-consumer model. Numbers, impact in Brazil, and what changes with Remessa Conforme.

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BYD surpasses Tesla: how China dominated the global electric car market Economy
Feb 26 10 min read

BYD surpasses Tesla: how China dominated the global electric car market

BYD produced 4.6 million vehicles in 2025, almost 3 times more than Tesla. Understand how China dominated the global electric car market.

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Kimi, Zhipu and MiniMax: the Chinese AI startups nobody knows in Brazil Technology
Feb 26 9 min read

Kimi, Zhipu and MiniMax: the Chinese AI startups nobody knows in Brazil

Meet Moonshot AI, Zhipu (Z.ai), and MiniMax — the Chinese AI startups that have already gone public in Hong Kong and compete with OpenAI and Google.

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The chip war: why the US can't stop China from manufacturing semiconductors Geopolitics
Feb 26 10 min read

The chip war: why the US can't stop China from manufacturing semiconductors

How China bypasses American sanctions and advances in chip manufacturing with SMIC, Huawei, and DUV lithography. Complete timeline of the semiconductor war.

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ByteDance is worth $550 billion: how the TikTok owner became the world's most valuable startup Economy
Feb 26 9 min read

ByteDance is worth $550 billion: how the TikTok owner became the world's most valuable startup

ByteDance reaches a market value of $550 billion in 2026. Understand the trajectory of TikTok's owner and the impact on Brazil.

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Chinese humanoid robots: the 5 companies that want to replace workers by 2030 Technology
Feb 26 9 min read

Chinese humanoid robots: the 5 companies that want to replace workers by 2030

Unitree, XPeng, Galaxy and more: meet the Chinese humanoid robot companies with mass production plans by 2027. The impact reaches Brazil.

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DeepSeek: how a $6 million Chinese startup shook Silicon Valley Technology
Feb 26 7 min read

DeepSeek: how a $6 million Chinese startup shook Silicon Valley

A 160-employee startup has trained an AI as good as GPT-4 for a fraction of the cost. How DeepSeek has shaken up the global AI market.

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Huawei without Google, without American chips: how the company earns $121 billion Technology
Feb 26 11 min read

Huawei without Google, without American chips: how the company earns $121 billion

How Huawei lost Google, ARM, and TSMC, created its own system and chip, and achieved a record revenue of $121 billion even under American sanctions.

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Rare earths: why Brazil could be the key piece in the war between the US and China Geopolitics
Feb 26 10 min read

Rare earths: why Brazil could be the key piece in the war between the US and China

Brazil has 21 million tons in rare earth reserves. With Trump's order and the Chinese embargo, the country has become a strategic piece. Full analysis.

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9 Chinese companies that dominate global markets (and you don't know their names) Economy
Feb 20 7 min read

9 Chinese companies that dominate global markets (and you don't know their names)

CATL manufactures 37% of the world's batteries. Shein is the largest fashion e-commerce platform. BYD has surpassed Tesla. Meet the Chinese companies that have already changed the game.

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10 Chinese inventions that shaped the world (and go beyond gunpowder and paper) Culture
Feb 20 13 min read

10 Chinese inventions that shaped the world (and go beyond gunpowder and paper)

Seismograph, mechanical clock, blast furnace: Chinese inventions that arrived centuries before Europe and that Western history books ignore.

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13 things that surprise Brazilians when they arrive in China Society
Feb 20 13 min read

13 things that surprise Brazilians when they arrive in China

24-hour security, delivery in 15 minutes, internet without a credit card. What changes when you leave Brazil and land in China.

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8 scientific advances by China in the last 5 years that you probably missed Science
Feb 20 7 min read

8 scientific advances by China in the last 5 years that you probably missed

From quantum computers to Mars rovers: China published more papers than the US in 2024. Discover the findings that the Brazilian media ignored.

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11 facts about clean energy in China that the Western media prefers to ignore Economy
Feb 20 9 min read

11 facts about clean energy in China that the Western media prefers to ignore

China installs more solar energy than the rest of the world combined. It has the largest EV charging network. And it leads in next-generation nuclear. The numbers.

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10 Chinese cities that should be on your radar (and you've never heard of) Society
Feb 20 8 min read

10 Chinese cities that should be on your radar (and you've never heard of)

Beyond Beijing and Shanghai: Chinese cities with more than 10 million inhabitants, GDP larger than entire countries, and surprising innovation.

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15 authentic Chinese dishes that don't exist in "Chinese" restaurants in Brazil Culture
Feb 20 13 min read

15 authentic Chinese dishes that don't exist in "Chinese" restaurants in Brazil

The Chinese food you know is not Chinese. Discover the real dishes from China's 8 major regional cuisines, with names in Mandarin.

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12 technologies that China uses daily and the West still doesn't have Technology
Feb 20 11 min read

12 technologies that China uses daily and the West still doesn't have

From facial recognition payments to drone deliveries: technologies used daily by 1.4 billion Chinese people that have not yet arrived in Brazil.

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8 truths about education in China that shatter Western stereotypes Society
Feb 20 8 min read

8 truths about education in China that shatter Western stereotypes

It's not just rote learning. China graduates more engineers than the USA and Europe combined, reformed the Gaokao, and invests in creativity. The data that shatters clichés.

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9 myths about the Chinese economy that the Western media repeats without verifying Economy
Feb 20 8 min read

9 myths about the Chinese economy that the Western media repeats without verifying

Is China in crisis? Is the debt unsustainable? Is the GDP fake? We debunk with data and Chinese sources what the Western media distorts.

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