Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I know it’s not my usual 赛道 but…what a terribly written SNL-sketch wannabe. Full of dad jokes. Huge waste of talent. 030
Reposted by Yaling Jiang昨天 @yesterdaynews.bsky.social · 24/08/2025拒绝认罪被重判七年的香港记者何桂蓝:真正定义我们身份的,不是苦难本身,而是我们面对苦难的方式。 何桂蓝(Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam,1990年8月24日生),香港记者与民主派政治人物,被称为“立场姐”。她因参与2020年立法会民主派初选,被控“串谋颠覆国家政权”,是“47人案”中唯一既不认罪、也不求情的被告。2024年11月19日,她被香港法院判处有期徒刑七年,现羁押于大榄女惩教所。 在宣判当天,何桂蓝以粤语和英语发表声明,强调自己坚持不认罪、不求情,是为了捍卫61万名参与初选的香港选民的政治表态。她说:“真正定义我们身份的,不是苦难本身,而是我们面对苦难的方式。” 19644
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Will China’s first-ever National childcare subsidies work? In the Thursday webinar, I will focus on what it means, outline the implementation steps, and sharing recent studies — from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law… 1/2 140
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 07/08/2025So impressed with New Tide Media Network’s launch event and the kickass panel. Loved the personal stories about entering and taking up space in UK’s newsrooms ✨ Follow them on Instagram & Substack! 040
Reposted by Yaling JiangBrian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This kind of thing will be increasingly common in Hong Kong, I'm afraid focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...focustaiwan.twTaiwanese film pulled from Hong Kong festival over censorship issue - Focus TaiwanScreenings of the Taiwanese movie Family Matters (我家的事) at a Hong Kong film festival have been canceled after it failed to meet "revision requirements" set by Hong Kong authorities, with some media ci... 12911
Reposted by Yaling JiangHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 30/07/20258 public universities in HK have signed a new accountability agreement requiring them to follow the "advice and guidance" of the central government and align with the remarks of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In full: buff.ly/P6eR2cLbuff.lyHK universities sign new agreement requiring alignment with Xi’s remarks8 public universities in HK have signed a new accountability agreement requiring them to follow the "advice and guidance" of the central government and align with the remarks of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. 3168
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 29/07/2025I got into a pinhole camera sales group after reading about #maskpark, a voyeurism ring that involves at least 100k Chinese users on Telegram. It has compared to South Korea’s Nth Room. Here are demos of pinhole cameras on a shoe, a fan, a car key and the side of a phone: 01611
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Feel absolutely powerless when China’s Nth room is happening but no action is observed from regulators. To join #maskpark on Telegram, one must submit video/photo of women around them — witnesses have seen content of these men’s girlfriends, wifes, mother in laws and daughters. 1/2 011
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 23/07/2025An education graduate ends up selling mice poison in dialect. A medical student ends up being a masseur. A hospitality graduate ends up being a waiter. The customer who’s rude to the waiter is an influencer. 1/2 151
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 23/07/20254 patterns in how Chinese graduates feel about the job market: 1. Available job opportunities do not require higher education 2. 985/211, overseas degrees are useless 3. Things are extra hard for liberal arts majors 4. STEM majors are used to their core. www.chineseconsumers.news/p/how-do-chi...chineseconsumers.newsHow do Chinese graduates *really* feel about the job market?🥀 | Following the yuan"Three unemployed individuals who collectively spent 6M RMB on studying abroad," one post on RedNote reads. 0179
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 20/07/2025What makes one to want to become Epstein’s lawyer. Goddamn. And yes, I’m judging. 040
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 04/06/202589, 64🕯️ I am a China researcher and strategist who loves picking apart trends and the societal forces behind them. I do business research that explores opportunities in China. And, more broadly, I advocate for looking at China through a human lens. But it’s not the only lens I use. 1/3substack.comForgetting and remembering June 💭 | Following the YuanEditors note: This week, after multiple rounds of starting to draft, pause and self-censor, I find it necessary to write something, still, about China’s collective amnesia phenomenon. To circumvent in... 272
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 31/05/2025‘“If somebody calls me today and says, ‘I’m a foreign student and I’m leaving on vacation,’ I’m going to say, ‘Are you crazy?’ ”’ www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...wsj.comInternational Students Fear Leaving the U.S. as Trump’s Visa Threats MountSchools extend housing and legal support as many students from abroad cancel plans to go home this summer. 030
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 20/05/2025“The reality is, Asian women need to keep fighting for themselves, because they don’t expect anyone else would do it for them. More often than not, Asian women don’t speak up — and when they do, their feelings are dismissed.” 010
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 20/05/2025www.chineseconsumers.news/p/sorry-im-a...chineseconsumers.newsSorry I'm AsianWhat happens when an Asian woman decides to speak up 020
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 16/05/2025My therapist’s face when I quote Instagram therapists to him 040
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Shanghai, once the default launchpad for international brands, is now seen as an expensive option with diminishing return-on-investment. www.chineseconsumers.news/p/sports-edi...chineseconsumers.newsSports edition: Running 🏃🏻♀️ (ON Running), Cycling 🚴🏻♀️(Rouleur Media), Sports Beauty 🌸 (Judydoll) | Following the YuanShanghai, once the default launchpad for international brands, is now seen as an expensive option with diminishing return-on-investment. 000
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The danger of overcollection of user information and resale of personal data is creeping into China's public consciousness: www.chineseconsumers.news/p/china-luxu...chineseconsumers.newsThe “darkest days” of China luxury market 💎 , factory TikTok 2.0 🎥, consumer privacy safety concerns soar 😨| Following the YuanIf you’re a paid member and interested in attending the YCW x KCL China event, I’m happy to get you tickets for this Saturday. 000
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Some female RedNote users are advocating to kick #AndrewTate and his affiliated accounts out of the platform 🔥 1112
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 21/04/2025“A [Chinese fashion] designer launching today must produce collection after collection, ride algorithmic waves, and navigate livestreams and D2C margins while safeguarding their creativity—all in a cooled-off economy.” www.chineseconsumers.news/p/chinese-fa...chineseconsumers.newsA decade of change: Has China's independent designer boom come to an end?🥀 | Following the YuanTen years ago, the biggest challenge for Chinese designers was visibility. Now, the challenge is saturation—of trends, platforms, pressures, and expectations—all amid the global economic slowdown. 100
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 15/04/2025“A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on an individual, becomes a mountain. (时代的一粒灰,落在个人头上,就是一座山。)” That is how I wrap up the impact of tariffs on Chinese exporters. www.chineseconsumers.news/p/how-are-ch...chineseconsumers.newsHow are China's exporters/factory workers affected by the tariffs 🫠 | Following the Yuan“A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on an individual, becomes a mountain," author Fang Fang. 111
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 12/04/2025The restrictions of American film titles is not a new measure, the numbers in Chinese cinema has been diminishing during Trump's first term as bilateral relations worsened, and so is America's soft power. 120
Reposted by Yaling JiangDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/04/2025We act like this is normal. It’s an abuse of power.nytimes.comFive More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump (Gift Article)Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports. 1023648
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I understand that journalists are on tight deadlines, and not all answers get used, but it’s still frustrating to not be mentioned at all after you spend 30 mins of your workday on writing back. Is it karma? 🤣 I think it is. 020
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 11/04/2025My new creation for a vegetarian lunch: Ready-made lentil soup, kale, silken tofu 🙌 010
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 09/04/2025As Xi laughs in his sleep open.spotify.com/episode/7DAt...open.spotify.comHow Trump Wiped Out $10 Trillion in Wealth in 3 DaysThe Daily · Episode 131
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Chinese consumers’ new reality: instead of America’s Magic Mike, we get Russia’s Wetmen 030
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Reminiscent of that time of how “spiritual opium” wiped out $60B in Tencent’s market cap…and that Newsroom episode, IYKYK www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...wsj.comThe False Tariff Headline That Sent Stocks on a $2 Trillion RideMisinformation on a White House official’s remarks triggers a short-lived rally. 010
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 07/04/2025IShowSpeed's unfiltered live-streams defied China’s traditional propaganda model and stringent information control, and that was why it has been such a success. And he finally met 大张伟 Da Zhang Wei! www.chineseconsumers.news/p/ishowspeed...chineseconsumers.newsThe making of IShowSpeed's China tour 💨| Following the YuanSpeed's unfiltered live-streams defied China’s traditional propaganda model and stringent information control, and that was why it has been such a success. 021
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Tonight at LSE, apart from chatting about recent observations of China, we at People’s Square will also do a book raffle during Q&A, featuring: 🧨 "We live in huge discrepancies", a collection of op-eds and essays by Brothers author Yu Hua 1/3 220
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Zhou Guanyu has joined Ferrari F1 for the 2025 season, making him the first team member from China. 🏎️ Despite being a reserve driver with TBD race program, this is another milestone in his commercial career. Brands he has worked with include...1/2 140
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Inspired by 996ICU, 611Study.ICU is a movement that protests against Chinese students' grueling studying regime, which refers to how middle and high-school students typically start 6 AM and finish at 11 PM. "We want to let Chinese students have a healthy and happy childhood." 611study.icu 030
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 04/02/2025As a professional in the information industry, I urge Ed to put personal bias aside when looking at DeepSeek. That's the LEAST an analyst should do. The spiel about how Chinese govt fakes its GDP and data and therefore DeepSeek may be doing the same is unfounded. 1/3 141
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 04/02/2025As much as I love Substack, the note app isn’t working for me with the lack of DAU… I will spend more time here in 2025 🥹 010
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 21/01/2025“If you look at the Wall Street guys today, they’re mostly not wearing Rolexes or Pateks,” Guy tells Semafor. “The flex is that you’re a mountain biker and wearing the digital exercise watch.” www.semafor.com/article/01/1...semafor.comDavos parkas through the years | SemaforTracking what the world’s elite are wearing over what else they’re wearing. 010
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 16/01/2025The hodgepodge of Western and Chinese users within the “Great Firewall” has created unprecedented regulatory problems that have never been dealt with by either China or the U.S. Read more from me on Time: time.com/7207351/tikt...time.comThe Lure of Chinese App Red NoteThere are good reasons why American 'TikTok refugees' are flocking to this app over others. But the exodus may not last. 051
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Hell yea I touch on Xiaohongshu I live and breathe it 031
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 15/01/2025I’ve come across 2 dozens of brand posts on Xiaohongshu/Red Note targeting #tiktokrefugees now, and I’d still say that @duolingoverde.bsky.social does it best! 040
Reposted by Yaling JiangJarrod Watt @jaywatt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Big thanks to @yaling.bsky.social and her Following the Yuan substack, reporting on the broader impact of the American exodus to Xiaohongshu/LittleRedBook - the app is only in Chinese but some major brands are posting in English for the new arrivals... www.chineseconsumers.news/p/tiktok-use... 143
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I remember reading Noah Smith’s comment a while ago about how there’s not enough street-level pictures of China. I’m like: no shit, because they are NOT on Google, they are dispersed across 8 or so major social media/e-commerce apps. 1/3 #tiktokrefugee 261
Reposted by Yaling JiangMarco Herack @mh120480.eurosky.social · 09/01/2025lesenswert von @yaling.bsky.social www.chineseconsumers.news/p/sex-men… 011
Yaling Jiang @yaling.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Found this gem, published in 2005’s Russian Language and Literature Studies, a domestic academic periodical, while polishing up my 2025 forecasts today: 《中国俄语教学的历史、现状与发展方略》 It entails China’s over 300 years of history of Russian education, from the Qing Dynasty to modern days.sinoss.net 182