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China 2020 in social media buzzwords: Counter-marcher, Involution, Working Man, Socialite, Versailles Literature and live-streaming shopping

Posted on 30 December 202022 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

Buzzword counter-marcher, Involution, Working Man, Socialite, Versailles Literature and Live-streaming shopping recapped in an extraordinary year of 2020

Lockdown puppy boom

China’s Tibetan mastiffs sound wake-up call to lockdown puppy boom

Posted on 9 November 202016 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

Where is the “lockdown puppy” boom leading us to? The cautionary tale of China’s Tibetan mastiffs may offer us a clue.

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Why is the West losing the Coronavirus battle?

Posted on 24 October 202022 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

While my family and friends are living their lives in China, I am languishing at home in London amid record daily new cases. The stark contrast prompts an uncomfortable question: why has China done better in fighting the Coronavirus?

Egg freezing, motherhood and feminism in China

Posted on 4 July 202016 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

Is China a role model for gender equality? Perhaps not. The long way to legalise egg freezing in China exemplifies the struggle of my generation of Chinese women.

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