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A trending debate accuses Chinese TV writers of flattening heroines from less-educated backgrounds into romance props — and has widened into an argument over whether the industry can write anything else at all.
A motorist on a Zhejiang–Jiangxi highway let his car's assisted-driving system run while he slept through repeated horn blasts; the video has reignited China's argument over how 'smart driving' is marketed and who is responsible when drivers stop driving.
Three days after footage of a flight attendant kneeling to apologize went viral, China Eastern says it has reported passenger Ou to the police for disrupting order aboard the aircraft, suspended his carriage, and taken on legal costs for the crew member.
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A trending topic documents the rotating euphemisms sellers use on China's biggest second-hand marketplace to move everything from AI subscriptions to sexual services — and shows why keyword filters keep losing.
A solo goal from 19-year-old Wang Yudong and two shoot-out saves from goalkeeper Li Hao gave China's Under-23s a 4-3 penalty win over Uzbekistan — the country's first Asian Games men's football medal in 28 years.
South Korea's women's archery team, champions at every Asian Games since 1998, lost the final to India on a day when Korea's 'dream team' also fell 0-6 to China — who then beat India for mixed-team gold and an automatic Olympic quota place.
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