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Manila's defense minister says China removing the grounded Sierra Madre from Second Thomas Shoal could constitute an 'act of war' under the US-Philippines treaty — a warning that landed in the same week a Chinese carrier group sailed through waters south of the Philippines.
Nike's latest figures show the canvas classic shrinking fast in the market that once kept it everywhere: Converse revenue is down 31% for the year and 28% in the latest quarter, as China's students trade Chuck Taylors for thick-soled retro runners.
Chengdu Rongcheng needed a home win over relegation-battling Dalian Yingbo to clinch the Chinese Super League title. A saved penalty, a Mamadou header, and a sixth missed championship point later, the race goes to the final round.
The week's biggest stories from Chinese social media.
A viral account of a friend's AI short-drama studio — twenty-odd staff, work managed by the Codex agent, and no base roles — lands amid industry numbers showing crews shrinking from thirty to five, layoffs above eighty percent, and hybrid AI skills paying up to 60,000 yuan a month.
In Liaocheng, Shandong, a son asked an AI chatbot about his father's sudden swallowing trouble and weak legs; the model's first reply flagged a stroke and urged immediate care, getting the 64-year-old to hospital inside the golden treatment window. The story's appeal says much about who Chinese families now turn to first.
A macabre app called 'Dead or Not' — built to check whether a single user was still alive — has renamed itself, pivoted to caring for China's growing population of solitary elderly, and landed on a government procurement list. Hangzhou is piloting it free; the absurdity is that the market got there first.
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