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Catch the day's public trend lists in English, grouped by platform and linked straight back to the original conversation.

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Chinese Social Media Trends

Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.

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zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.

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  1. #1
    How do you evaluate Apple's 2026 fall event, and what highlights are worth watching?
    TechAuto translated43M
  2. #2
    Is Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Worth Buying at a Starting Price of RMB 15,999 in China?
    TechAuto translated7M
  3. #5
    Why do many strange computer problems really disappear after a restart?
    TechAuto translated1.2M
  4. #16
    OpenAI Chief Scientist Says an “Alien Mind” Has Been Created and Warns That “All Humanity Must Hit the Brakes”—What Does It Mean?
    TechAuto translated960K
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Chinese Video Platform Trends

Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.

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bilibili

Bilibili

China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.

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  1. #2
    iPhone Duo Foldable Hands-On: Excellent Crease Control + Nano-Textured Display
    TechAuto translated589K
  2. #3
    “Xiaobai” iPhone Duo Hands-On: Apple’s Foldable Has Finally Arrived!
    TechAuto translated201K
  3. #6
    Hands-On with the iPhone Duo at Its Global Launch
    TechAuto translated160K
  4. #8
    This Is What an iPhone Foldable Should Be!
    TechAuto translated240K
  5. #9
    Xiaobai’s Apple iPhone 18 Pro/Max Review: Nearly Perfect?
    TechAuto translated124K
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China News and Web Trends

Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.

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Chinese Tech and AI Trends

Developer communities, tech media, product sites, AI discussion, and IT boards from China's internet.

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36kr

36Kr

A Chinese tech and business media site focused on startups, funding, and the new economy.

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    Source preview
    Chow Tai Fook, Chow Sang Sang and Laomiao Gold Jewelry Prices Rise by About 8–10 Yuan
    BusinessAuto translated
  2. #2
    Musk Says No Rival to China in Hardware Manufacturing, Plans to Build Data Centers Using Rocket Technology
    TechAuto translated
  3. #3
    Weimob WAI Upgraded to “Weimob Xingyuan,” Launching Closed Beta of an AI-Native Business Management System
    TechAuto translated
  4. #4
    Early-Stage Project | Startup Aims to Build a Mother-and-Baby AI Ecosystem Through Smart Feeding
    BusinessAuto translated
  5. #5
    Unitree Technology Begins Initial Pricing for STAR Market IPO, Valuation Estimated to Exceed RMB 40 Billion
    BusinessAuto translated
  6. #6
    Xiaomi Applies to Register the Pengcheng N70 Trademark
    BusinessAuto translated
  7. #7
    South Korean Prosecutors Investigate Petrochemical Companies Over Suspected Price-Fixing; Seven Firms Including LG Chem Raided
    BusinessAuto translated
  8. #8
    SpaceX Plans Ground Infrastructure to Complement Its Satellite Network and Challenge U.S. Telecom Giants
    TechAuto translated
  9. #9
    36Kr Exclusive | Former DJI Executive Bets on Personal Mobility Robots, Raising Nearly $100 Million
    TechAuto translated
  10. #10
    Qwen-Image-3.0 Launches on the Qwen AI Platform
    TechAuto translated
  11. #11
    Trading volume in Shanghai and Shenzhen stocks surpasses 1 trillion yuan
    BusinessAuto translated
  12. #12
    South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's AMEC
    TechAuto translated
  13. #13
    InnoLight Responds to Impact of 'U.S. Optical Module Ban': No Comment for Now as No Ban Has Been Issued
    BusinessAuto translated
csdn

CSDN

One of China’s largest developer portals for programming articles, Q&A, and technical community content.

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  1. 【AI大模型接入SDK】大模型部署方案：云端接入与本地部署对比分析-CSDN博客 preview
    #1
    Source preview
    AI Foundation Model SDK Integration: Cloud Access vs. Local Deployment

    【AI大模型接入SDK】大模型部署方案：云端接入与本地部署对比分析-CSDN博客

    文章浏览阅读454次，点赞42次，收藏45次。云端大模型指模型权重存储、推理计算全流程均运行在厂商官方服务器集群中，开发者通过 HTTP API 协议向服务端发送推理请求，解析响应结果后完成业务集成。私有化部署指企业将大模型部署在自身本地机房或私有云环境中，不依赖公有云第三方推理服务，可根据业务场景对模型进行微调与深度定制，实现对大模型全生命周期、全调用链路的完全掌控，核心目标是保障数据安全与业务适配性。普通个人用户、非敏感业务场景：优先选择云端大模型服务，是最简单、综合成本最低的选型方案。

    TechAuto translated17K
  2. #2
    Hands-On OpenClaw Deployment on N1 Feiniu NAS: Node.js Setup, Model Configuration, WeChat Integration, and Remote SSH
    TechAuto translated15K
  3. #4
    Meeting Over, But Who’s Doing the Work? I Built a Meeting Action-Item Assistant with AiiOnly + Workbuddy
    TechAuto translated13K
  4. #5
    SQL Server database migration: Jincang KES V9R4C019 achieves application minimalist transformation with deep T‑SQL compatibility
    OtherAuto translated9.3K
  5. #8
    Top Lightweight ERP for 2026 with Spring Boot 3 + Vue 3: Scenario-Based Workflows for Replenishment, Shipping, Inventory Reconciliation, and Collections
    TechAuto translated7.6K
  6. #9
    Hands-on Star Network Setup: Mac Remote Access to Ubuntu, SSH and HTTP End-to-End Verification
    TechAuto translated7.5K
  7. #10
    Word Final Draft, PDF Version, Stamped Scan: How Do the Three Contract Formats Differ?
    BusinessAuto translated7.3K
  8. #11
    Large Model Engineering in Practice (9): Six Ways to Cut Token Costs—Cache Hits, Context Trimming, Small-Model Routing and Retry Budgets Save 60% in Mock Traffic Tests
    TechAuto translated7.2K
  9. #12
    Open source recipe tool cook practice: filter recipes by ingredients, randomly recommend them, and deploy them locally using Docker
    OtherAuto translated7K
  10. #13
    How to Install Docker Across Multiple Linux Servers with Ansible Playbooks
    TechAuto translated6.9K
  11. #23
    From Status Monitoring to Anomaly Alerts: Complete Beszel Deployment, Agent Integration, and Public Access Workflow
    TechAuto translated3.6K
  12. #25
    From Screen Mirroring to Office Work: ToDesk HarmonyOS 4.8.0.0 Completes the Full Remote-Control Workflow
    TechAuto translated3.4K
guokr

Guokr

A science and knowledge community known for popular science, rational discussion, and explainers.

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    Source preview
    OpenAI Agent Solves a Millennium Problem in One Weekend; NYU Professor Asks, “Did You See My Draft?”

    OpenAI智能体一周末攻克千禧难题，纽约大学教授质问：你是不是看过我的草稿？| 果壳 科技有意思

    OpenAI智能体一周末攻克千禧难题，纽约大学教授质问：你是不是看过我的草稿？

    TechAuto translated
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    AI overcomes the Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem; Meta releases the personal AI agent Muse; a virtual control stick unexpectedly appears on the Cybercab client
    TechAuto translated
  3. #3
    Contrasting Trend: China’s “Youth Pods” Struggle on the Mainland but Sell Out on Hong Kong Island?
    BusinessAuto translated
  4. #4
    Avatr 9 Series Debuts in MIIT Filing with 1,000+ HP and a 4-Meter Turning Radius
    TechAuto translated
  5. #5
    Carbon-Silicon Orthodoxy: Measuring Models on a Ten-Dimensional Scale
    TechAuto translated
  6. #6
    A Tourist Peed in the Mountains—Why Did a Helicopter Have to Move 325 Mountain Goats?
    OtherAuto translated
  7. #7
    Douyin Advances Algorithm Transparency with 10-Part Series Explaining Video Recommendations
    TechAuto translated
  8. #8
    “Beng Laotou” Rides the AI Wave
    TechAuto translated
  9. #9
    Could Skipping One White Line on Planes Help Cool the Earth?
    TechAuto translated
  10. #10
    If Consumers Are Downgrading, Why Is Nobody Buying the Wuling Hongguang MINI Anymore?
    BusinessAuto translated
  11. #11
    OpenAI Agents Hijack German Websites to Post Over 10,000 Messages; Xiaomi Unveils Major New Products; Supreme People’s Court Issues AI Judicial Rules for the First Time
    TechAuto translated
  12. #12
    45 Stores Opened, Consultations Tripled: Whose Pain Point Did This Community ‘Long-Standing Shop’ Hit?
    BusinessAuto translated
  13. #13
    Over 30% of Women Have Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, and It Can Cause Brain Fog
    SocietyAuto translated
  14. #14
    Revealed: Why Are Octopuses So Incredibly Intelligent? An Evolutionary Miracle That Defies Human Understanding
    OtherAuto translated
  15. #15
    Fish Maw, Abalone, Sea Cucumber... Ocean Delicacies: How They Evolved and Became Tabletop Icons of Taste
    CultureAuto translated
  16. #16
    Baidu Dazi fully integrates with Xiaodu hardware, bringing Baidu AI agents into the home
    TechAuto translated
  17. #17
    Apple’s much-criticized design gets its moment in the AI era
    TechAuto translated
  18. #18
    IFA 2026 Watch: Youwang Debuts Swift Series in Berlin—How Chinese Cleaning Appliances Are Entering Europe
    BusinessAuto translated
  19. #19
    From a Cup of Milk to Precision Nutrition
    OtherAuto translated
  20. #20
    Is a Shorter Ingredient List Always Better? Frozen Produce May Be More Nutritious, Experts Explain
    SocietyAuto translated
juejin

Juejin

A developer and tech-writing community, similar to DEV.to for Chinese engineers.

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    Source preview
    Landline Verification Explained: Area Codes, Numbers, and Extensions
    TechAuto translated6.2K
  2. #2
    Three Years In, Why Has AI Still Not Taken Programmers' Jobs?
    TechAuto translated4K
  3. #4
    OpenAI: GPT-6 Means It’s Time for a Major Cleanup of Skills and AGENTS.md
    TechAuto translated1.1K
  4. #5
    GPT-6 Astra’s Burning Formula for Use
    TechAuto translated1K
  5. #6
    Interviewer: How can streaming Markdown parsing avoid truncated tags? Is simply re-rendering everything with marked enough?
    TechAuto translated0.9K
  6. #7
    Why Clear Design Images Look Blurry on Phones: DPR, Compression, and Format Choices Explained
    TechAuto translated0.8K
  7. #8
    Map Solutions Supporting Self-Hosted Deployment
    TechAuto translated0.8K
  8. #14
    When Paying Off a Mortgage Early, Shortening the Term and Lowering Monthly Payments Are Actually the Same
    BusinessAuto translated0.6K
sspai

SSPAI

A productivity, software, and digital-lifestyle publication for power users and tool enthusiasts.

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  1. 我一定会回来……吗？小手用户与 iPhone 17 Pro Max 的一年 - 少数派 preview
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    Will I Come Back...? A Small-Handed User's Year with the iPhone 17 Pro Max

    我一定会回来……吗？小手用户与 iPhone 17 Pro Max 的一年 - 少数派

    为啥那么多人喜欢大手机呢？既然上了 70 mm 我都握不住，要不买个 Pro Max 试试？

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  2. #2
    Daily Tip | My Windows 11 Avatar Moves—Yours Can Too
    TechAuto translated0.1K
  3. #3
    Community Express 157 | NuPhy’s All-Aluminum Magnetic-Switch Keyboard and Paiyou’s “Anti-Algorithm Feed” Information Source
    TechAuto translated0K
  4. #4
    A Record of Japan’s Fleeting Life 11 | Across Kyushu to Amami Ōshima’s Summer Mountains and Sea
    CultureAuto translated0K
  5. #5
    Review: Notable Apps to Watch Recently
    TechAuto translated0K
  6. #6
    Racing Basics 04: Why Does the Fastest Car Take Orders from a Slower Car?
    OtherAuto translated0K
  7. #7
    Make Every Apple Watch Swim Workout More Meaningful: Jike You
    TechAuto translated0K
  8. #8
    What to watch this week | 8 recent works worth watching
    OtherAuto translated0K
  9. #9
    New Stuff 251 | What Have the Editors at SSPAI Bought Recently?
    TechAuto translated0.1K
  10. #10
    New semester, new atmosphere: limited-time discounts on genuine software & paid sections
    TechAuto translated0K
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ThreadEast is an English-language discovery layer for selected public trend pages from China's internet. It groups translated signals by platform and links each item to its original public page.

How should I read a trending signal?

Treat a signal as evidence of attention on one platform, not proof that the underlying claim is true. Rankings and heat labels are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.

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