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October 17, 2026

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Zhihu Hot List via UAPI · saved Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM CST

BYD reveals plans for a European plant, with France on the candidate list. Why France, and if the plan is realized, how much competitive pressure would it put on local automakers?

Background: BYD is a Chinese manufacturer of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as batteries.

BYD
A Chinese manufacturer of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, batteries and other technologies. Reference ↗
Read original on Zhihu Hot List via UAPI ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report

Preserved ranking signals

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China News and Web Trends

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

17signals
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

Baidu's ranked search-topic discovery list. It is distinct from Baidu Index and is not an equivalent Google Trends dataset.

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #1
    Xi Jinping Inspects Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia
    OtherMachine translated
    7.9MSource metric
  2. #1
    As the Sands Recede and the Lake Clears, Better Days Follow a Healthier Ecosystem
    SocietyMachine translated
    7.9MSource metric
  3. #2
    Using Employees’ Hard-Earned Money to Pave His Daughter’s Path to Stardom
    SocietyMachine translated
    7.8MSource metric
  4. #2
    Deposit Rates Have Generally Been Raised
    BusinessMachine translated
    7.8MSource metric
  5. #3
    “Companion Socializing” and Gray-Market Transactions

    Context: “Buddy socializing” refers to forming casual companionships around specific activities or needs.

    SocietyAI context · definition
    7.7MSource metric
  6. #3
    TikTok and JD.com Publicly Trade Barbs
    BusinessMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
netease-news

NetEase News

A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #1
    Crushing Loss to Shanghai: Gu Quan Shifts the Blame to Players and Calls for Gradual Review, While He Xining Reflects on the Problems
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #1
    Male Student Dies in Fall on Campus; Parents Seek 1.7 Million Yuan in Compensation: Accident Occurred While Climbing Back from a Rooftop to an Apartment
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #2
    A Shell Company Won a 30 Million Yuan Project: How Did Rigorous Procedures Produce an Absurd Result?
    BusinessMachine translated
  4. #2
    17-Year-Old Shenzhen Prodigy Leaves Moonshot AI; Paper Once Received a Like from Elon Musk

    Context: Moonshot AI is a Chinese artificial intelligence company.

    TechAI context · definition
tencent-news

Tencent News

Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #1
    Night Read | Tourists Can Pay 388 Yuan to Shoot a Short Drama as Hengdian Finds Another New Gig

    Context: Hengdian is a major Chinese film and television production hub.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
    66.5MSource metric
  2. #2
    Robot CEOs Collectively “Lose Sleep”?
    TechMachine translated
    31.9KSource metric
  3. #2
    Boss Takes 1 Billion, Shares Open Below the Issue Price: The “King of Africa” Bets 1.2 Billion on AI as a Second Growth Curve
    BusinessMachine translated
    14.7KSource metric
thepaper

The Paper

An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #1
    Investigation Findings Released on Teachers in Leibo County, Sichuan, Being Arranged in a “Humiliating” Group Photo: The County Chief and Others Held Accountable
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #1
    First-Instance Verdict in Gansu Tianshui Kindergarten Lead Poisoning Case: Person in Charge Li Huifang Sentenced to Life in Prison
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #2
    Four Departments: Organize Discussions with More Than 30 Automakers and Strengthen Oversight of Automotive Product R&D, Testing, and Validation
    BusinessMachine translated
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

9signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #1
    [Exclusive] A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Battle of Mulan, Episode 20 (Episode 196 Overall)
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.3M playsSource metric
  2. #2
    Scientists Use Physics to Outwit Einstein?

    Context: Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist renowned for developing the theory of relativity.

    OtherAI context · definition
    638.4K playsSource metric
  3. #3
    Watch the Entire Construction Process of a Corner Tower at the Forbidden City in One Sitting
    CultureMachine translated
    246.3K playsSource metric
douyin

Douyin

China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #1
    Adaxi's nang is truly a model for nang everywhere

    Context: Nang is a traditional round flatbread popular in Xinjiang.

    CultureAI context · definition
    12.1MSource metric
  2. #2
    Live View of Kanas in Autumn
    OtherMachine translated
    12.1MSource metric
  3. #3
    On Victory Mountain, Looking Toward the Journey Ahead
    CultureMachine translated
    12MSource metric
  4. #3
    The Canton Fair witnesses Chinese manufacturing move from making products to making them intelligently

    Context: The Canton Fair is China's major international trade exhibition.

    BusinessAI context · definition
    11.8MSource metric
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

13signals
csdn

CSDN

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

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #1
    The Ceiling for Information Extraction Is Set When Fields Are Defined: AI Agents and Scriber Tested on Four Enterprise Documents
    TechMachine translated
    19KSource metric
  2. #2
    Hands-On Engineering for AI Agent Development (1): Four Levels of Agent Development—Building Blocks, Runtime, Thin Shell, and Toolkit
    TechMachine translated
    14KSource metric
  3. #2
    TimechoAI: Making Time-Series Forecasting Easier to Use and Letting Data Truly Inform Decisions
    TechMachine translated
    10KSource metric
  4. #3
    Spring AI + Qwen3.8: Building an AI Assistant to Generate Weekly Reports, from Work Items to Human Review Cards
    TechMachine translated
    10KSource metric
ithome

IT Home

A fast-moving Chinese IT news site covering gadgets, software, telecom, and consumer technology.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #1
    Huawei executive Richard Yu comments on the three departments' joint investigation into brake-pedal bracket fractures: “Justice may be late, but it will never be absent!”Full Brief
    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #1
    “Crazy Little Yang Ge” Zhang Qingyang announces his return to livestreaming, deleting his original Douyin account and launching a new one called “Qingyang”
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #3
    China Unicom Offers Its First-Batch 2009 iPhone Users Top Priority to Buy the iPhone Duo
    TechMachine translated
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #1
    Lao Gan Ma Quietly Made 5.4 Billion Yuan With AI. Is Your AI Still Just Writing Copy?

    Context: Lao Gan Ma is a well-known Chinese chili sauce brand.

    BusinessAI context · definition
    heat: 1.7KSource metric
  2. #2
    How hard is it to bring AutoCAD into the browser? A look at CADCraft, OpenCAD Studio, and MLightCAD

    Context: AutoCAD is Autodesk's computer-aided design software.

    TechAI context · definition
    heat: 1.2KSource metric
sspai

SSPAI

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

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #1
    What to Watch This Week | 13 Works Worth Watching Recently
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    comments: 2 likes: 6Source metric
  2. #2
    One Focused on Experience, the Other on Personal Expression: A Hands-On Review of the Maijinta Tempered-Glass Screen Protector and Jizhi E-Ink Phone Case
    CultureMachine translated
    comments: 4 likes: 9Source metric
Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

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

17signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

A Chinese public social network where news, entertainment, creators, and institutional accounts meet in topic-based discussion.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #1
    Mother Cuts Her College Freshman's Living Allowance from 4,000 to 2,000
    SocietyMachine translated
    741KSource metric
  2. #1
    Using Wage Earners' Hard-Earned Money to Pave a Path to Stardom for His Daughter
    SocietyMachine translated
    1.8MSource metric
  3. #2
    Douyin Sues a JD.com Employee
    BusinessMachine translated
    547.9KSource metric
  4. #2
    Homeroom Teacher Takes Maternity Leave; Parent Asks, “Does She Have to Have a Child?”
    SocietyMachine translated
    959.6KSource metric
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

A Chinese Q&A and publishing community, similar to Quora, with personal contributors, professionals, and institutional accounts.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #1
    A Big-Tech Employee Complains That New Graduate Hires Are Particularly Mean. A Reply Says, “If You Weren't Mean, You Couldn't Pass the Interview.” Really? What Kind of People Are Interviews Selecting?
    SocietyMachine translated
    5M heatSource metric
  2. #1
    How should we view Luoyang Museum's response to its year-long closure, saying its new museum has operated for over 15 years and needs an upgrade, while debunking rumors that the Heirloom Seal of the Realm was unearthed in Luoyang?
    CultureMachine translated
    5.6M heatSource metric
  3. #2
    How should we view the incident in which an elderly person in Binchuan accidentally drank White Peach Fragrance Toilet Cleaner Mousse? Is it appropriate for household chemical products to imitate food and beverage packaging?
    SocietyMachine translated
    5M heatSource metric
  4. #2
    When Was the Last Credible Appearance of the Imperial Jade Seal?

    Context: The Imperial Jade Seal was a legendary seal used by Chinese emperors.

    CultureAI context · definition
    4.9M heatSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

Popular-song charts, streaming rankings, and youth music culture from China's major music platforms.

4signals
qq-music

QQ Music

Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in

  1. #1
    NEON
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #2
    I'm Not Sad
    EntertainmentMachine translated