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October 20, 2026

English reading briefs and context saved on this day, alongside preserved public trend signals.

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Zhihu Hot List via UAPI · saved Oct 20, 2026, 5:23 PM CST

How should we assess the U.S. Department of Homeland Security excluding DeepSeek and related third-party products from federal civilian procurement?

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

DeepSeek
A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗
Read original on Zhihu Hot List via UAPI ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report

Preserved ranking signals

Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

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

22signals
hupu

Hupu

A sports and male-interest forum known for basketball, football, gear, and blunt community debate.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #28
    CS2 Case-Opening Simulator

    Context: Counter-Strike 2, commonly called CS2, is Valve's multiplayer first-person shooter game.

    TechAI context · definition
    365.5KSource metric
  2. #29
    My Dream Grid Score
    CultureMachine translated
    346.5KSource metric
  3. #30
    345.5KSource metric
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #28
    233.4KSource metric
  2. #28
    121.5KSource metric
  3. #29
    116.9KSource metric
  4. #29
    228.5KSource metric
  5. #30
    114.6KSource metric
  6. #30
    Reports say He Xuanlin is in a relationship
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    211.2KSource metric
  7. #31
    Aijing
    OtherMachine translated
    114.6KSource metric
zhihu-daily

Zhihu Daily

A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #28
    Nonsense · How to complain properly
    CultureMachine translated
  2. #28
    Nonsense · How to complain properly
    CultureMachine translated
  3. #29
    What Birds Are Poisonous Like the Legendary Zhen Bird in “Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst”?

    Context: The zhen is a legendary poisonous bird from Chinese tradition.

    CultureAI context · definition
  4. #29
    How was the Yu Min–Deng Jiaxian configuration designed, and why have other countries been unable to develop it?

    Context: Yu Min and Deng Jiaxian were prominent Chinese nuclear scientists.

    TechAI context · definition
  5. #30
    Why are portions in a Japanese meal so small?
    CultureMachine translated
  6. #30
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #28
    700K heatSource metric
  2. #28
    Why could Granny Liu ultimately risk losing her entire fortune to save Qiaojie?

    Context: Granny Liu and Qiaojie are characters in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.

    CultureAI context · definition
    720K heatSource metric
  3. #29
    710K heatSource metric
  4. #29
    590K heatSource metric
  5. #30
    680K heatSource metric
  6. #30
    590K heatSource metric
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

6signals
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #28
    A Complete Guide to Setting Up a Private iOS CocoaPods Library, Including Practical Pitfalls and Lessons Learned

    Context: CocoaPods is a dependency manager for iOS and macOS projects.

    TechAI context · definition
    heat: 108Source metric
  2. #29
    heat: 90Source metric
  3. #29
    heat: 108Source metric
  4. #30
    heat: 90Source metric
  5. #30
    heat: 99Source metric
  6. #31
    GitHub daily trending roundup | 2026-10-19
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 99Source metric
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

7signals
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

8signals
qq-music

QQ Music

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

About this platform
4

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

  1. #28
    Overcast
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #29
    Jiangnan
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #30
    Won't Settle
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  4. #31
    Under Mount Fuji
    EntertainmentMachine translated
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

17signals
netease-news

NetEase News

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

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #28
  2. #29
  3. #30
  4. #30
  5. #31
toutiao

Toutiao

ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #28
  2. #28
    Cancer blogger Huang Daqing dies at just 35
    SocietyMachine translated
    1.7MSource metric
  3. #29
  4. #30
    1.4MSource metric
  5. #30
  6. #31
    1.3MSource metric
  7. #31
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
5

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #29
    5.2MSource metric
  2. #29
    5.2MSource metric
  3. #30
    5.1MSource metric
  4. #30
    5.1MSource metric
  5. #31
    5MSource metric