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October 24, 2026

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IT Home via UAPI · saved Oct 24, 2026, 2:40 PM CST

Huawei Mate 90 series phones receive HarmonyOS 7.0.0.111 SP12, adding features such as quick face-to-face group creation in Changlian

Background: HarmonyOS is Huawei's operating system.

Huawei
A Chinese technology company that makes telecommunications equipment, devices and computing products. Reference ↗
HarmonyOS
Huawei's operating-system family for connected devices. Features and app support vary by version and device. Reference ↗
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Preserved ranking signals

Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

13signals
ithome

IT Home

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

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #3
    WeChat Is the First to Support Apple’s iPhone Duo Foldable Phone, with the Inner Display Supporting Split-Screen Columns and Other Features
    TechMachine translated
  2. #3
    Peng Bo, Huawei's 27-Year Veteran, Company Director and President of Global Procurement Certification Management, Leaves the Company
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #4
    IT Home - MADE FOR iPhone Duo
    TechMachine translated
  4. #5
    Official images show the interior of BYD’s second-generation Seal 07, featuring an all-new design language

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

    BusinessAI context · definition
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #3
    WeChat Sports Pushes a Leaderboard Every Night at 10 p.m.: How Difficult Is It Technically?
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 666Source metric
  2. #4
    A PHP Vulnerability Hidden for 20 Years That No One Could Exploit Was Turned into a Weapon by AI in One Week
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 612Source metric
  3. #5
    Money-Making Ideas: An Ecosystem Aquarium
    BusinessMachine translated
    heat: 603Source metric
csdn

CSDN

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

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #4
    Using an N1 Feiniu NAS as an AI API Gateway: Connecting New-API to Local Ollama, Then Distributing Model Capabilities via Tokens
    TechMachine translated
    16KSource metric
  2. #5
    Who Is Doing What When Multiple AI Agents Work Together? Star Office UI Puts Task Statuses in the Same Pixel Office
    TechMachine translated
    14KSource 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. #4
    Vitals: What's Slowing Down Your Mac? It's More Intuitive and Easier to Use Than Activity Monitor

    Context: Activity Monitor is macOS’s built-in tool for viewing running processes and resource usage.

    TechAI context · definition
    comments: 5 likes: 15Source metric
  2. #5
    Community Digest 162 | MUJI Cushions, ZTE Routers, and the Long-Holiday Gear Paiyou Members Left Gathering Dust
    SocietyMachine translated
    comments: 5 likes: 13Source metric
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

8signals
kuaishou

Kuaishou

A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #3
    Disaster Survivors Eat Hot Meals Cooked by Service Members
    SocietyMachine translated
    13.2MSource metric
  2. #4
    Sorry, I Drank the Big Water First
    OtherMachine translated
    13.1MSource metric
  3. #5
    People's Daily commentary: Secretly filming is fundamentally not “love”
    SocietyMachine translated
    13.2MSource metric
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. #4
    [Exclusive] A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Battle of Mu Lan, Episode 21 [Episode 197 Overall]
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1M playsSource metric
  2. #4
    Link Click Season 3 Part One, Episode 12: Welcome Home [August Chinese Animation]
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.4M playsSource metric
  3. #5
    A New Game from the Shanhe Travel Investigation Team: First Look at Multiplayer Game “Dream Diver” | Dive into the Sea of Dreams Alone or Together
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.3M playsSource metric
douyin

Douyin

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

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #4
    Cycling 4,500 Kilometers to Sayram Lake

    Context: Sayram Lake is a high-altitude lake in Xinjiang, China.

    SocietyAI context · definition
    11.1MSource metric
  2. #5
    KC Beat AL
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    10.5MSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

6signals
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

18signals
tencent-news

Tencent News

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

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #3
    A Haikou-to-Wuhu Passenger Plane Hit Birds Midair, Returned 20 Minutes After Takeoff for Inspection; Guilin Airlines Customer Service Responded
    SocietyMachine translated
    22.7KSource metric
  2. #4
    Trump Suddenly Gives a “Big Gift”
    OtherMachine translated
    448.5KSource metric
  3. #4
    “Turkestan”? What a tall tale!
    OtherMachine translated
    695.9KSource metric
  4. #5
    Did Houthi Forces Use Chinese Parts to Make Missiles? China Responds
    OtherMachine translated
    70.6KSource metric
  5. #5
    Merz says he has no intention of waging a trade war with China
    BusinessMachine translated
    337.9KSource 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. #3
    Commentary | Universities strictly ban reading from PPTs throughout class, so teaching no longer becomes “reading from the screen”
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #3
    After Being Doxxed: The Gap Between Winning a Lawsuit and Limiting the Damage
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #4
    Commentary | Customer trying to help was instead hit with a 460,000-yuan compensation claim? A “Good Samaritan provision” backs good intentions

    Context: A Good Samaritan provision generally protects people who provide emergency help in good faith from civil liability.

    SocietyAI context · definition
toutiao

Toutiao

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

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #3
    Life-Saving Aid on the Northern Tibetan Plateau
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #3
    The Long March in Numbers: Looking Back at the Heroes' Journey

    Context: The Long March was the Chinese Communist Party’s 1934–1935 military retreat.

    CultureAI context · definition
  3. #4
    Hunan's Mayang County Party Secretary Wears a Zhangxue Motorcycle Suit to Cheer
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #4
    Xu Jiayin Reportedly Spent HK$1.3 Billion Buying Art
    BusinessMachine translated
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
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #4
    People's Liberation Army Troops Join Earthquake Relief Efforts in Baqing, Tibet
    SocietyMachine translated
    7.6MSource metric
  2. #4
    Congratulations! China successfully launches one rocket carrying six satellites
    OtherMachine translated
    7.6MSource metric
  3. #5
    A minor urinated into a hotpot; parents ordered to pay 2.2 million yuan in damages
    SocietyMachine translated
    7.5MSource metric
  4. #5
    Some Cancers Really Are Caused by Being Overweight
    SocietyMachine translated
    7.5MSource 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.

15signals
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. #3
    Latest rescue update after the Baqing, Tibet earthquake
    SocietyMachine translated
    1.5MSource metric
  2. #3
    Chongqing's High-Quality Development
    BusinessMachine translated
    711.9KSource metric
  3. #4
    A Son Uses AI to Buy Life-Saving Time After His Father Suffers a Sudden Stroke
    TechMachine translated
    710.6KSource metric
  4. #4
    A household can have only one woman as its head
    SocietyMachine translated
    1.5MSource metric
zhihu-daily

Zhihu Daily

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

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #3
    If Heating Can Kill Germs, Why Are There Refrigerators but No Hot Boxes?
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #4
    Which Ancient City Ruins Along the Silk Road Best Show Evidence of Cultural Exchange Between East and West?

    Context: The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China with Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

    CultureAI context · definition
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. #3
    How Should the UK's Proposed £180 Annual Tax on Watching Online Streaming Services Such as YouTube and Netflix Be Assessed?
    BusinessMachine translated
    6.9M heatSource metric
  2. #3
    DeepSeek reportedly plans to raise 100 billion yuan in new financing, with Tencent and CATL investing the most. Could this reshape domestic competition among large language models?

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

    BusinessAI context · definition
    4.1M heatSource metric
  3. #4
    How Should Thailand's Tourism Minister's Claim That “Ordinary Tourists Will Not Be Kidnapped” and That Such Problems “Only Affect Chinese Tourists” Be Viewed? What Is the Actual Situation?
    SocietyMachine translated
    5.1M heatSource metric
  4. #4
    A rideshare driver who was tired asked the passenger to drive, slept until the destination, and still charged the fare. The platform initially offered only a 20-yuan voucher before issuing a full refund. Is that reasonable?
    SocietyMachine translated
    3.6M heatSource metric
douban-movie

Douban Movies

China’s influential film-rating and cinephile community, similar to Letterboxd plus IMDb ratings.

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #4
    Insidious: Chapter 6
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    6.6Rating
  2. #5
    Ross
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    8.5Rating
hupu

Hupu

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

About this platform
1

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #4
    Save the Draft Bust
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    4MSource metric