New Stuff 254 | What Have the Editors at SSPAI Bought Recently?
Background: SSPAI is a Chinese technology and lifestyle publication.
Read original on SSPAI ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report Daily archive
October 30, 2026
English reading briefs and context saved on this day, alongside preserved public trend signals.
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Yuhui Tongxing’s Guizhou Clothing Shoot Is Love at First Sight
Background: Guizhou is a province in southwestern China known for its diverse ethnic cultures.
Read original on Douyin ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report[Tio Ultraman Commentary] Can the M78 Car King Really Not Outpace the H12 Sprinter?!
Background: M78 is the fictional homeworld associated with the Ultraman characters.
Read original on Bilibili ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report512GB 5,099 yuan → 3,499 yuan: Xiaomi REDMI K100 Pro Max gets another official price cut in select regions for 11.11
Background: 11.11 is China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival.
- Xiaomi
- A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max Phone Makes a Surprise “Appearance” at Wang Teng’s “Jinri Yixiu” Launch Event
- Xiaomi
- A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗
Huawei Pharmaceutical Corps President Fan Jie says, “Huawei does not make drugs,” and aims to become the technology foundation for the AI drug-discovery industry
- Huawei
- A Chinese technology company that makes telecommunications equipment, devices and computing products. Reference ↗
When I watched Chinese Paladin as a child, Evil Sword Immortal was said to exist beyond the Six Realms. Why could Jing Tian still kill him?
Background: Xianjian is a Chinese fantasy role-playing game and television franchise.
Read original on Zhihu Hot List ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportDo you think Blade of God Zero can match the popularity of Black Monkey?
Background: Phantom Blade Zero and Black Myth: Wukong are Chinese action video games.
Read original on Zhihu Hot List ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportWhy is The Shangyangtai Tie the only calligraphy work by Li Bai to have been passed down?
Background: Shangyangtai Tie is a famous Chinese calligraphic handscroll attributed to the poet Li Bai.
Read original on Zhihu Hot List ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportThe school has issued a statement on students staging photos with an anatomy cadaver's skull; the students were disciplined and barred from annual honors. What do you think of the school's handling?
Background: “Cadaver donor” is a respectful Chinese term for a donated body used in medical education.
Read original on Zhihu Hot List ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportHow did Hongguo Short Dramas become China's fourth-largest app, and whose market share did it take?
Background: Hongguo Short Drama is a Chinese mobile platform for short-form serialized dramas.
Read original on Zhihu Hot List ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportHuawei Executive Asks Why Experiments Cannot Take Just One Day
- Huawei
- A Chinese technology company that makes telecommunications equipment, devices and computing products. Reference ↗
Xiaomi Invests 1.7 Billion Yuan in Sunwoda EVB
- Xiaomi
- A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗
Three private rocket founders make the rich list for the first time
Background: The Hurun Rich List is a Chinese ranking of the country’s wealthiest individuals.
Read original on Baidu Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportThe “Fish in the Northern Darkness” Is Actually Real
Background: A famous opening phrase from Zhuangzi, a foundational Daoist text.
Read original on Baidu Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportParty Building + Business Operations Energizes New Economic Organizations
Background: Party building refers to strengthening the Communist Party of China’s organization and leadership.
Read original on Baidu Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportWhat Extreme Concorde Design Features Look Bizarre to Laypeople but Are Actually Precisely Calculated?
Background: Concorde was a supersonic passenger airliner jointly developed by Britain and France.
Read original on Zhihu Daily ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportTencent Buddy One Is Here, Connecting WorkBuddy with the Full Office Suite in One Click (Tutorial Included)
- Tencent
- A Chinese technology company behind Weixin/WeChat and businesses including games and cloud services. Reference ↗
Li Auto i6 Drops CATL Battery
Background: CATL is a major Chinese battery manufacturer.
Read original on Toutiao ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportBYD Fangchengbao Titanium 7 Sales Reach 300,000 Units
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 ↗
Preserved ranking signals
Category
17signalsChinese Video Platform Trends
Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.
kuaishou
7Kuaishou
A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #309.7MSource metric
- #319.7MSource metric
- #31Northern Zhou Emperor Wu Yuwen Yong’s appearance reconstructed
Context: Yuwen Yong was the second emperor of China's Northern Zhou dynasty.
9.9MSource metric - #329.9MSource metric
- #329.7MSource metric
- #339.8MSource metric
- #339.6MSource metric
bilibili
5Bilibili
China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #31495.4K playsSource metric
- #32936.7K playsSource metric
- #32Six types of insurance, two housing funds, and 17 months' pay—this company is my home.
Context: In China, “six insurances and two funds” refers to standard social insurance and housing-fund benefits.
1.4M playsSource metric - #33443.8K playsSource metric
- #34TES Victory Song: Jiumei, Jiumei! Top Esports’ Carry!
Context: Top Esports, abbreviated TES, is a Chinese professional esports organization.
2.1M playsSource metric
douyin
5Douyin
China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #317.6MSource metric
- #317.7MSource metric
- #327.6MSource metric
- #337.6MSource metric
- #347.7MSource metric
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8signalsChinese Music Trends
Popular-song charts, streaming rankings, and youth music culture from China's major music platforms.
netease-music
4NetEase Cloud Music
A music streaming platform famous for playlists, comments, and youth music culture.
About this platformChinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in
- #30
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qq-music
4QQ Music
Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.
About this platformChinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in
- #30
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- #33
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20signalsChina News and Web Trends
Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.
netease-news
8NetEase News
A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #30
- #30
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- #33Full account of the incident involving Shanghai home fans insulting Xu Jie’s mother at a CBA game
Context: The CBA is China’s top professional basketball league.
toutiao
6Toutiao
ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #30
- #31
- #31
- #32
- #32
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baidu
6Baidu 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 platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #315MSource metric
- #32Three private rocket founders make the rich list for the first time
Context: The Hurun Rich List is a Chinese ranking of the country’s wealthiest individuals.
4.9MSource metric - #325MSource metric
- #334.9MSource metric
- #334.9MSource metric
- #344.8MSource metric
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12signalsChinese Social Media Trends
Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.
weibo
8Weibo Hot Search
A Chinese public social network where news, entertainment, creators, and institutional accounts meet in topic-based discussion.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #30105.8KSource metric
- #30352.7KSource metric
- #31104.4KSource metric
- #31350.6KSource metric
- #32104.2KSource metric
- #32349.5KSource metric
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- #33104.1KSource metric
zhihu-daily
2Zhihu Daily
A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #30
- #30
zhihu
2Zhihu Hot List
A Chinese Q&A and publishing community, similar to Quora, with personal contributors, professionals, and institutional accounts.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #30810K heatSource metric
- #301.2M heatSource metric
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3signalsChinese Tech and AI Trends
Developer communities, tech media, product sites, AI discussion, and IT boards from China's internet.
juejin
3Juejin
A developer and tech-writing community, similar to DEV.to for Chinese engineers.
About this platformChinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in
- #31heat: 144Source metric
- #32When to Use Padding Versus Offset in Compose
Context: Compose is Android's declarative UI toolkit.
heat: 144Source metric - #33heat: 144Source metric