Some localities specify types of requests the 12345 hotline will no longer accept
Background: 12345 is China’s non-emergency government service hotline.
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October 31, 2026
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Japanese viewers moved to tears by Unit 731's atrocities
Background: Unit 731 was a Japanese military unit involved in biological warfare research and human experimentation during World War II.
Read original on Weibo Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportNew Xiaomi SU7 Ultra spotted without camouflage at the Nurburgring Nordschleife
- Xiaomi
- A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗
Call Me by Fire bonus livestream
Background: Call Me by Fire is a Chinese music competition show featuring male celebrities.
Read original on Weibo Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportThe "0713 Re-employment Boy Band" reunites
Background: “0713 Reemployment Boys” is a Chinese male singer group whose name references contestants from a 2007 televised singing competition.
Read original on Baidu Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportAlibaba: Apple Intelligence users in mainland China can choose whether to enable Qwen integration
- Qwen
- Alibaba's family of large language models, also known as Tongyi Qianwen. Reference ↗
- Alibaba
- A Chinese technology group whose businesses include commerce and cloud computing. Reference ↗
- Apple Intelligence
- Apple's collection of AI features for supported devices. Availability depends on device, software, language and region. Reference ↗
Phantom Blade Zero’s development cost is 300–400 million yuan, while its media scores surpass those of Black Myth: Wukong.
Background: Black Myth: Wukong is a Chinese action role-playing game inspired by the classical novel Journey to the West.
- Black Myth: Wukong
- An action role-playing game by Chinese developer Game Science, inspired by Journey to the West. Reference ↗
7,000mAh battery: Xiaomi 17 with 16GB+512GB reaches a new low of 3,836 yuan after the national subsidy, down from 4,999 yuan.
- Xiaomi
- A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗
Apple Intelligence officially launches in China: Alibaba Qwen joins Apple’s ecosystem to help users write copy, read documents, and recognize images.
- Qwen
- Alibaba's family of large language models, also known as Tongyi Qianwen. Reference ↗
- Alibaba
- A Chinese technology group whose businesses include commerce and cloud computing. Reference ↗
- Apple Intelligence
- Apple's collection of AI features for supported devices. Availability depends on device, software, language and region. Reference ↗
The biggest 11.11 event is here: the Double 11 all-platform flash-sale climax is officially underway, with the iPhone 18 Pro Max receiving a 1,600-yuan instant discount on JD.com.
Background: Double 11 is China’s major annual shopping festival held on November 11.
Read original on IT Home ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportApple Intelligence’s mainland China version officially announced: It will integrate Alibaba Qwen, with testing opening November 4 alongside the iOS Developer Beta.
- Qwen
- Alibaba's family of large language models, also known as Tongyi Qianwen. Reference ↗
- Alibaba
- A Chinese technology group whose businesses include commerce and cloud computing. Reference ↗
- Apple Intelligence
- Apple's collection of AI features for supported devices. Availability depends on device, software, language and region. Reference ↗
Why Was Edible Oil So Precious in Ancient Times, Yet Could Ordinary People Afford Youtiao Fried in Oil?
Background: Youtiao are long strips of deep-fried dough commonly eaten for breakfast in China.
Read original on Zhihu Hot List ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportHow Should Black Myth: Wukong Be Assessed Now That the Hype Has Died Down?
Background: Black Myth: Wukong is a Chinese action role-playing game inspired by the Journey to the West tradition.
- Black Myth: Wukong
- An action role-playing game by Chinese developer Game Science, inspired by Journey to the West. Reference ↗
Adapting the KMP Third-Party Library "kasechange" for OpenHarmony: The Full Workflow
- HarmonyOS
- Huawei's operating-system family for connected devices. Features and app support vary by version and device. Reference ↗
Ultra Beast Force
Background: Super Beast Force is a Chinese animated series.
Read original on QQ Music ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportNational Village BA Concludes; Champion Wins a Cow
Background: Village BA is a grassroots rural basketball competition in China.
Read original on Baidu Hot Search ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportWhy Does DeepSeek Tell Users “I’m Going to Eat” or “I’m Going to Sleep”?
Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company and model developer.
- DeepSeek
- A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗
LeetCode 21: Merge Two Sorted Lists—Why Does This Easy Problem Screen Out Half the Candidates?
Background: LeetCode is an online platform for practicing programming and technical interview problems.
Read original on Juejin ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportNow open source: An easy-to-use tool for formatting and one-click publishing on WeChat Official Accounts
Background: WeChat Official Accounts are publishing channels for organizations and creators on WeChat.
Read original on Juejin ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportWhat are postgraduate programs for working professionals at Project 985 universities really like? Are they low-quality master's degrees? Are they...?
Background: Project 985 was a Chinese government initiative to develop a group of elite universities.
Read original on Juejin ↗ · Daily record · Monthly reportPreserved ranking signals
Category
18signalsChinese Social Media Trends
Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.
weibo
5Weibo 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
- #17Call Me by Fire bonus livestream
Context: Call Me by Fire is a Chinese music competition show featuring male celebrities.
289.5KSource metric - #17147KSource metric
- #18289KSource metric
- #18146.1KSource metric
- #19145.4KSource metric
xiaohongshu
3Xiaohongshu
A lifestyle and shopping community, similar to a mix of Instagram, Pinterest, and Reddit reviews.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #17Capturing the Tyndall effect over Erhai Lake
Context: The Tyndall effect is the scattering of light by tiny particles suspended in a medium.
2MSource metric - #18Soft Rounded Makeup Is Perfect for Subtle Features
Context: Zhuyuan Yurun is a Chinese makeup style associated with rounded, smooth, luminous features.
1.9MSource metric - #191.8MSource metric
zhihu-daily
3Zhihu Daily
A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #17What historical examples resemble “being unaware of the Han dynasty and knowing nothing of the Wei and Jin”?
Context: A phrase from Tao Yuanming’s Peach Blossom Spring describing people isolated from later dynasties and unaware of them.
- #18
- #19
zhihu
6Zhihu 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
- #171.6M heatSource metric
- #17What should we make of “Cyber” appearing in the JavaScript on DeepSeek's official website? Will open-source models eventually weaken cybersecurity capabilities?
Context: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.
2M heatSource metric - #181.9M heatSource metric
- #181.5M heatSource metric
- #191.9M heatSource metric
- #191.4M heatSource metric
hupu
1Hupu
A sports and male-interest forum known for basketball, football, gear, and blunt community debate.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #18550.9KSource metric
Category
18signalsChina News and Web Trends
Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.
baidu
5Baidu 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
- #186.3MSource metric
- #196.2MSource metric
- #196.2MSource metric
- #206.1MSource metric
- #206.1MSource metric
netease-news
3NetEase News
A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #18
- #18
- #19
tencent-news
3Tencent News
Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #18233.2KSource metric
- #192.6MSource metric
- #1933.5KSource metric
thepaper
4The Paper
An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #18
- #18On This Day in History | October 30, 1992: The Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait Reach the “1992 Consensus”
Context: The 1992 Consensus refers to an understanding that both sides of the Taiwan Strait acknowledge one China while differing over its interpretation.
- #19
- #19
toutiao
3Toutiao
ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #18
- #19
- #19
Category
11signalsChinese Video Platform Trends
Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.
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
- #182.1M playsSource metric
- #192.3M playsSource metric
- #192.5M playsSource metric
- #20872.6K playsSource metric
- #201.5M playsSource metric
douyin
3Douyin
China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #187.7MSource metric
- #197.7MSource metric
- #207.7MSource metric
kuaishou
3Kuaishou
A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.
About this platformChinese source / Sign-in may be required
- #189.7MSource metric
- #1910.5MSource metric
- #199.6MSource metric
Category
9signalsChinese Tech and AI Trends
Developer communities, tech media, product sites, AI discussion, and IT boards from China's internet.
csdn
4CSDN
One of China’s largest developer portals for programming articles, Q&A, and technical community content.
About this platformChinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in
- #18Computer Networks: How Many Layers Are in the TCP/IP Model?
Context: TCP/IP is the foundational suite of protocols used for communication across the internet.
3.7KSource metric - #193.6KSource metric
- #203.6KSource metric
- #20What If an Agent Crashes Mid-Run? Continuing from the Last Step with LangGraph StateGraph: State Persistence, Checkpoint Recovery, and Human Approval
Context: LangGraph is a framework for building stateful, multi-step applications powered by language models.
4.7KSource metric
guokr
3Guokr
A science and knowledge community known for popular science, rational discussion, and explainers.
About this platformChinese source / Guest reading usually available
- #18
- #19
- #20
juejin
2Juejin
A developer and tech-writing community, similar to DEV.to for Chinese engineers.
About this platformChinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in
- #18Epic Reveals: Claude and Codex Are Writing UE6 Code, and AI Has Swept Away Bugs Left Unfixed for a Decade
Context: Claude and Codex are AI coding assistants.
heat: 207Source metric - #19heat: 189Source metric
Category
4signalsChinese Music Trends
Popular-song charts, streaming rankings, and youth music culture from China's major music platforms.
netease-music
2NetEase 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
- #18
- #19
qq-music
2QQ 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
- #18
- #19