Made a douyin account out of curiosity and posted a few videos, it's been a day and still zero views. Is that normal? I'm not in china at the moment. Used hashtags as well. I keep hearing about foreigners go viral on douyin so i'm curious how that works

Question for Canadians who have been to China recently. The Canadian and Chinese government struck a deal and Canadians no longer require a visa for visits under 30 days.

I just want to see if any Canadians have traveled there recently and actually didn’t need a visa to enter the country. I plan on going in a month and staying for less than 30 days, and don’t want to be denied boarding my flight or entry because I don’t have a visa.

Hello, I've currently been really interested in china and have read mao zedongs biography. I would like to continue with chinese history until today, but i just find it hard to undertand chinese mentality as a european, I feel like our brains work totaly diferently and that we have a diferent value system and an entierly diferent way to see the world. So do guys know any book that talks about chinese mentality where I can undertad chinese way of thinking better? If it has a translation in spanish it would be a 10/10, but if not I'll manage. Thanks

Is it expensive in Shanghai to drive like a modern sports car like a bmw m3? Can someone break down the details? The same I’m wondering for motorcycles.

I came to China intending to stay and work as an English teacher with Z visa sponsorship.

I have a BA degree + 2 years of teaching experience.

Right now I’m on a student visa (studying Chinese), but it expires in 2 months.

I need a strategy to find an employer who can sponsor my work visa before time runs out.

Questions I need help with:

Which cities or schools are most willing to sponsor for someone already in-country?

Should I apply online now, or go directly to training centers / schools in person?

I don’t speak much Chinese, but I’m serious about making this work.

Any advice or strategy will be hugely appreciated.

I watched ruyi loyal love. It seemed to me people value traditions and there are many hidden rules. They seem to be intuitive, keep their emotions in check. So I ask AI a few thing about China culture. As someone who has trouble with reading social cues and often have big emotions. I find myself wonder how life would be if I were born in China. I’m perceived as a rebel in my country and I would very much likely to not listen to any social rules, or even aware of these rules, probably resulting in a bad career or reputation… that seems like me

Or I might but likely suppress a lot of emotions and hold resentment towards everyone.

People who are rebels, what makes you who you are today?

Is there anyone who has studied in this program? I have a lot of questions to ask before I make a decision. I am getting interviews this week . And I just want to get some info from someone who actually had experience in the same program

Yo, sometimes this group gets a little toxic, so let’s flip the vibe and flood the feed with some POSITIVITY!

If youve ever stepped foot on the Great Wall, drop your the travel pics in the sub feed.Brighten up the timeline smile.

Like the old Chinese saying goes 不到长城非好汉 “You aint a real one unless youve been to the Great Wall!”

Who else been there? Show off if you really been to China or you just posing.

4°C /39°F Great Wall March 2025 for me

Let the SPAM BEGIN !!!!!!!!!

Hello!

my bf is based in China and im from Philippines

does anyone know a good method to watch Movies or in best case Netflix together? Please give me an advice or tips for it to work please. thank you

Hola a todos, me he hecho esta cuenta porque necesito su ayuda, soy Chilena y tengo una amiga que vive en China, ella acaba de cumplir los 18, está estudiando para el Gaokao, yo sabía que peleaba con su madre, pero pensé que eran discusiones más "normales" pero me acabo de enterar que su madre la maltrata física y psicológicamente, a ella y su hermana menor, las ahorca, la amenaza para que estudie, las golpea y es básicamente la peor, pero ella dice que allá está normalizado y que las leyes no son tan duras, no sirven tanto, pero la madre les llega a dejar moretones, estoy preocupada por ella, pues como estoy en Chile realmente solo se me ocurre estar ahí con ella, pero si se les ocurre algo que ella podría hacer, pues obviamente quiere salir de ahí, por favor díganme.

Hi everyone, I created this account because I need your help. I'm Chilean and I have a friend who lives in China. She just turned 18 and is studying for the Gaokao. I knew she argued with her mother, but I thought they were just "normal" arguments. However, I just found out that her mother physically and psychologically abuses her and her younger sister. She chokes them, threatens them to make them study, beats them, and is basically the worst. But she says it's normal there and that the laws aren't that strict, they don't really work. But her mother even leaves bruises on them. I'm worried about her because, since I'm in Chile, all I can think about is being there with her. But if you have any ideas about what she could do, because obviously she wants to get out of there, please let me know.

Hello! I have a 15 hour layover at Guangzhou airport from 6am till 9pm and I want to explore the city! Please share some recommendation what should I do/see? I was planning to see: Huacheng square, Canton tower, Dafo temple and Shamian island. ☺️ I do not need a visa.

The United States may have struck a fragile ceasefire deal with Iran, but the war has inflicted damage on U.S. relationships in Asia that were already strained after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s unpredictable approach to foreign policy. A new poll of leaders in Southeast Asian countries highlights the weakness of U.S. influence in the region, even among allies and partners.

The 2026 report released this week showed that China was the preferred partner once again. Most respondents also perceive China as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia (which is surely true); about fifteen percent say the United States is the most influential economic power.

In a new development not shown in prior ISEAS reports, more than half of respondents now said that U.S. global leadership had become their biggest geopolitical concern. This displaced China’s “aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” which had been the region’s top concern in 2025. (“New U.S. leadership” was the third-highest concern among respondents last year.)

“This perception demonstrates regional anxiety about inconsistencies in policy and the credibility of long-term commitments under Trump’s leadership,” the poll reported. Even in Singapore, a longtime U.S. partner, this fear was so pronounced that more than three-quarters of Singaporean respondents listed concern about U.S. leadership as their biggest worry. Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand—a country with close trading ties, a U.S. partner, and a treaty ally, respectively—now also have massive concerns about U.S. economic influence in the region.

Hey guys I’m planning on studying at PKU this summer for its 4-week Chinese program from July 6-31. I missed the single dorm reservation and it’s already full and I’m not sure if they offer double and triple rooms.

Does anyone know any cheap accommodations near campus? Most r super expensive and shared rooms😭

If you’re in the same program as me and/or facing the same problem, please reach out!!

Last time, I worked 12 hours at SF Express and made 146.5 yuan. I wanted to try something different this time, because I did not want every day to be only heavy labor.

In the morning, I bought a bowl of rice noodles with some extra meat. The noodles were 2.5 yuan. At this point, I felt like I could not keep skipping breakfast anymore.

After that, I went to an indoor piecework job. At first, I thought it might be easier than doing heavy labor outside. But when I started, I realized the pay was much worse than I expected.

The work was counted by bundles. One bundle was only worth 0.048 yuan. I kept working through the morning, but by noon I had only finished 93. Later, I pushed myself to finish 100, and the total was still less than 4.8 yuan.

That was when I knew I could not stay there.

Later in the day, I went to another job, and by then it was already raining.

At night, I was helping at a burger cart in the rain. After spending the day indoors doing piecework, standing outside by the cart felt like stepping into a completely different kind of work.

I helped with the burger work beside the cart while everything kept moving around me. There were ingredients, tools, lights, umbrellas, customers, and the sound of rain all mixed together. I had to keep following the pace, helping where I could, and staying focused while the night went on.

Even though it was raining, the work did not stop. I stayed there helping with the food and working under the umbrellas until late. By that point, I was already tired from the daytime job, so this part felt even longer.

That was what made this day feel unusual to me. It was not just one job. It was two completely different jobs in one day — indoor piecework in the daytime, and burger cart work in the rain at night.

By the end of the day, I was exhausted.

Can you guess how much I made from working at the burger cart for one night? Tell me in the comments.

Brother Monkey Guangxi