Young Americans' backlash against the TikTok ban – and their flight to a Chinese app – shows Washington is behind the times.

From TikTok refugees cooking steamed eggs to a Chinese woman losing all her nine embryos, here are five stories from recent SCMP reporting.

China tourist to Lion City spotted spitting into manhole on street could face maximum financial penalty of US$7,000 if he ...

The US government says Chinese apps and online activities threaten Americans' security. But US internet users can't get ...

A homestyle dish called steamed eggs is going viral among Tiktokers flocking to the Chinese app.

American TikTok users are migrating to RedNote but face unexpected censorship challenges reflective of China's strict ...

As with the popular TikTok alternative RedNote, Western users are finding some topics off-limits in DeepSeek R1.

Returning from a brief ban, TikTok began deleting 'Free Palestine' comments. Users who switched to RedNote, however, found ...

In mid-January 2025, a significant change took place in the social media landscape. The rise of RedNote (Xiaohongshu) in ...

Last week, as TikTok went briefly dark, hundreds of thousands of users flocked to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book” in English and has been dubbed ...

The recent blackout offered ordinary Americans a chance to meaningfully connect with Chinese counterparts on another app.

There’s a story that went viral on social media last week, of a rather sociable sunfish named Mambo, who stopped eating when ...