One day after Conan made fun of a Chinese talk show that ripped off his opening sequence, the host of the Chinese show fought back. Da Pend, host of the show apologized, made fun of Conan’s show and American culture and challenged Conan on getting a big enough crowd on stage in costumes.
On February 23, 2012, local police in Wuhan seized a warehouse of gas stoves, branded as “iPhone” with Apple’s log on. The manufacturer, as shown on the certificate, is “Apple China Co. Ltd”.
When netizens in China found out that Google + was not longer blocked in the country, they flocked to Obama’s G+ page and initiated “Occupy Obama G+” and filled up the 500 comment limit for every post on the page.
A middle school in Zhejiang decided to motivate its students who are preparing for China’s College Entrance Exam to study hard. The story starts with “good Gao Kao score is their only hope to compete with Second Generation Rich and still have an advantage.”
When a Japanese cyclist’s bike stolen in Wu Han was found by local police in just one day, Chinese netizens reacted with anger and irony., questioning why foreigner received superior treatment.
What’s better than Linsanity? Proflint! Clothes and iPhone accessories with Jeremy Lin’s face or #17 on them sell like crazy on Taobao. A sports product company in Wu Xi even registered a Lin trademark.