One telling fact of the fake news is that most netizens, even those often very critical of the government, bought into the story almost immediately and applauded Xi’s move.

Photos of Peng Liyuan, China’s new first lady, during her first foreign trip have been making waves on the Chinese Internet. Netizens flocked to cheer at her beauty and elegance. But for many, a presentable first lady is far from enough.

The most talked about account on Sina Weibo in the past 2 days is probably the mysterious @学习粉丝团, which updates the whereabouts of China’s president-in-waiting Xi Jinping. It explained that no one is behind the Weibo and he is just an ordinary fan, but Chinese netizens still fancy at the idea of a personal Weibo of Xi.

Xinhua News published a series of profile reports of the members of China’s new Politburo, including personal pictures of Xi Jinping with his family. The move is seen by many as another sign that Xi and China’s new leadership are serious about reform and changing the Party’s image.

After the 18th National Party Congress, China saw a sudden surge in anti-corruption investigations, most of which were first exposed by netizens online. While many are cheering for the power of the Web, others call for caution, comparing online anti-corruption to the Culture Revolution.

Chinee netizens were impressed by Xi’s charisma and saw new hope for China from a picture snapped by a netizen during Xi’s Deng-Xiaoping-style, traffic-control-free “southern trip” to Shenzhen

After careful examinations of both astrology and Bagua fortune telling, we have reason to believe that the new Politburo Standing Committee members of China are proper choices for their positions and will bring good luck to China in the next 10 years during their tenure.