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The personalities making headlines in China

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New Disney darling
Jul 12, 2019 (WiC 459)

Disney’s animated film Mulan flopped in China 10 years ago as audiences complained the titular character Hua Mulan was too foreign-looking and the plot was too different from the original legend, which has a young woman disguising herself as a ...

Wang Cuncun
Jun 14, 2019 (WiC 456)

“Red net” celebrities, or wanghongs, are China’s millennial superstars who find fortune and fame by live-streaming video content ranging from egg drinking to monotonous daily routines. The most famous earn up to Rmb40 million ($5.8 ...

The Harvard girl?
May 17, 2019 (WiC 452)

Who is she? Born in Ohio, Fan Wei-chi, 43, moved to Taiwan when she was six. She got her start in the entertainment industry when she was signed to a Taiwanese record label aged 23. She ...

Wu Lei
Feb 1, 2019 (WiC 439)

Who is he? Wu Lei is a top striker, who was last season’s Chinese Super League player of the year thanks to the goals he scored for champions Shanghai SIPG. The footballer netted 27 goals ...

Han Kuo-yu
Jan 11, 2019 (WiC 436)

In recent years when the Chinese have spoken about hanliu, they are normally referring to the “Korean wave”, or the remarkable success of South Korean pop culture in China. Not any more. Since a by-election in Taiwan late last year, the ...

Geng Shuai
Nov 23, 2018 (WiC 433)

Few would disagree that Tat Man-sai is one of the most memorable characters in Stephen Chow’s movies. Appearing in the Hong Kong director’s 1994 comedy thriller From Beijing With Love, Tat is an unorthodox scientist with a knack for ...

Shu Qi
Jul 13, 2018 (WiC 417)

Who is she? Lin Li-hui, who goes by her stage name Shu Qi, started working when she was still in high school to help her family’s finances. The actress eventually dropped out of school ...

Wang Ju
Jun 15, 2018 (WiC 413)

In an industry which has long prized women for being younger, slimmer and girlish, Wang Ju is an anomaly. Indeed, the contestant on pop show Produce 101 is being labelled a “new icon in female liberation”. Who is ...

Zhu Ting
Sep 29, 2017 (WiC 382)

Commanding a Rmb100 million ($15 million) annual income, the 23 year-old, 195cm tall Zhu Ting is one of China’s star athletes, with some believing her commercial value could soon put her on par with ex-basketballer Yao Ming for sponsorship ...

Kong Linghui
Jun 9, 2017 (WiC 369)

Who is he? Kong Linghui was born in the northeastern city of Harbin in 1975 and was talent-spotted by the country’s sports authorities for his potential as a ping pong player. At a time when European players were dominating ...

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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

New Disney darling Jul 12, 2019 (WiC 459) Disney’s animated film Mulan flopped in China 10 years ago as audiences complained the titular character Hua Mulan was too foreign-looking and the plot was too different from the original legend, which has a young woman disguising herself as a ...

Wang Cuncun Jun 14, 2019 (WiC 456) “Red net” celebrities, or wanghongs, are China’s millennial superstars who find fortune and fame by live-streaming video content ranging from egg drinking to monotonous daily routines. The most famous earn up to Rmb40 million ($5.8 ...

The Harvard girl? May 17, 2019 (WiC 452) Who is she? Born in Ohio, Fan Wei-chi, 43, moved to Taiwan when she was six. She got her start in the entertainment industry when she was signed to a Taiwanese record label aged 23. She ...

Wu Lei Feb 1, 2019 (WiC 439) Who is he? Wu Lei is a top striker, who was last season’s Chinese Super League player of the year thanks to the goals he scored for champions Shanghai SIPG. The footballer netted 27 goals ...

Han Kuo-yu Jan 11, 2019 (WiC 436) In recent years when the Chinese have spoken about hanliu, they are normally referring to the “Korean wave”, or the remarkable success of South Korean pop culture in China. Not any more. Since a by-election in Taiwan late last year, the ...

Geng Shuai Nov 23, 2018 (WiC 433) Few would disagree that Tat Man-sai is one of the most memorable characters in Stephen Chow’s movies. Appearing in the Hong Kong director’s 1994 comedy thriller From Beijing With Love, Tat is an unorthodox scientist with a knack for ...

Shu Qi Jul 13, 2018 (WiC 417) Who is she? Lin Li-hui, who goes by her stage name Shu Qi, started working when she was still in high school to help her family’s finances. The actress eventually dropped out of school ...

Wang Ju Jun 15, 2018 (WiC 413) In an industry which has long prized women for being younger, slimmer and girlish, Wang Ju is an anomaly. Indeed, the contestant on pop show Produce 101 is being labelled a “new icon in female liberation”. Who is ...

Zhu Ting Sep 29, 2017 (WiC 382) Commanding a Rmb100 million ($15 million) annual income, the 23 year-old, 195cm tall Zhu Ting is one of China’s star athletes, with some believing her commercial value could soon put her on par with ex-basketballer Yao Ming for sponsorship ...

Kong Linghui Jun 9, 2017 (WiC 369) Who is he? Kong Linghui was born in the northeastern city of Harbin in 1975 and was talent-spotted by the country’s sports authorities for his potential as a ping pong player. At a time when European players were dominating ...