Gabriel Li

Gabriel Li got her Master's degree in translation and interpretation at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She started her career as an interpreter, however later on discovered her major interest in writing. She is engaged in areas including AI, LGBT rights, feminism, gender equality, as well as other cultural and social issues, and never ceases to discover the stories that expose the intricacies and complexities of human nature. She has been recently indulged in writing about the deep-rooted similarities and differences between Chinese and western cultures. Apart from that, she is also a ferocious reader, Brit-Pop listener and diehard Marvel fan.

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Vivo’s New Sub-Brand iQOO Expected to Focus on High-End Phones

With the coming of the 5G era, Vivo is expected to launch a new flagship sub-brand named iQOO.

China’s First Hard Sci-fi Film ‘The Wandering Earth’ — Self-Banishment of Our Mother Planet

Released on February 5, the first day of China's lunar new year, The Wandering Earth, is the first ever Chinese hard sci-fi film in many senses. New York Times reported that it marks the arrival of a new era of Chinese film production.

Spring Festival Marketing: Win or Lose, There is no Middle Ground

Try to be inclusive, loving without being cheesy.

“Green Electricity” for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Zhang Jiandong, deputy mayor of Beijing and deputy chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics stated that all the venues for the Winter Olympic Games will adopt green electricity.

Faraday Future Listed Among the 2019 Best Tech Startups in California by Tech Tribune

The Tech Tribune, a U.S.-based tech media, recently compiled a list of the best tech startups of 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Faraday Future, the American EV startup, makes to the list.

Alibaba Surpasses 3Q Estimates With 41% Climb in Revenue

On Jan. 31, Alibaba Group announced its financial results for the quarter ended on December 31, 2018. For the past quarter, Alibaba has achieved a revenue of $17,057 million, with a 41 percent year-on-year growth.

Didi-Chuxing Rumored to Conduct Massive Layoffs of 25%

Following the layoff trends from the end of last year, insiders say that the ride-hailing giant Didi-Chuxing is considering massive layoffs in departments such as product technologies and ride-hailing. The layoff is expected to exceed 25 percent.

Cheetah Mobile Went Through Internal Incident Concerning Year-end Red Packets for Employees

Cheetah mobile, the Chinese mobile internet company, recently went through an internal incident concerning sending red packets.

Drastic Decline in China’s Population Growth Rate — Reproductive Anxiety Among Post-90s Generation

On Jan. 21, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics in China disclosed that China's population growth is in drastic decline. The demographic dividends are now coming to an end.

Beijing Winter Olympics Raise Number of Events to 109, Reaching Historical High

The number of gold medals in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has now been raised to 109, marking the highest number of gold medals in the history of Winter Olympics.

Bytedance Acquired Tech-related Patent Rights of Smartisan

According to insiders from tech startup Smartisan, some employees have been informed to re-sign their labor contracts with Bytedance, the parent company of Toutiao, which points to that Smartisan is under acquisition negotiations with Bytedance.

U.S. to Make Formal Extradition Request of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

On Jan. 22, according to Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail, the United States will proceed with the formal extradition of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, from Canada, which is expected to add more tension to the matter.

Autonomous Driving Company Roadstar.ai Fired One of its Co-founders

On Jan. 21st, the Chinese autonomous driving company Roadstar.ai announced the dismissal of one of its co-founders Zhou Guang. All relevant labor contracts have been terminated accordingly.

Short Film “What is Peppa” Went Viral During the Year of the Pig

On Jan. 17, a short film entitled “What is Peppa” went viral on Chinese social media. It depicts the touching quest of a loving grandfather, who has spent all his life living in rural areas, doting on his grandson by crafting a “Peppa Pig”. The grandfather began his journey of figuring out what exactly peppa is, as soon as he heard from his grandson that he wanted a “peppa pig” for the Chinese New Year.

Faraday Future Rumored to be under Negotiations with Swedish Manufacturer Saab Automobile

On Jan. 15, the magazine Chinese Entrepreneur disclosed on its official Weibo account that following the “peaceful break-up” with Evergrande at the end of last year, the latest financing party of Faraday Future (FF) has been confirmed.

The Facade of National Speed Skating Oval “Ice Ribbon” in Construction for Winter Olympics

It is estimated that the facade of the National Speed Skating Oval will be completed by this year. It is also now officially released that a total of 42 Winter Olympic projects have started construction including eight new competition venues and five venues under renovation.

OPPO Establishes Intelligent Devices Business Group for 5G Deployment

On Jan. 14, OPPO announced the establishment of the Intelligent Devices Business Group and appointed Bobee Liu (the previous chief procurement office of OPPO), as deputy president of OPPO and president of the Intelligent Devices Business Group.

Long Day’s Journey into the Night — Probing the Boundaries of Chinese Art Films

On the evening of Dec.31, the artistic film named Long Day's Journey into the Night, with the literal translation “last night on earth”, became a huge hit, which matches perfectly with the occasion of its release.

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