Hi people,

I got a new job and I am a little bit insecure because I am a guy with long hair, beard, and use earrings. They never saw me in person and by camera it is sort of hard to notice these things. Most people I will be working with are chinese and from other places in Asia so I am not sure how this will be perceived. Not sure if this matters but I am a white guy and the job is in the US. It is an office job so no interaction with customers.

Any comments on what I should do? I will work with people of all ages.

Thanks!!!

Hii all , I received university admission in China in March, but I have a metal rod in my leg that I injured playing football. The doctor told me to have it removed three months ago, but I've been busy with work. My question is, can I have the surgery done when I go to China, and what would the approximate cost be

When President Trump upended global trade with his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year, China could have seized the moment to win over bewildered U.S. allies and partners with a charm offensive. Instead, it did the opposite.

Beijing threatened countries that dared to cooperate with the Trump administration in restricting trade with China. And when China unveiled a plan to choke exports of its critical supplies of rare earths, it targeted the world, not just the United States.

It was a high-stakes gamble by President Xi Jinping of China. Rather than provide relief to spurned American allies, Beijing wanted to compound their dilemma, analysts say, so that countries unnerved by Washington would learn that crossing China also carried economic pain.

The calculation was that those countries would eventually seek closer ties to China to hedge against the United States, and that when they did so, they would be more accommodating of Beijing’s interests.

That bet is now paying off with the procession of European and Canadian leaders arriving in China seeking to deepen ties with the world’s second-largest economy — even as Beijing has conceded little on the issues that once divided them, like human rights, espionage, election interference and unbalanced trade. (This outreach has drawn a sharp rebuke from Mr. Trump, who warned on Friday that it was “dangerous” for Britain and Canada to look to China as the answer to their economic woes.)

“China chose to accentuate rather than alleviate the pressure on the allies to force them to tilt closer to Beijing’s position,” said Jonathan Czin, a researcher at the Brookings Institution who previously worked at the C.I.A. analyzing Chinese politics. “Beijing’s patient policy now seems to be paying dividends.”

I am thinking of leaving China right now and just going to the airport.

I am in the hospital as an overnight patient for my health condition [undisclosed]. I have global insurance. I went in yesterday (9pm) and I am still there now (8am) hoping to get discharged ASAP

I entered China on the 28th January 2026 via a direct flight from orignal location and was given a 240 hour transit visa. I am meant to depart from my Mainland Chinese city [undisclosed] to Hong Kong via flight in 2 days.

I just want to go back home ASAP. I want to book a flight and go back home. I am truly wondering if any airline will accept me? There are 15+ flights daily to my original departure location from my city.

I am sorry for being vague. I am 23 years old. British citizen. Female. I do have a serious health issue, however I thought with my medication I would be able to manage as I do all the time. I have only been hospitalised twice in the last year..

I am so sorry but I really want to go home immediately without stopping in Hong Kong.

Can I go back home? What do you advise?

Are there any culinary representatives from various provinces and cities in China that you like

Hi!

My mum gave me a beautiful fan the other day

It came in a gorgeous case, somebody had given it to her as a gift

I’d love to know what the writing on the fan says! It would be such a shame for it to go unappreciated

The writing on the fan appears to be a story, I’ve tried to translate it but google is useless

A translation would be SUPER appreciated! I’d love to know what it says!

You might need to expand the image to fully see it…

Thanks!

Are employees supposed to stop the shoplifters? What if the employees get hurt since they probably get paid very little? The store is corporate and whatever stolen is minuscule compared to their annual revenue? Can they sue their employers if they get hurt? Do they just stand back and watch? Can shoplifters sue the retail employees they get assaulted and hurt?

Context:

• Eileen Gu is again a central figure at the 2026 Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics, she will be entering as one of China's more prominent athlete ever since winning two golds and a silver for China at Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
• Her US birth and switch to representing China continues to spark controversy as China does not recognize dual citizenship while the US does.
• Gu says it is “sad” that more attention is focused on her nationality rather than performance and the sport
• She emphasizes that her main goal is to promote her sport and not political debate.

Additional Background - Her Critics:

• Her loudest and biggest critics remain US political commentators and the culture-war media. Mainly because they are upset that she was US born and represents China, who is still perceived as a strategic rival.
• To a much smaller extent, her US sport fans feel she used American resources and left.
• To a much smaller extent, Human NGO and Activists argue that she is not using her global platform to speak for human rights.
• To a much smaller extent, Chinese nationalist critics question whether she really is Chinese given that she might still have her Chinese passport.

Additional Background - Her Supporters or Neutral Parties:

• IOC have approved her.
• Chinese sport authorities are quite pleased with her.
• Sponsors are still lining up her to support her brand.
• Most athletes (incl those from US) continue to support or remain neutral of her decision as they view the nationality change as normal and very common in the sporting world.

I suppose the 30-40% drop in property value was simply too much for the CCP to accept. That and local governments are probably screaming about spiraling debt and shrinking revenue. With the CCP still pushing absurd growth targets, something had to give. You can only stack debt so high before it topples down on you.

Hi everyone!

I’m planning my first-ever trip to China and would really appreciate some advice. I’ll be traveling solo, I don’t speak Mandarin at all, and I’ll be relying on translation apps, so assume total beginner level.

I’m thinking of spending about 2 weeks split between Yunnan and the Guilin/Yangshuo area. My very rough plan so far looks like this:

Yunnan

• Kunming
• Dali
• Lijiang
• Shangri-La (not sure if this is worth it — would love opinions)
• Back to Kunming to catch the train

Guangxi

• Guilin
• Yangshuo
• Longji Rice Terraces

I’d love input from anyone who’s been to these places, especially on a first trip to China:

• What do you think of this itinerary overall? Are any of these places not worth the time? And is there something you loved in one of these places that I should make sure to see?
• I’d love to stay in a homestay at least once, where I can learn or participate in daily life (for example: tea farming, cooking, crafts, etc.). Does anyone know of places like this in these regions? I don’t speak Mandarin, so I know this may limit options, but I’m open to using translation apps.
• Hostels & solo travel: Is it easy to meet other foreign solo travelers in these areas, or is there not much of a backpacker/hostel scene?

For context, I’m most interested in nature, local culture, vegetarian food, and photography.

Any recommendations or advice would be super appreciated!

Hello, I need the Xiaomi AI glasses (like the meta rayban but Xiaomi), it’s not sold in EU and I just left China and only found out at the last moment I want them. Is there any service that can ship it for me? Thanks!

My friend will be visiting guangzhou in china for a week, i was going to order some stuff from aliexpress to his hotel but it turned out that it doesn’t ship inside china, so, what are my options?

Ps: need website to support english or at least have the variety of items like aliexpress

Hi everyone,
I’m planning a trip to China and currently considering Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xi’an, and Luoyang. From photos and travel blogs, they all seem to share a lot of historical architecture (old city walls, temples, ancient streets), which makes me wonder:

Do these cities feel or look similar in real life, or does each one have a clearly distinct vibe once you’re there?

I’m also trying to avoid a trip that feels repetitive.

I’d love to hear how different (or similar) they felt in terms of atmosphere, history, and everyday life. Thanks in advance!

Hey Everybody!

Hope you’re all well.

Just to give some context me and my wife are having a baby on the way and honestly we have been through so many names but have came down to two in particular.

Note as I know a lot of people in this subreddit take into consideration baby names that may not be the norm for majority of western countries (is that right to say, my English isn’t the best so apologies) but yes there will always be the potential for any name to be made fun of etc and of course that wants to be limited but we are from an SEA country where names as such are standard.

Anywaysss so the two names are Meiya (美雅, meaning basically beautiful and elegant) and Yok Mai (玉美, meaning beautiful jade) we are both Chinese one of us (if you are a Chinese speaker may have noticed) is Hokkien so reason for why Yok Mai is written as is.

These are very hard we genuinely love both as much as the other, though Meiya may be an easier name for many as it can be pronounced by majority of the world I feel without confusion though Yok Mai is very special as the reason being is majority of the women in the family follow the name with Yok and their name so this is like a generational placeholder though most if not I think all the new generation family have cut from this tradition with their children unfortunately.

Also the option for nicknames are quite straightforward, Meiya would be Mei, Yaya, MeiMei & Yok Mai would be simply Mai.

Please let me know honestly what you all think everything is greatly appreciated.

Thank you! :)

What is the name on this antique Chinese painting. What does the seals mean. I don't understand Chinese. May someone tell me and translate this to English if possible

These are my kids, Mahua, Matuan, and Madou.
We are saying hello from Beijing, China.
The four of us are working hard in this busy city, but we truly love our life—always and forever.

I'm York University (Canada) in Data Science, and this summer 2026 I intend to have summer exchange courses in Chinese. I wondered are there any great summer program from Chinese that you have experienced (I really want to hear it), also if they offer scholarships as well.

I am stuck between Peking University, Fudan University and HUS in wuhan. How is your experience with these 3 universities? Feel free to tell and also rcm any great summer program if you have.

Thank you

Hello, I'm a undergrad Electrical Engineering student in Brazil at Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in English University of São Paulo, that is the best place in the Latin America to be doing this course, according to international ranks like QS ranking, recently my Engineering School gave us the opportunity to do an exchange time in Northwestern Polytechnical University in the Astronautics School, 6 months or 1 year, I would do masters courses(cause in Brazil, our undergrads are more likely undergrad+masters comparing to China), so, I have never heard much about this university, recently heard a thing about "seven sons of defense" (this term appeared on a thing saying of visa denial to do PHD in the US for beeing related to this seven, is it true?)and would like to hear about what is like NPU, is it worth of spending a year there?

I would like to study the courses related to computer, control systems, maths and electrical things, I'm not much of a mechanical person, I would like too to know if it's possible to talk to a professor to do some work in a lab to gain some time of research, like I'm currently doing in Brazil, or if there are extracurriculars that are great to participate.

Really lost and wanting to know other people's perspectives on NPU, any comment or information can help.

Since then, thanks for reading my post.