11.09
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
On November 9, the Global Times posted on Weibo regarding Jensen Huang's public extramarital affair, calling it a US domestic matter, accusing The New York Times of hyping up Chinese espionage, and suspecting that some are using this to stir up China-US relations.
10.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
On October 28, the WeChat official account of the Global Times published an article titled "Hello Kitty Should Not Dance with the Japanese Right Wing," pointing its finger at the Japanese company Sanrio. Subsequently, a large number of state media matrix Weibo accounts posted the same content almost simultaneously.
[Follow-up · October 28, 2026] On October 28, Sanrio issued a statement announcing the termination of its collaboration with the Japanese drama "VIVANT," which had been accused by Chinese netizens of "insulting China."
10.27
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
At around 16:00 on October 27, the Global Times published a quick commentary titled "Mbappé Is Done For, and He Deserves It," saying it believes the list of terminated contracts will gradually grow longer until all of Mbappé's cooperation related to China is completely zeroed out, and warning that anyone who "disrespects China" should not expect to earn a single cent from the Chinese market. The full text did not restate Mbappé's specific remarks, nor did it contain the words "Mao Zedong" or "dictator."
10.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 21, a Global Times editorial titled "The World Is in Chaos While China Lives in Peace" climbed onto Weibo's trending list after being reposted by accounts such as Beijing Daily. Some netizens pointed out that only four of the 400 comments in the relevant Weibo comment section were displayed, while another netizen said "Domestic chaos is what you cannot see," and the search suggestions for their post showed "Are negative news stories being blocked."
10.06
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
On October 6, the Global Times reported that lawyers explained that concerts with more than 1,000 attendees are large-scale mass events and require a safety permit to be applied for according to law; if the organizer allows someone to take the stage temporarily without authorization, it may constitute a violation of the approved event content, and audience members who force their way onto the stage may be punished under the Public Security Administration Punishments Law.
09.26
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Global Times published an editorial suggesting that dialogue is more valuable than confrontation, and restraint serves the interests of all parties better than risk-taking.
09.13
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·United States
Anthropic co-founder Amodei published a long article arguing that China's lead in artificial intelligence poses a serious threat to the United States and the world, and backing Washington's restrictions on selling powerful AI chips to China; Chinese state media Global Times said his claims of containing China are an unrealizable delusion, and China's Foreign Ministry said it has noted the relevant remarks.
09.03
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The Global Times published an article accusing the US of making an unreasonable demand by seeking entry and exit records from the Gyirong port, claiming that infrastructure in the disaster area and personnel registration ledgers may have already been destroyed.
09.03
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On the evening of September 3, 2026, the Global Times published an article criticizing the U.S. demand for border entry and exit records from the day of the Gyirong mudslide as deliberate obstruction, and claiming that the flood had already washed away the port's personnel registration ledgers.
09.01
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The Global Times named Real Madrid, demanding that it delete the relevant post, apologize to the Chinese public, and change the wording to "China's Tibet".
09.01
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Beijing
On September 1, 2026, the Global Times published an article naming Spain's Real Madrid football club, accusing it of writing the disaster-affected areas as "Nepal and Tibet" to cater to a separatist narrative, and demanding that it delete the post and apologize.
2026.09
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The Global Times recently interviewed Zhang Weiwei, who publicly praised China as the world's truly rational country and said it is fortunate that China has its system; the remarks spread widely online and drew a large amount of mockery and criticism from netizens.
08.27
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On August 27, the Global Times cited sources as saying that the construction of Antelope Reef in the Xisha Islands is a major livelihood project aimed at improving residents' lives and serving the local economy, listing uses such as meteorology, maritime rescue, and medical care.
06.16
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Beijing, China
On June 16, 2026, the Global Times published an editorial arguing that flexible employment cannot be equated with intermittent unemployment and that young people choose it because of its high cost-effectiveness, drawing widespread criticism from netizens for conflating concepts and whitewashing the reality of unemployment.