11.07
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen
On November 7, during the women's singles awards ceremony at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Shenzhen, Japanese champion Mone Chiba was met with shouts of "get off" as she took the podium. Some audience members remained seated during the Japanese national anthem, and others shouted for refunds. Netizens later debated whether the commotion was triggered by perceived unfair scoring by the judges.
11.03
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On November 3, Beijing Youth Daily published a commentary refuting the claim that there is no need to be sensitive about controversies like Mbappe and 'The Bureau'. It stated that being confused on issues of right and wrong is a form of spiritual rickets, and advocated for cutting off channels commercially and pursuing the matter to the end, in order to form international public opinion default rules favorable to China.
11.03
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·Nanjing
Recently, a restaurant in Nanjing put up a sign at its entrance reading "Kylian Mbappé and related derivatives are prohibited from entering," attracting widespread attention.
11.02
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On November 2, the People's Daily published an article extending from the controversy surrounding the Japanese drama 'VIVANT', naming works such as Pokémon, Kantai Collection, My Hero Academia, and GATE. It claimed that the Japanese side is releasing the toxic ideology of militarism into popular culture, and called for vigilance against cultural products becoming tools of ideological incitement for Japan's military expansion and war preparations.
2026.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Sanrio's Hello Kitty launched a collaboration with the Japanese drama 'VIVANT', which was accused by Chinese state media and netizens of insulting China. Sanrio subsequently announced the termination of the collaboration and issued a public apology.
11.01
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On November 1, Infobae published an exclusive interview with Younes Khelifi, the creator of the 'Mbappe-Mao' meme. He stated that he made the video in 2023 solely to mock Mbappe's influence at Paris Saint-Germain and had no political intentions. After Mbappe responded, he received many friendly messages from Chinese netizens, as well as a small number of threats, but he stated that he does not regret it.
11.01
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Changsha, Hunan
On November 1, a woman wearing a costume of a character from "Demon Slayer" and holding a prop katana was posing for photos in Martyrs Park, Changsha, Hunan. A passing man scolded her, asking, "Don't you know Chinese characters?" After receiving complaints, staff persuaded both individuals to leave, and the police subsequently provided educational intervention to both parties.
2026.11
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Amid the boycott wave, some Chinese netizens announced they were unfollowing the brand and showed themselves destroying Hello Kitty perler bead charms and My Melody merchandise, only for it to be discovered that these items were mostly counterfeit and not officially licensed Sanrio products.
10.31
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 31, a blogger posted a clip from the TV series 'War of Faith' featuring a character delivering monologues such as 'The Communist Party was born to create a new world' and 'Only the Communist Party can save China.' The comment section was immediately flooded with phrases like 'Slap her in the mouth' and 'Beat her to death.'
10.31
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Spain
On October 31, Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho responded at a pre-match press conference to the controversy surrounding Mbappe's use of a Mao Zedong emoji. He acknowledged the swift apology from both Mbappe and the club, stating that the club has done what it needed to do and the matter is now closed.
10.31
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 31, at a tourist attraction in South America adorned with flags from various countries, a Chinese blogger walked up to the Japanese and Korean flags, spat on them, and recorded a video to upload to Douyin, with netizens echoing in the comments section.
10.31
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Spain
In a clip from the October 31st episode of the program 'La Roca' on the Spanish TV channel laSexta, writer Juan del Val discussed the boycott against Kylian Mbappé sparked by a Mao Zedong meme. He stated bluntly that Mao Zedong was not only a dictator but also a murderer, and added that it would not matter if his contracts in China were cancelled.
10.31
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·Zhejiang
On October 31, a netizen in Zhejiang filmed crowded streets and subway stations during Halloween, captioning the video with a call to commemorate the heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and to not bring in "foreign ways." The comment section was flooded with netizens refuting and mocking the post.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 30, Havana continued to post on X, using German Nazi history to warn against extreme nationalism and criticizing the use of "patriotism" as a requirement to conduct political censorship on others as the beginning of anti-democracy.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Hangzhou
On October 30, at Hubin Intime In77 in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, several young people participating in a Halloween cosplay event were loudly berated by an elderly man on-site, who shouted, "Celebrating a foreign holiday on Chinese soil, you bunch of traitors."