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3 signals worth opening first, selected from today's public rankings.

  1. 01
    BaiduAlways Put People's Safety First
  2. 02
    Tencent News via UAPIZheng Qinwen regains in 18 days the ranking points lost over a year
  3. 03
    ZhihuA public official’s drunk driving killed a married couple, but the couple were assigned secondary liability, angering their family. How should this division of liability be understood legally?
Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.

14signals
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.

6
  1. #2
    A public official’s drunk driving killed a married couple, but the couple were assigned secondary liability, angering their family. How should this division of liability be understood legally?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 281 万热度
  2. #3
    Translation pending

    网友说再高端的场所给服务人员低工资也是低端场所，你怎么看这一说法？

    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 271 万热度
  3. #4
    A HYROX Competitor Defecated During the Race, but Organizers Did Not Stop the Event or Apply a Penalty: Was This Fair to Other Competitors, and What Would Be a More Reasonable Response?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 207 万热度
  4. #10
    Programmer Deletes 89 TB of Company Data in 17 Hours to Make Room for Freelance Work, Sentenced to 5 Years and 10 Months: What Problems Does This Expose?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 124 万热度
  5. #19
    Beijing court awards property to the state after a person dies without heirs, despite nine relatives contesting the estate
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 78 万热度
  6. #30
    Child Allegedly Denied School Admission Because School-District Apartment Is Too Small; Are Such Rejections Lawful?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 58 万热度
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

China's largest public microblogging network, where breaking news, entertainment, and public conversation move quickly.

5
  1. #3
    Digging Canals in China Also Creates 10,000 Mu of Farmland
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 663903
  2. #8
    Finally Understand Why Some People Are So Capable at Work
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 517072
  3. #12
    Can HIV be transmitted through kissing?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 250931
  4. #18
    Extremely Heavy Rain and Torrential Rain in Hainan
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 245394
  5. #37
    Warning Signs Three Days Before a Stroke
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 125953
Category

China News and Web Trends

Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.

38signals
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

China’s dominant search engine trend list, similar to Google Trends plus real-time search buzz.

10
  1. #1
    Source preview
    Always Put People's Safety First

    始终把人民生命安全放在首位_百度搜索

    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7904119
  2. #4
    Major Health and Livelihood Plan for the Next Five Years
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7617909
  3. #7
    “Telling Someone to Sit Down Is Already Polite; I’d Demand a Divorce”
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7331115
  4. #8
    Founder of the World's Largest Weekly Auto Show Dies in Car Crash
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7234826
  5. #10
    A busload of people bought the wrong tickets. Tourists suggested the station be renamed.
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 7046058
  6. #12
    After stopping funding for students, he was threatened and spread rumors
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 6849999
  7. #23
    The 3,000-yuan-per-shot "corpse-skin injection" goes viral
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5805797
  8. #27
    Health Commission: We encourage everyone to drink more boiled water and light tea
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 5427017
  9. #28
    The body of the girl who went missing after a date by the Yellow River has been cremated
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5313422
  10. #50
    A Tornado Appears in Wanning, Hainan
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 3216941
netease-news

NetEase News

A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.

4
  1. #3
    Leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Meet to Discuss 'Breaking Up' the UK
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #4
    Three Regions Push for “De-Britishization”; Indian Netizens Say Britain Caused the India-China Border Dispute
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #10
    Iran: Oil tanker hits a mine and explodes while attempting to cross the strait, engulfed in flames
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #13
    Only After Jing Yidan Left Did I Dare Say: The Scariest Part of Retirement Isn't Having No Money, It's Not Knowing How to Stop
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
tencent-news

Tencent News

Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.

10
  1. #2
    National Health Commission: 1,000 More Primary Healthcare Institutions Will Offer Pediatric Services This Year
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 2725
  2. #3
    Late-Night Fire Breaks Out at a CNG Station in Xinzhou, Shanxi; Station Says Vehicle Caught Fire After Refueling and Starting
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4097
  3. #4
    National Health Commission: Further Foster a Fertility-Friendly Environment
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 1319
  4. #5
    Translation pending

    HYROX北京站女选手失禁完赛夺冠引发质疑，官方称将严查网暴运动员行为

    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 17892
  5. #7
    Chengdu Off-Road Vehicle Falls from Viaduct, Leaving 1 Dead and 1 Injured; Police Issue Statement
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 228836
  6. #8
    Multiple Areas in Shanxi, Yunnan, Heilongjiang and Anhui Issue Reminder Notices
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 64145
  7. #10
    Zhejiang Woman Secretly Photographed; Gym Manager Used Revealing Photos to Attract Customers, Deleted Them Only After Police Report and Demanded Public Apology
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 220501
  8. #13
    On-Site Footage: North Korean People's Army Conducts Coordinated Firepower Strike Drills with Attack Drones and Cruise Missiles
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 2314
  9. #16
    China vs USA Women's Basketball Preview: Zhang Ziyu Leads New Generation in Finals Rematch
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 8529499
  10. #18
    Zheng Qinwen regains in 18 days the ranking points lost over a year
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 5722464
thepaper

The Paper

An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.

7
  1. #3
    Could Trump's 'War of Words' Become Reality? Leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Meet to Discuss Uniting to Leave the UK
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #4
    “Luzhou East” Isn’t in Luzhou’s Urban Area? What Other High-Speed Rail Stations Are Named for Cities but Located in Counties?
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #5
    Visitors Suggest Renaming Luzhou East Station, About 30 km from Downtown; Officials Respond
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #6
    Over 30 Drug Companies Accused of Long-Term Bribery Involving 184 Million Yuan; Hebei Medical University Second Hospital Responds: Cooperating with Regulators
    SocietyMachine translated
  5. #9
    National Health Commission: China remains fundamentally a populous country
    SocietyMachine translated
  6. #10
    Commentary: Did everyone on the train buy the wrong tickets? The high-speed rail station still lives up to its name
    SocietyMachine translated
  7. #12
    Commentary | Is winning all that matters? HYROX must uphold standards of dignity and health
    SocietyMachine translated
toutiao

Toutiao

ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.

7
  1. #3
    Make Decisive Progress in Building a Healthy China
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #4
    Man Catches a Big Fish in a Park and Quickly Runs Away
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #5
    Wang Yi: Hope France Adheres to the One-China Principle
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #7
    Vucic to Resign as President of Serbia
    SocietyMachine translated
  5. #11
    Li Yitong drinks water from an 8kg water bottle
    OtherMachine translated
  6. #12
    All Universities in Sichuan Banned from Taking 13 Consecutive Days Off? False
    SocietyMachine translated
  7. #47
    Putin: The G7 No Longer Deserves to Be Called a "Major Power"
    SocietyMachine translated
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ThreadEast is an English-language discovery layer for selected public trend pages from China's internet. It groups translated signals by platform and links each item to its original public page.

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Treat a signal as evidence of attention on one platform, not proof that the underlying claim is true. Rankings and heat labels are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.

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