'Workplace smell' and 'hard control': Why are these phrases so popular in China?
China has more than one billion internet users. Over the years netizens have created a wealth of internet slang that has become part of people's everyday speech. CNA's China correspondents Olivia Siong and Tan Yew Guan unpacked some of the most popular online buzzwords in 2024 and what these phrases tell us about societal trends and changes in the world's second-largest economy.
China has more than one billion internet users. Over the years netizens have created a wealth of internet slang that has become part of people's everyday speech. CNA's China correspondents Olivia Siong and Tan Yew Guan unpacked some of the most popular online buzzwords in 2024 and what these phrases tell us about societal trends and changes in the world's second-largest economy.