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March 2021 Popular Culture Update

  • April 1, 2021
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With Blackpink’s ‘protest trucks,’ have K-pop fans gone too far? (SCMP) New Live-Action Film Based on Stan Lee Story Inspired by China’s Monkey King Ignited Discussion in China (Global Times) Hollywood aims to win hearts of Chinese moviegoers by introducing…

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Nov. 16, 2020 — Netflix’s New Adaptation of Chinese Literature Classic Ignites Hot Discussion Online (Global Times)

  • November 16, 2020
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“The globally popular US streaming platform Netflix announced its plans to adapt the Chinese literature classic Water Margin on Friday. Netflix called the book one of the “the greatest classic novels of Chinese literature” on Twitter”

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Coverage of 70th Anniversary of Korean War (Various)

  • November 9, 2020
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Global Times: “The spirit of CPV soldiers resisting US aggression in Korean War inspires generations of Chinese people” Global Times: “CPV soldiers confident in young Chinese generations inheriting their spirit” Global Times: “Gala to mark the 70th anniversary of the…

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Oct. 18, 2020 — Memory and Reconciliation in Recent Media and Culture (Various)

  • October 18, 2020
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Korean boy band BTS makes controversial remarks over Korean War: Chosun Ilbo: “Chinese online warriors are peeved at remarks by a member of super boy band Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, at an award ceremony promoting Korean-American relations.” The…

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Sept. 10, 2020 — Koreans and Filipinos in TikTok War (Chosun Ilbo)

  • September 10, 2020
  • Art & Culture

“The anti-Korean hashtag #CancelKorea is trending in the Philippines after a storm in a teacup involving a tattoo and a local ‘influencer.'”

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