What’s hot on Sina Weibo
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Are you up on what the hundreds of millions of Chinese netizens are talking about? Take a moment and get the rundown of what’s hot, what’s trending, and what’s drawing the most buzz on the Chinese blogosphere.
# Chinese student missing in US# views: 81.62m
The FBI is investigating the suspected kidnapping of a Chinese doctoral student studying in the US state of Illinois.
Zhang Yingying, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign, was last seen Friday local time.
Released surveillance shows Zhang, wearing blue jeans and checkered shirt, getting into a black Saturn Astra near the campus. Zhang’s case is being treated as a kidnapping, according to the FBI website on Wednesday local time.
# Men throw rocks at park tigers for photo op# views: 703k
Authorities are investigating two men accused of throwing rocks at tigers at a park to rouse them for a better photo.
Witnesses said the men were throwing fi st- sized stones at the resting white tigers at the Changchun Zoological and Botanical Park Monday so they could get an action shot, Chongqing Morning Post reported. Park authorities have promised to look into the case.
# Man drives car in store for snack run# views: 287k
A man in East China’s Jiangsu Province drove his car directly into a local convenience store to buy some snacks on Saturday.
Surveillance footage shows the gray Smart car drive through the front door at the Zhenjiang store. The shocked clerk rushes to the car to take his order, video shows.
According to reports, the driver ordered yogurt and potato chips before the driver backed out of the store with the help of the clerk.
“It was raining that night,” the cashier explained, “He probably wanted to save the trouble of getting out of the car.”
# Father caught with opium poppies says they’re for teen son# views: 4.31m
A father was stopped Monday for possession of opium poppies that he said were intended to help his son get through a high school entrance exam.
Police in Jiangsu Province said they made a discovery of the substance during a routine check at a highway toll gate.
The man claimed he had bought the opiate for his teenage son to help him deal with the stress of taking the exam.
# Livestreamer alleged of sexual harassment# views: 3.42m
Police in West China’s Sichuan Province are investigating a livestreaming host who allegedly sexually harassed women while performing magic tricks in downtown Chengdu.
The suspect, identifi ed by his Sina Weibo handle “KelisiChris,” was accused of making unsolicited physical contact with numerous women while performing on the streets of Chengdu for an online show.
The suspect was taken into custody but released due to insuffi cient evidence, police said.