# ![@chris__pc Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::60858180.png) @chris__pc Christian Petersen-Clausen

Christian Petersen-Clausen posts on X about shanghai, china, beijing, wechat the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [countries](/list/countries)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [finance](/list/finance)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [currencies](/list/currencies) 

**Social topic influence**
[shanghai](/topic/shanghai), [china](/topic/china) #4008, [beijing](/topic/beijing), [wechat](/topic/wechat), [tokyo](/topic/tokyo), [musicians](/topic/musicians), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [douyin](/topic/douyin), [japan](/topic/japan), [this is](/topic/this-is)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Mastercard, Inc. (MA)](/topic/$ma) [Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)](/topic/costco)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Shanghai Lockdown Stories: Not everyone is quarantined at home. Riders for delivery apps such as and Meituan have been camping out on streets since April 1st. They are unwilling to go into their homes as they'd be unable to get back outside. http://ele.me http://ele.me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1526483903069818881)  2022-05-17T08:44Z 18K followers, [---] engagements


"Videos of employees at Tencent's Shenzhen office running away are making the rounds online. A full building lockdown is said to have been announced after a person tested positive for Covid-19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1562713729984106496)  2022-08-25T08:09Z 18.2K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Costco Shanghai got locked down yesterday and once again there are videos of people trying to run out before authorities can lock them inside for 48h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1570722738884714499)  2022-09-16T10:34Z 18.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@jwickers I don't mean to cast doubt I am merely curious about the details"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1627819246645555201)  2023-02-20T23:55Z 18K followers, [--] engagements


"We all remember the excitement over Chinese overseas police stations. Well either German cops have arrived in Shanghai or this driver isn't clear on what that sticker translates to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1640532112121163776)  2023-03-28T01:51Z 18K followers, [----] engagements


"Having returned to Shanghai from a smattering of Chinese cities large and small I keep noticing how much quieter this place currently feels. Streets aren't as packed events aren't as plentiful. I was used to SH being frenzied now it feels slower gloomier. Am I mistaken"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1672868129322541056)  2023-06-25T07:23Z 17.9K followers, 31.4K engagements


"The Land Rover in its natural habitat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1678001448905490433)  2023-07-09T11:21Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Bora Bora and Tikehau described in this in-flight magazine headline as "primitive." You sure about your choice of words there @ChinaEasternweb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1678671558532038656)  2023-07-11T07:49Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@Kevin_W_Kind @ChinaEasternweb I was thinking that as well but these kind of unfortunate errors can cause misunderstandings and deserve to be called out. words matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1678674089521856515)  2023-07-11T07:56Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Something is changing on the streets in Shanghai. I am seeing a lot more homeless gig economy workers sleeping under bridges in Shanghai these days. Many are newly-arrived drivers who don't yet get enough orders to want to spend money on rent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1678975090602680320)  2023-07-12T04:47Z 15.9K followers, 52.6K engagements


"@ponquenet @apigeonenjoyer @LowAlphaHighVol I can't say I have met the roaming gangs of children you are describing (I've been traveling all parts of China since 2012) but I'll take your word for it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1679002844224159744)  2023-07-12T06:04Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@ChineseMike99 Ok this will take a few comments. 1/ They are freelancers who have contracts with subcontractors who often go out of business e.g. when a driver has a traffic accident insurance payout due. Many don't actually seem to know who they work for. SixthTone reported on this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1679144310183452673)  2023-07-12T15:03Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Incredible that widely-despised crap product offerings can be so successful. I see nothing besides convenience and cheap prices that Luckin has going for itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1688463580046512128)  2023-08-07T08:14Z 15.9K followers, 10.2K engagements


"A video showing an agricultural drone in rural China having a bad day is making the rounds on Chinese social media. No word on injuries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1689767084564299776)  2023-08-10T22:34Z 15.8K followers, 17.7K engagements


"In recent days I've seen a ton of statements like "by far the worst economic data produced by any of the major global economies" being written yet almost nobody seems to wonder aloud what this might mean for the continued job security of the senior leadership. Astonishing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1690542662926114817)  2023-08-13T01:55Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@brazoo2811 @liqian_ren "not sustainable" . wanna back that up with some actual numbers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1690962955112960001)  2023-08-14T05:45Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I finally got to take one of the little tour boats that are now a common sight on Suzhou Creek. It's an interesting trip for tourists but also a chance for locals to see Shanghai from a a different angle. A Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1691300738788671489)  2023-08-15T04:08Z 15.9K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Adult tickets are between [--] and 100RMB. The reservation process is straightforward if you read Chinese. No english options exists which seems a little curious for a Tier1 city"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1691302675860905985)  2023-08-15T04:15Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"While the route consists of five stops each boat only stops wherever you choose to embark. You get dropped back off at the same point. I'd guess there are around [--] boats in total"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1691303030581608448)  2023-08-15T04:17Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"It seems the real estate crisis currently gripping China is not sparing Shanghai: my landlord just agreed to a 13% discount and renovations in exchange for having us sign up for another two years. I hear I'm not the only tenant in my xiaoqu who is getting such a good deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1696564828574306606)  2023-08-29T16:45Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@petchmo Disneyland would like to sell you one painfully expensive adult ticket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1697953708351647986)  2023-09-02T12:44Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@wilson_chau I can't imagine how they make the tight FFC alley turns"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1698296029601534152)  2023-09-03T11:25Z 18K followers, [---] engagements


"It's time to renew my visa so today I'm at the PSB in Pudong. First impression: lots of new college students. Staff also commented how busy they have been this week. Unsure if they are NYU or studying elsewhere but my impression is the number of US students is increasing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1698521741549605120)  2023-09-04T02:21Z 15.9K followers, 10.4K engagements


"@Michael_Yon The financial situation here in Shanghai is really problematic but your friend does not know the city well. Western restaurants were a huge thing [--] years ago and Lujiazui tourist areas on a Monday morning are rarely busy. This is Friedman-level superficiality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1698863835237789989)  2023-09-05T01:01Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I don't quite know yet how to feel about this tiny little car I just saw in Shanghai. Yay or Nay what do you think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1699667906504892439)  2023-09-07T06:16Z 18K followers, [----] engagements


"Almost six hours later we're passing through Hankou. The weather has improved presenting me with a sky that is dominated by greyish highrises instead of the greyish rainclouds of Shanghai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1702542144819609798)  2023-09-15T04:37Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"The ubiquitous sound of the standard WeChat ringtone permeates the air following me from one province to another as passengers come and go. The scenery may change the technology doesn't. Somehow tech made the one-size-fits-all model work while fashion brands never could"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1702543630559490137)  2023-09-15T04:43Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@china_laborlaw I have also gotten my wallet returned in China as well as a forgotten GoPro and a set of keys. I wonder if the researchers just checked in one city Also: did they write in english or Chinese And was it email or wechat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1705123275163226561)  2023-09-22T07:34Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@yabubian @cjamescollins @china_laborlaw I believe their conclusion but wished they had included personal details in Chinese and a Chinese phone number that works as a wechat contact. I suspect China would have done much better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1705937972485603412)  2023-09-24T13:31Z 18K followers, [--] engagements


"Tai Chi under his watchful eyes. Students have come to him from countries as far as Germany Canada Australia and even Costa Rica"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1706202462326309060)  2023-09-25T07:02Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Intriguing: China plans to make it easier for foreign tourists to book tickets register at hotels and use their overseas bank cards in an effort to boost stubbornly low visitation figures"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1708391893661622724)  2023-10-01T08:02Z 15.8K followers, 22.2K engagements


"Last week I was hopeful I'd have something great to announce. That has come to fruition: I was awarded a major grant that will allow me to film an interview series for the next [--] months that I've been thinking about for a long time. I'm still traveling so more details soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1710103060951990424)  2023-10-06T01:21Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@GlennLuk I spend a lot of time on Chinese CRH trains incl. right now from Shiyan to Shanghai perhaps a tertiary route or at best secondary. Trains across all classes always seem packed. Seats stay empty at most between a few stations. The mass success of HSR seems under-appreciated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1710973741738643582)  2023-10-08T11:01Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"I remember the "Wolfsburg is the center of the world" crowd confidently strolling through Shanghai in years past. how the tables have turned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1712813876092571721)  2023-10-13T12:53Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Shanghai and the areas surrounding it is home to a large network of tunnels and bunkers constructed as far as [--] years back. A few have been turned into wine cellars and clubs. Recently I came across these images of the Shanghai International Wine Culture Museum. A Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1715433307280998716)  2023-10-20T18:22Z 15.7K followers, 16.1K engagements


"Shanghai is once again full of life its many textures seeming at times so complex and intermeshed they remind me of Mark Rothko. One can discover an entire picture from far away another up close and yet another from a few feet higher"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1716406809018409271)  2023-10-23T10:50Z 15.7K followers, [----] engagements


"With @ElliotChina filming the unveiling of the Nissan Hyper-Force concept. What a banger. Looks like a low-poly videogame model but is right in front of you. Gullwing doors. Electric. That is going to be a legend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1717016926147551665)  2023-10-25T03:15Z 15.7K followers, [----] engagements


"This young man seems to be wearing a Nazi Waffen SS uniform at a Halloween party at The Pearl in Shanghai presumably tonight. I'm quite disappointed to see this happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1719009219305984506)  2023-10-30T15:11Z 15.8K followers, 53.7K engagements


"The relatively small Fuzhou airport seems to have more and better restaurants and shops airside than Shanghai Pudong. Heck Fuzhou airport seems to have more restaurants than PVG has trash bins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1721152412994682952)  2023-11-05T13:08Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@AGuilGil nobody likes Fuzhou I'd say I do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1721375731601822141)  2023-11-06T03:55Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@yaling_jiang I feel like I must have walked past these a few times but unlike e.g. Obligi chicken I never noticed them. Also did not stand out on eleme or meituan to me unlike mcd who promote a lot. how certain are we in their numbers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1722229679510499807)  2023-11-08T12:28Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A moment of appreciation for this lovely clear sunset in Beijing. I remember the days when such clear sky was not to be seen for long stretches"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1722546426729934961)  2023-11-09T09:27Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@SeanMollet @miami_rick We are much rarer in CQ though. I travel A LOT through China and I can assure you the reactions I get in Tier1 cities like SH Beijing HZ are completely different from those in the countryside even in other T1 cities like Chengdu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1723683343676686781)  2023-11-12T12:45Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"One of the more fascinating sentences I often hear is "Let's eat in our company canteen." That's because in China I never know what to expect from a . It could be a place that uses metal trays or be a fancy establishment that entertains politicians and CEOs. A Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1723994868278759896)  2023-11-13T09:23Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"To get to the Maglev Platform at Longyang Road tonight I walked through the subway station. There is an entrance and an exit gate. I didn't take any train yet the exit gate deducted RMB3 from my balance. Am I right to think this is unfair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1724401945803382888)  2023-11-14T12:20Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I spent [--] hours door to door from Shanghai to Flensburg. All for that moment of walking into my father's 84th birthday brunch and see his surprised face. It had been five years. Not a dry eye in the house. 10/10 would do again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1725230063832973621)  2023-11-16T19:11Z 15.8K followers, 11.6K engagements


"@TaylorOgan Delivery drones For which apps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1725867914522234947)  2023-11-18T13:25Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@TaylorOgan @meituan I want that in Shanghai. All I have here is sweaty meituan riders running red lights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1725868526387273845)  2023-11-18T13:28Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"The seventh of seven trains on my current trip to Germany is delayed just as all previous trains have been. (At least this one didn't get cancelled.) I guess I learned my lesson and will rent a car next time I'm back here. #db #bahn @deutschebahncom"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1726232742567047580)  2023-11-19T13:35Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"It's been a while since we had such disgustingly bad air quality in Shanghai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1727557189580271744)  2023-11-23T05:18Z 15.8K followers, 15.6K engagements


"Saved you a click: China to admit travelers from France Germany Italy Netherlands Spain Malaysia visa-free for up to [--] days. Until November 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1727971222573732215)  2023-11-24T08:43Z 15.8K followers, 12.1K engagements


"To this day a shockingly low number of flights are bringing international tourists to China. Not difficult to imagine the government hoping to increase numbers. But I still don't expect Shanghai or Beijing to be as busy with Western tourists soon are Tokyo already is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1727972068376056101)  2023-11-24T08:46Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@SeanUM_China I don't expect to happen soon due to the urban-rural income gap but a significant easement in visa issuance should be achievable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1728145350790168595)  2023-11-24T20:15Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Solid thread on the growing number of Western influencers shilling propaganda messages for financial gain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1728968472091324753)  2023-11-27T02:46Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I'd understand them premiering the Cayenne in Shanghai but is the Panamera all that popular here It's not that a noticeable design to stand out much in Shanghai traffic but I don't feel I see a lot of them here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1729073293255393460)  2023-11-27T09:42Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@Moonfac77706739 Cayenne and Macan are. I am asking about Panamera numbers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1729097706420015350)  2023-11-27T11:19Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Beijing friends I plan on being in your fair city Dec 4-8 for a project. Probably pretty busy during the day but open evenings. Say hello if you want to meet up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1729440646099005942)  2023-11-28T10:02Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@david__moser Hi David I'd like to chat with you about interviewing you for a history project I'm currently working on. Can we connect My wechat is krautland . Thanks Chris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1730144363886657927)  2023-11-30T08:38Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Lots of PhD students from BMW at Hongqiao airport tonight. Overheard: "I don't know why people would pay so much money for one of our cars when these are cheaper and good." A few meters further this ad. I can't wait to hear how this model name goes over with Ingolstadt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731287597698433373)  2023-12-03T12:21Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I ended up boarding the same @airchina [---] to Beijing as the [--] students. CA has adopted an asinine policy of not starting the APU at the gate and without any air conditioning the plane is hot as hell inside. Lots of moaning. I hope CA did something nice with the money saved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731295443462889746)  2023-12-03T12:52Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I somehow managed to check into a hotel in Beijing whose first four categories of rooms all come without windows. These were the pictures. Should have checked the fine print"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731372995745357962)  2023-12-03T18:01Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I eventually paid to upgrade to a room with a window. This is the view I now have. Welcome to Beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731373748719321161)  2023-12-03T18:04Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@NicoSchurr @AshinChina [---] is way too much in the price war we are having in China at least for my taste"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731609291797549562)  2023-12-04T09:40Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@Fochest @InsideChinaAuto yes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731613051143741743)  2023-12-04T09:54Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Filming an interview for an upcoming history project in Beijing with the fascinating @david__moser. Can't wait to share this conversation soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1731908676804624596)  2023-12-05T05:29Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"New work: @ElliotChina and I went to Tokyo for @FullyChargedShw to film the incredible Nissan Hyperforce Concept Car. I'm happy with how this came out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1733147455548731717)  2023-12-08T15:32Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I've experienced -42C once this year actually not very far from Tenihe and I've experienced +40C this year also in China. What a year this has been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1734282292565287210)  2023-12-11T18:41Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"It's snowing a tiny little bit in Shanghai this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1736540372241891759)  2023-12-18T00:14Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@ZichenWanghere @Visa @Mastercard @AmericanExpress It's also astonishingly difficult to get CC in China and even if you have one you often have to get them unlocked for intl or online usages"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1736976669444055203)  2023-12-19T05:08Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@kiefer_nandez @ZichenWanghere @Visa @Mastercard @AmericanExpress When my wife applied for a CC at BoC the paper form still asked what her was. She found an online form that was more up to date"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1736979733089587422)  2023-12-19T05:20Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@J_A_Quent @kiefer_nandez @ZichenWanghere @Visa @Mastercard @AmericanExpress I did get one from Merchants but found it useless and cancelled it when the renewal came up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1736979848835539141)  2023-12-19T05:20Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@kiefer_nandez @J_A_Quent @ZichenWanghere @Visa @Mastercard @AmericanExpress oh god points. you are so right. I miss collecting those"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1736986788034658431)  2023-12-19T05:48Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Last lunch in Shanghai before Xmas with my good friend @EP_Lawrence. Next meal will be on an airplane. Don't think they'll be able to compete with this great bibimbap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737340730396594618)  2023-12-20T05:14Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@RistoReipas10 @EP_Lawrence Shanghai weather is cold and gusty today at 5C. sunny though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737352317098393654)  2023-12-20T06:00Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Travel planning day. It looks like will be passing through SF LA San Diego Washington D.C. NYC Costa Rica Switzerland and a few other places around April. [----] is shaping up to be an interesting year. Hoping to see a few of you nice people in one place or another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737666195946676353)  2023-12-21T02:48Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@MartinShanghai I assume "top" to mean output volume not quality of life because I have a hard time believing Baoshan would top Chiba or scottish fried-whatweretheybars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737707302583717937)  2023-12-21T05:31Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@MartinShanghai I love this and may have a solid five minutes on Baotou myself. Jan 20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737719098791100682)  2023-12-21T06:18Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Another day another flight. Intl. flights are slowly coming back to PVG but leaving through e-channel also possible with a foreign passport is still wait-free. I'm flying to Copenhagen and then on to Milan my last flight of 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737846319472160918)  2023-12-21T14:43Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The @airchina A350 I'm on offers free WeChat connectivity and seems to even load @flightradar24 and Twitter at times through a VPN which can distract from reading the otherwise captivating "Assignment China" by @mikechinoy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737962525642395856)  2023-12-21T22:25Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@airchina @flightradar24 @mikechinoy I often enjoy browsing maps for interesting places as I fly overhead. That's how I discovered Batman and Samson both in Turkey and today a place called Moron in Mongolia. Okay it's Mrn. But imagine writing that on a postcard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1737978902629490937)  2023-12-21T23:30Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@GarJives @airchina @flightradar24 @mikechinoy Yes Chinese airlines do fly over Russia. Western airlines do not. I happen to have just read that some Russian flights into China have been cancelled because the equipment the Sukhoi Superjet is not permitted to fly into China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1738047606427877440)  2023-12-22T04:03Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"I seem to have no luck with public transportation in Europe: my last flight of [----] from Milan to Copenhagen is delayed which means I will miss the last train of the year and the call center at @SAS is not picking up. This is not my day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1738135711549915627)  2023-12-22T09:53Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@SAS How do you plan to assist The call center never picked up you certainly did not contact me and my train in copenhagen is gone meaning I need a new ticket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1738163263907541205)  2023-12-22T11:43Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"We're buying tea cups as well as various local arts and crafts objects. Yoyo asks if they can deliver to China causing consternation with the shopkeeper who recommends her to go to the post office herself. Yoyo notices there aren't any delivery scooters in Wyk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1740046345766113401)  2023-12-27T16:25Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


""Maybe it's not necessarily to have this much delivery in China. It's not bad to go outside and shop a little bit. In Shanghai delivery has killed many shops." But she doesn't appreciate all German customs: that shops are closed on Sunday is curtly dismissed: "stupid.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1740047017521688669)  2023-12-27T16:28Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"This is the view from our apartment on Foehr. My father now [--] was the last judge here and in [----] bought this place. It's been a vacation rental since they closed the local courthouse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1740673991554310308)  2023-12-29T09:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChinaBusinessS2 We're already in Flensburg. Tomorrow we'll go to Copenhagen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1740846671033164287)  2023-12-29T21:26Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@Limubai_bol I need to go shopping. Broke my suitcase and my bose headphones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1741396509487480883)  2023-12-31T09:50Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Good afternoon from Copenhagen where Yoyo is amused by all the green hats men are wearing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1741464530390286746)  2023-12-31T14:21Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Someone is braver than me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1741502319240597859)  2023-12-31T16:51Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Yoyo's Chinese-issued Credit Card a @Mastercard has no chip only a magnetic stripe. Due to this she is unable to pay at most @tivoli shops and copenhagen merchants. Which is why I am currently hiding from her"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1741525920098533671)  2023-12-31T18:25Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@Mastercard @Tivoli Does this Chinese sign at @tivoli make sense Yoyo is confused"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1741536322505077046)  2023-12-31T19:06Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@Mastercard @Tivoli It's raining way too hard tonight in Copenhagen so Yoyo and I are seated in the hotel bar. That's it for [----] for us see you all in the new year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1741592219524767774)  2023-12-31T22:48Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"First flight of the year. Copenhagen CPH airport in the morning is everything Pudong PVG should aspire to be. Looks like by the end of the week I'll have the first four or flights done and dusted. [----] is off to a running start"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1742069106432774491)  2024-01-02T06:23Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@leaningshane I imagine everyone calling Twitter anything the manchild wants it to be wearing Maga hats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1742071875558347187)  2024-01-02T06:34Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"The first flight of the year also brings the first go-around of the year for me. Good on the SAS captain to immediately announce he'd be standing by the door to answer anyone's questions. Have not heard such an announcement before"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742118107701997685)  2024-01-02T09:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"The go-around made me the absolute last passenger for my connection to Shanghai. "We waited just for you." Wow. This year is not off to a boring start"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1742132718706860036)  2024-01-02T10:36Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@stillreezy @TripInChina It was a Singaporean lady who told me about that. She had a land rover with many jamming antennas on the roof to protect convoys and her big selling point was the cops inside could still father babies. Not sure how well it sold but she was proud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1742834289115594781)  2024-01-04T09:04Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@EVAAirUS "Boarding Complete." Really I've once been the only passenger on an A321 but feels like a close second"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742867728028045751)  2024-01-04T11:17Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@EVAAirUS I'm impressed. This is eminently edible. Second best economy regional meal so far after the sensational food served by ANA Tokyo-Shanghai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742892320507502869)  2024-01-04T12:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@MartinShanghai @pretentiouswhat @EP_Lawrence @EVAAirUS how can I tell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1742926370442031343)  2024-01-04T15:10Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Shanghai is letting street vendors thrive a little now May I dream of Chengdu street vibes Impromptu mulled wine on the bridge. Its a chilly night so itd be rude not to. I love this city ☺ 🍷 🌉 #Shanghai https://t.co/WIkwowpnDx Impromptu mulled wine on the bridge. Its a chilly night so itd be rude not to. I love this city ☺ 🍷 🌉 #Shanghai https://t.co/WIkwowpnDx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1743052748680245660)  2024-01-04T23:32Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@CurtExplores I love that you are posting maps of China as if that isn't about to make a bunch of people angry all for different reasons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1743582757169844340)  2024-01-06T10:38Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@EmilyZFeng @wjhurst @CBSNews I keep seeing ski and hiking tours to that province bring marketed on wechat all the time now. they seem to equally want chinese and western tourists to come"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744551678060495352)  2024-01-09T02:48Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"The [----] version of "52 places to go" by the NYT is out. Cambodia and India are on it but other than that Asia is coming up short. Zero places in China were mentioned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1744754152549609890)  2024-01-09T16:13Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Travel day. For flight [--] of [----] back to Shanghai EVA Air wants to charge me an extra USD140 to check a tripod. Yikes. That's quite a lot for a short flight like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1744941165861060671)  2024-01-10T04:36Z 15.7K followers, [----] engagements


""The Chinese navy is likely to take on more of a global posture. Communications and coordination with Russia and stronger engagement with other fellow BRICS nations to try to undermine the U.S. and its allies are likely to become more frequent." Rise of admirals shows Xis focus on patriotic professionalism - good morning Twitter/X. Much talk of late about scandals in the PLA. Many have reacted suggesting the PLA might be a much less capable military we thought. A few thoughts from yours truly: https://t.co/YCdUee0Uzr Rise of admirals shows Xis focus on patriotic professionalism - good morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1745008333604712517)  2024-01-10T09:03Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@chineseleagueuk I concluded they were bureaucrats only interested in enforcing their own rules thanked them assured them I would mail a package and walked onto the airplane with way more than I should have carried. nobody challenged me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1745068836477624498)  2024-01-10T13:03Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"My understanding is that we were the first foreign camera team to be permitted to film inside the factory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1745841546845618288)  2024-01-12T16:13Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Unpolluted and warm Ningde was a welcome respite from the cold wet winter days of Shanghai. We didn't spend much time in T-Shirts however as the factory is as expected a clean environment only to be entered while wearing full-body coveralls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1745843581582209382)  2024-01-12T16:22Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Where is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him. A TikTok user @wannabnailssalon posted a video of a small snake on a plane heading from Bangkok to Phuket. After passengers pointed out the snake a flight attendant used a plastic bottle and a bag to catch it before landing. The incident occurred on Thai AirAsia's FD3015 https://t.co/zgY2rOqfPf A TikTok user @wannabnailssalon posted a video of a small snake on a plane heading from Bangkok to Phuket. After passengers pointed out the snake a flight attendant used a plastic bottle and a bag to catch it before landing. The incident occurred on Thai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1747199229217689873)  2024-01-16T10:08Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@SquirrelNotSure @uebermedien @rezomusik @niggi Tja die privaten Sender und Youtube Kanaele berichten aber nichts aus der Welt nur halt Promisuppe und Klatschmatsch - einfach und billig produzierbaren Drivel. Dann bleibst Du taub und dumm und weisst nichts ueber Orte die Du nicht selbst siehst"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1747264641942851608)  2024-01-16T14:28Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@ErikNaso @calebpike You know I've been thinking about making videos out of China since I live here and am close enough to film the factories speak with the makers. Could consider doing something for newsshooter if you guys are interested and it's viable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1748028723188892122)  2024-01-18T17:04Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@EliDFriedman Do you know if any bookshops in Tokyo stock your new book Will be traveling out of China in a bit more than a week and would very much like to pick it up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1748029239558049898)  2024-01-18T17:07Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"SCMP Editorial accompanied by the least-flattering 'White guy in Chinese airport' picture possible: "Foreigners who endured three years of Covid-19 lockdowns are now leaving blaming increasing wariness and even hostility towards them.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1749060825825038521)  2024-01-21T13:26Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I was curious to read why China supposedly could not afford to lose these foreigners but the author is thin-lipped beyond retelling that many have left. Yes of course investors looking to build another Apple or Goldman Sachs would be nice. But"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1749061307402449337)  2024-01-21T13:28Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@marchofer I am somewhat doubtful that an iPhone is still seen as a status symbol in China. Too many times have I heard sentiments like "every ayi has one" which isn't really the case but the perception exists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1750764257418060216)  2024-01-26T06:15Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@marchofer of course no doubt. I wonder what the middle class status symbols at the moment are. perhaps it's still fashion items"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1750769668300935465)  2024-01-26T06:36Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Ride-hailing apps like Didi are now banned from operating at Shanghai Pudong PVG airport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1752684868994208202)  2024-01-31T13:26Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Didi is taking 28% of the fare riders pay in Shanghai. That and they are cheaper than taxis is why many drivers can't eek out a living and are giving up. But many taxi drivers wait 5-7h at PVG to get a single ride back into town as Didi has eaten the business"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1753007470249988434)  2024-02-01T10:48Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"This is bonkers. The WSJ has been killing it and now they kill it How in the hell does @wsj close its us- China desk How in the hell does @wsj close its us- China desk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1753285171418390787)  2024-02-02T05:12Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@Blinkerboss That hasn't happened to me in China yet perhaps because everyone here takes phone pics all the time. rule of thumb: if someone in it objects I of course delete the image"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1753336923555537039)  2024-02-02T08:37Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@AshinChina Are the taxis in Tokyo the same model Enjoyed them greatly with their passenger-seat butt heaters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1754017325509165299)  2024-02-04T05:41Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@iandenisjohnson @asia_york Just picked this up in Tokyo and brought it back to Shanghai. Can't wait to start it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1754091369474454010)  2024-02-04T10:35Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Really lovely of @jakeadelstein to help me out with a copy of "The Last Yakuza" before I hopped on my flight back to China where books like his can be difficult to find. Of course I have no idea what that inscription could mean . ;-)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1754781224940494956)  2024-02-06T08:17Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I'm rewatching "2002" the Stanley Kubrick classic from [----] remembering how I used to wonder what the black alien slab was supposed to be. But things are clearer from our [----] vantage point. It's a vertical TV. It's your smartphone sized up. Blame Tiktok"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1755209009504956895)  2024-02-07T12:36Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@AshinChina nah that sounds about right for you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1755444877163397298)  2024-02-08T04:14Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Apparently Nanjing Road last night was absolutely bonkers. #shanghai #cny"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1756499304871784464)  2024-02-11T02:04Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@Dali_Yang @OUPAcademic I'm very interested in getting a copy but am in Shanghai. Any chance you could help (I'd pay for it of course.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1756727384575991860)  2024-02-11T17:10Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


""According to Global Affairs Canada some [--] Canadians are currently detained in China as well as an unspecified number subject to exit bans (.) San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation estimates that at least [---] Americans are arbitrarily detained in China." Latest detentions raise renewed questions about safety of foreigners in China Last month China confirmed it detained British businessman Ian Stones [--] years after he first disappeared in Beijing and [--] months after he was put on trial in secret. https://t.co/M8Kdw0VKEb https://t.co/zPHgIQEpQN Latest detentions raise renewed questions about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1757076592613007484)  2024-02-12T16:17Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@beijingboyce I was trying to find out who started it do you know Also is it possible to reach Frank these days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1757243539896086745)  2024-02-13T03:21Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"I had not heard of the Black Christmas disaster a series of three air crashes that took place in Shanghai China on [--] December [----] all due to poor weather. Makes one appreciate the safety of air travel in China these days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1759214235593433525)  2024-02-18T13:52Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"He and his colleague have amassed an amazing record collection"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1760198213456580740)  2024-02-21T07:02Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Just incredible. Nick Cave Kate Bush Radiohead The Chemical Brothers tons of classical and jazz and weird german Schlager music"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1760198668181991673)  2024-02-21T07:04Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Today we're inside the Shanghai Cultural Square where the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto concert will take place. This is my first time inside facility which is located on Maoming Rd and we're getting a private tour. Guess that comes with renting the place for two nights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1760986002448056348)  2024-02-23T11:12Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@phink0 @JRUrbaneNetwork Yes I have seen also mini trucks (looking like Golf Carts) at tiny stations where just two or three firefighters are waiting ready to be a "quick-reaction force" if I may phrase that so. Beijing does this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1764636041426932076)  2024-03-04T12:56Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@JRUrbaneNetwork oh yes I just wrote a comment about these carts. I've seen them also in Beijing and Chengdu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1764636194607173809)  2024-03-04T12:57Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"I visited the Propaganda Art Museum in Shanghai yesterday. It turns out owner Yang Peiming has an extensive collection of handwritten posters. First time I got to see these in person"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1766726354094207185)  2024-03-10T07:22Z 15.9K followers, 13.8K engagements


"Seeing how streets were dominated by these dazibao in old pictures is just astonishing to me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1766726913987580175)  2024-03-10T07:24Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"It turns out he also met Elizabeth Taylor in Shanghai in [----] for whom he interpreted. The printed post below the picture is great"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1766727760855396653)  2024-03-10T07:28Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Smart Shanghai has a lovely interview with Yang Peiming about his very special museum"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1766728822207263144)  2024-03-10T07:32Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"The Chinese Embassy is warning students from entering the US through Washington as Customs there have been especially aggressive. Knowing plenty of stories from other travelers about how rude US customs can be I have to wonder why this is acceptable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1766773281246650519)  2024-03-10T10:29Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Booking an airbnb-like rental in Beijing today the listing said "no foreigners." Thinking it was just them not wanting to deal with people speaking only english I asked if I could stay. Nope. "There are now many foreign spies in China" was the reply. Thanks MSS. This is on you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1767458763366412691)  2024-03-12T07:53Z 18.2K followers, 59.7K engagements


"Another private rental says No foreigner no old men no children no parties. Renting an apartment on ctrip is wild"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1767459132976889959)  2024-03-12T07:54Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I thought I had secured a rental in Beijing now but got denied yet again. They were ok with registering Chinese citizens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1767784186256236891)  2024-03-13T05:26Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"An attempt to explain was made. I am struggling to completely grasp the issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1767803646295638475)  2024-03-13T06:43Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@Sim89776996 @XinFan9 I am aware and pointing that out. Turns out to be surprisingly common among homestays in Beijing now. I was rejected by [--] today. [-----] says they should accept and is investigating - the only way this behavior changes is by pointing it out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1767817618428412041)  2024-03-13T07:38Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"I called (Beijing) [-----] and they were useless. "Ctrip is a Shanghai company call them." "Landlords are free to decide who they accept." At least [-----] confirmed: there is no law restricting foreigners from living in homestays"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1767855268363391107)  2024-03-13T10:08Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Things you get to see in beijing traffic: this teddy seems to be getting the ride of his life. Good for you buddy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1767863350694949082)  2024-03-13T10:40Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Shanghai/Beijing to Newark and Chicago are not coming back for now. This is because to fly the longer distances without overflying Russia UA would have to block too many seats to be profitable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1768257876760420800)  2024-03-14T12:48Z 15.9K followers, [---] engagements


"I miss blue skies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1768804180637155588)  2024-03-16T00:59Z 15.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@SpaceBiking Care to elaborate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1769737309757345939)  2024-03-18T14:47Z 16K followers, [--] engagements


"@Tarmac_Capital @GlennLuk @Starbucks 2nd floor in Beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1770248965885497742)  2024-03-20T00:40Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@ProjectEND @FutureModelTO You're right to call out the ugly towers and lack of walkability. I'm all for building dense housing with lots of greenery retail and public transit (Chengdu comes to mind) but this looks like a soulless Beijing suburb. They'd do well to work on their plans a bit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1770486207555756416)  2024-03-20T16:23Z 15.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@catmac1 PTSD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1771381366250455454)  2024-03-23T03:40Z 16K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm taking a stroll through the park flanking Suzhou River in Putuo tonight taking in the recent renovations for the first time. They did a nice job but I'm somewhat unnerved at all the restrictions. It seems they banned everything but smartphones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1772611684814737866)  2024-03-26T13:08Z 16K followers, [----] engagements


"Shanghai is good at branding these things. Still if this were Chengdu the park would be full of pop-up bars and food vendors. I'm trying to lose weight but I miss them regardless. Twitter's inane App wants me to add the hashtag #BachelorNation so I'll do that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1772613828674572570)  2024-03-26T13:17Z 16K followers, [---] engagements


"@pretentiouswhat Personally I think a lot of those shops would have muddled through in Provincial-level cities where competition is less severe and cost are lower. Shanghai is brutally tough and even more so when consumer wallets aren't that fat anymore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1773981133815890328)  2024-03-30T07:50Z 16.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@pretentiouswhat Foreigners on the other hand have not been a significant customer base outside very limited areas in Shanghai and Beijing for a long time. We are so few we might as well be a statistical anomaly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1773981489891348946)  2024-03-30T07:52Z 16.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Shanghai Lockdown Stories Redux: Two years ago on Mar [--] [----] the Chinese government announced a five-day lockdown of Shanghai in response to a large Covid-19 outbreak. People flooded supermarkets. We thought we were smart purchasing enough food for ten days. panic buying in shanghai putuo district after local government announced shanghai lockdowns. seems like people have little trust in dates given. usually supermarkets are closed at 9pm today packed. https://t.co/jGCzrUYW96 panic buying in shanghai putuo district after local government announced shanghai lockdowns. seems like people have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774109831986552992)  2024-03-30T16:21Z 16.3K followers, 37.3K engagements


"(Tinmng = Mandate of Heaven) is one of those ideas that keeps getting them in trouble much like wearing a pair of shoes five sizes too large. So much goodwill was lost because nobody wanted to admit they were also still figuring things out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774112221414432895)  2024-03-30T16:31Z 16.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Unlike 9/11 discussion of the Shanghai Lockdown and 0-Covid were quickly stymied in Chinese media. The result is a festering untreated wound that left an ugly scar on many. Healing jointly was never an option for fear of hurting the vanity of a few old men with red telephones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774113434176565311)  2024-03-30T16:36Z 16.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@InsideChinaAuto There were no foreign correspondents in other cities and Chinese social media was heavily censored but if you tried hard enough you could find content about lockdowns in smaller cities. People were complaining"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774370855902187972)  2024-03-31T09:39Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@CameronWEF The Garden Hotel switched to welcoming those sentenced to Quarantine as did many hotels. Staff told me they had travelers from Anhui staying there. Anyone coming into Shanghai be it from abroad or other cities had to quarantine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774427900332450270)  2024-03-31T13:25Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Intriguing: "Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (19141956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China." MADMEN IN SHANGHAI A novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society. Investigates the advertising industry in pre-Communist China utilizing a diverse array of unexplored primary sources. June [----] @CecileArmand @degruyter_pub https://t.co/9GNseQkAbX https://t.co/GcpsJSMa16 MADMEN IN SHANGHAI A novel perspective on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774458565584965885)  2024-03-31T15:27Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@CameronWEF Not all worked stopped during the Lockdown. I friend volunteered to answer calls on [-----] the official helpline when her office closed. A neighbor appeared suddenly two weeks in having slept in his office under a desk. "I can't tell you what I do because you are a foreigner.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774684904741310566)  2024-04-01T06:27Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@CameronWEF I took that to mean he worked in emergency services after someone mentioned something about food procurement for the city. But I would never be told outright - everything is sensitive in China these days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1774685309168758932)  2024-04-01T06:28Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@footnoted @MuseeLouvre You went to Taylor Swift and are complaining you didn't get an Opera crowd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1775183140627316822)  2024-04-02T15:26Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Day [--] of the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto concerts in Shanghai is starting with traditional Shanghainese noodles. I needed this badly after the long night yesterday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1775426459579883849)  2024-04-03T07:33Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements


"A friend framed this original notice announcing the Shanghai Lockdown which was supposed to last from April 1st - 5th [----]. Residents ended up spending two months locked into their homes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780013931282436293)  2024-04-15T23:22Z 16.4K followers, 12.9K engagements


"It's #Formula1 race weekend in #Shanghai and I'm picking up my media credentials. First time I'm doing this let's see what the weekend brings. #FIA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780757576226939203)  2024-04-18T00:37Z 16.4K followers, [----] engagements


"An AS350 helicopter casually parked on a flatbed truck. Not something you see every day in China. I presume this is to be used for TV coverage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780762411768709372)  2024-04-18T00:56Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I've been spending most of the day around Zhou Guanyu. It's incredible how hard he works signing and posing for fans always friendly and humblr. A real pro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780820568574488881)  2024-04-18T04:48Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"This lady has a favorite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780821487403913248)  2024-04-18T04:51Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Side conversations. FIA officials don't want anyone besides their own pool cameras to film in here. I think that's a bit odd given it's a press conference but it's their house so it's their rules"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780821858939449795)  2024-04-18T04:53Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@linxiaokang01 I would like to but I'm at F1 in Shanghai. What is their wechat channel I need to follow them so I can plan ahead next time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780859099225202933)  2024-04-18T07:21Z 16.4K followers, [--] engagements


"A brief moment to look at footage. I have a feeling this will be pretty good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780873433099771917)  2024-04-18T08:18Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I've never seen anyone sign as many autographs as Zhou Guanyu these past few days. That man works hard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780873728248668592)  2024-04-18T08:19Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"After a long day of work here's a stroll down pit lane at the #Shanghai #Formula1 Championship. Here are the rides for Verstappen Hamilton Alonso Gasley. Who are you rooting for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780895890967871952)  2024-04-18T09:47Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"A few more impressions. I can't help but root for Zhou Guanyu after him having been so nice to us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1780896382800245145)  2024-04-18T09:49Z 16.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Formula [--] in Shanghai. I'm delighted to tell you that is every bit the humble friendly and hardworking young man he appears to be on TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1781555856032530914)  2024-04-20T05:29Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Recently Health Checking Urinals have begun popping up in Men's restrooms all over Shanghai. A private company is offering the urine analysis for RMB [--]. Naturally I tried that out. Here's how that went. https://www.perspectivasur.com/3/133395-1734095822 https://www.perspectivasur.com/3/133395-1734095822"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782245409857102262)  2024-04-22T03:09Z 18.2K followers, 6.1M engagements


"I know what you're thinking: A Chinese Company - what about privacy Truth be told - I am middle-aged and haven't had a health check in a while. I'm more worried about knowing everything is ok and the convenience is unbeatable. I'm finally actually doing what I know I should"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782246108263272915)  2024-04-22T03:12Z 18.2K followers, 577.2K engagements


"The whole process is about as easy as one might think. I paid my fee via wechat and before I even made it down the escalator had my results"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782246441295171921)  2024-04-22T03:13Z 18.2K followers, 563.2K engagements


"My first test indicated I lacked Calcium but was otherwise unremarkable. I like how the Wechat image translation called me a Porsche"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782246948235563319)  2024-04-22T03:15Z 18.2K followers, 545.7K engagements


"A few days later I stumbled over another of these urinals and did another test. Apparently I had been drinking enough milk by then. The tests seem to be rather comprehensive as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782247645215658078)  2024-04-22T03:18Z 18.2K followers, 495.5K engagements


"The company seems to be installing them all over China and given how important early detection of health issues is I think this is quite good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782248129737474245)  2024-04-22T03:20Z 18.2K followers, 473.3K engagements


"I don't think this shall replace a visit to your doctor but it might very well prompt one. A cardiologist told me that thanks to Apple Watches he now saw more people before they had heart attacks. That's kind of what I am hoping for here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782248579555541230)  2024-04-22T03:22Z 18.2K followers, 458.5K engagements


"Here is a translated image showing what they all test for:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782250237341692272)  2024-04-22T03:29Z 18.2K followers, 374.6K engagements


"Addendum: my Chinese wife could not have cared less about all of this and is surprised this tweet ended up as popular as it did. At least now I can prove to her I'm not the only weirdo who finds this stuff interesting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782263171707031557)  2024-04-22T04:20Z 18.2K followers, 349.8K engagements


"I was tempted to post something silly like "Oh my sOciAl cRediT aCorE jUst iMprOveD" with that urinal thread just now but we all know too many people would have taken that seriously"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782265592965476751)  2024-04-22T04:30Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Helscom @ettexthomepls I may actually have shaken hands with one of them. Not that they would remember"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782353940677529652)  2024-04-22T10:21Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Helscom @ettexthomepls hahaha but of course you should wash your hands after every handshake ;-)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782354567801585701)  2024-04-22T10:23Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@MissEdelweiZ given that I am 100% German I'd say that test was accurate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782367733457498284)  2024-04-22T11:15Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@inminix88 sadly the social credit score only works on American tourists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782372290438869415)  2024-04-22T11:34Z 17.4K followers, 18.7K engagements


"@persephonecell The automatic Wechat translations can be a bit off at times"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782373372330172608)  2024-04-22T11:38Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Senecabandera Call Center: (+86)400-648698 WeChat: scan the QR code"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782375873997631917)  2024-04-22T11:48Z 17.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@Qreiseck and how many test kits are actually being bought by people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782377693662847464)  2024-04-22T11:55Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@JaneDou96539081 Run me through that scenario. One out of [---] billion people in China they know my calcium levels are low. Scare me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782381858170569110)  2024-04-22T12:12Z 17.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@pimma77 probably private companies after all are private companies everywhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chris__pc/status/1782421702775079296)  2024-04-22T14:50Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements

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