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July 26, 2026

What happened in China on this day (Beijing time).

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Chinese netizens evaluate Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 on Zhihu

如何评价Anthropic发布的Claude Opus 5?

A discussion evaluating the release of Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 model has captured widespread attention on ZhihuChina's largest question-and-answer knowledge community, similar to Quora, whose hot list captures what educated Chinese internet users are debating. (a Chinese Q&A platform). Users across the platform are sharing early reactions and analyzing the new model. This high engagement shows how rapidly global artificial intelligence milestones spark deep interest and debate among China's online tech community.

Zhihutech

Sources: Zhihu Hot List (知乎热榜), translated and contextualized by UnboxChina.

SpaceX Starship 13th test flight sparks discussion in China

SpaceX 星舰第 13 次试飞,首次部署20 颗卫星,完美溅落后主体保持完整,此次发射有哪些看点?

SpaceX successfully completed the 13th test flight of its Starship, deploying 20 satellites for the first time. The main body remained intact after achieving a perfect splashdown. The milestone quickly became a trending topic on ZhihuChina's largest question-and-answer knowledge community, similar to Quora, whose hot list captures what educated Chinese internet users are debating. (a Chinese Q&A platform), where users analyzed the launch's key highlights. This widespread interest shows how closely Chinese netizens follow major global space tech achievements.

Zhihutech

Sources: Zhihu Hot List (知乎热榜), translated and contextualized by UnboxChina.

Memory price hikes trigger shortages and surges for 50-series GPUs

如何看待内存的涨价终于波及到了显卡,50系显卡逐渐大面积缺货开始暴涨?

Rising memory prices have officially reached the graphics card market, triggering widespread stock shortages and dramatic price surges for 50-series GPUs. Discussions on ZhihuChina's largest question-and-answer knowledge community, similar to Quora, whose hot list captures what educated Chinese internet users are debating. (a Chinese Q&A platform) reveal growing frustration as component cost increases spill over into retail hardware. This sudden market shift reflects how volatile supply chain costs rapidly impact Chinese consumers and the country's vibrant PC gaming community.

Zhihutech

Sources: Zhihu Hot List (知乎热榜), translated and contextualized by UnboxChina.

Trapped on a high-altitude cable car in Minecraft hardcore survival

我的世界硬核生存!【缆车末日惊变100天】 p1 我被困在了充满丧尸的1千米高空缆车上!该如何生存?!!

A new video on BilibiliA video platform that grew out of anime, comics, and gaming fandom into China's defining Gen Z video community, famous for its bullet comments. (a popular Chinese video-sharing platform) is trending as a creator takes on a high-stakes Minecraft hardcore survival challenge. In this custom scenario, the player is trapped on a zombie-infested cable car suspended 1,000 meters in the air, attempting to survive for 100 days under extreme apocalyptic conditions. The intense setup pushes creative storytelling to its limits while entertaining millions of viewers. This trend highlights how narrative-driven, custom gameplay challenges continue to captivate younger audiences and dominate digital content platforms in China today.

Sources: Bilibili Ranking (B站排行榜), translated and contextualized by UnboxChina.

A pet parrot goes viral in China for singing Beijing opera

非AI生成!网友分享自家鹦鹉学唱《说唱脸谱》成果,网友:这转音太丝滑了!

A netizen on BilibiliA video platform that grew out of anime, comics, and gaming fandom into China's defining Gen Z video community, famous for its bullet comments. recently shared a video of their pet parrot singing Shuochang Lianpu (Rap Facial Makeup), a well-known song featuring traditional Beijing opera vocal styles. Viewers were captivated by the bird's amazingly smooth vocal transitions, with the creator assuring audiences the footage was not AI-generated. The video quickly climbed Bilibili's trending charts as netizens marveled at the parrot's musical talent. It shows how traditional cultural elements unexpectedly filter into daily pet culture and viral internet content in contemporary China.

Bilibiliculture

Sources: Bilibili Ranking (B站排行榜), translated and contextualized by UnboxChina.