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Chinese online memes in a Transformers parody

Zeng Yike in a Transformers egao film.

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A health care infomercial spoof

A clip from a 2007 film spoofing dodgy advertisements.

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Red guards and brand fundamentalism

In the April iLook, Hung Huang writes about the intersection of fundamentalism and shanzhai culture. Yang Erche Namu is featured in parodies of other magazine covers.

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Romance during a financial downturn

An Alibaba commercial that illustrates how moving your business online can bring you romance and profit becomes fodder for a voice-over commentary track that treats it as a textbook in how to pick up chicks.

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Political structure and the Shanxi kiln scandal

Zhu Dake (朱大可) writes about the Shanxi brick kiln slaves. A parody ‘internal report’ suggests that slavery should be a new form of economic development.

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If Super Girls were on CCTV…

Parody of CCTV-style variety shows.

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