Archive - 百花 Baihua

From 4chan to Xiaohongshu: How "Chudjak" Became the Face of Chinese Gen Z Despair

In this Baihua group chat, a look at how a grim American meme became the face of China’s youth nihilism.

May 5 • 百花 Baihua, afra, and Ray

March 2026

Timothée Chalamet just Chinamaxxed, and we need to chat

The boy who wept into a peach is now a 瘪三 selling tofu in Sichuan. Baihua group chat has thoughts.

Mar 16 • 百花 Baihua

February 2026

Why we’re creating Chinese podcasts for a split internet

Welcome to Baihua 百花. Glad to see you here.

Feb 12 • 百花 Baihua

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