A Chinese game made its 'journey to the west'
Let’s continue to explore the under-reported sides of news this week.
What You May Have Missed This Week
1. Black Myth: Wukong Sells an Incredible 10 Million Copies in Just 3 Days
“The action RPG, which is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West, went on sale on August 20 across PC and PlayStation 5. Now, as of 9 pm Beijing time on August 23, Game Science has announced Black Myth: Wukong has already shot through the 10 million sales barrier, with an eye-watering three million concurrent players across all platforms.”
2. The China Academy - Interview Producer of Black Myth: Wukong- Cultural Export is Not Our Goal
“One month ago before Black Myth: Wukong release, Feng Ji, the game creator, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency.”
3. Global Times - Phenomenal popularity of Black Myth: Wukong sparks tourism surge in filming location Shanxi
“Since China's first AAA game, Black Myth: Wukong, was officially released at 10 am on August 20, its numerous filming locations have captivated the attention of the game's legions of fans. Bookings for one of the filming locations even rose by 236 percent on online travel platforms compared with the same period of last year.”
4. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to visit China
“At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign affairs Wang Yi, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will visit China from August 27 to 29 and the two sides will hold a new round of China-U.S. strategic communication, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Saturday.”
5. Indian doctors resume work but protests over medic’s rape, murder continue
“Some doctors in India have returned to work after an 11-day strike over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata this month. But the protests continued in Kolkata on Thursday, where people gathered for another day of demonstrations against the latest fatal sexual assault on a woman in India, which took place on the premises of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.”
6. ICC prosecutor urges ruling on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials
“The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stressed the court had jurisdiction to investigate Israeli nationals, and asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister Yoav Gallant.”
7. CNBC - How Chinese EVs Are Taking Over Mexico
“Mexico has quickly become a major market for Chinese auto makers. Last year, China was the leading car supplier to Mexico, exporting $4.6 billion worth of vehicles. Some Chinese electric vehicle makers – including Tesla-rival BYD – have been looking for a further foothold in North America by exploring factory sites in Mexican states Durango, Jalisco, and Nuevo Leon.”
Jingjing’s Highlights in This Week
1. A Chinese game became the recent global sensational topic
“Black Myth: Wukong, based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, got the entire gaming community CRAZY for Chinese culture and sparked interest in traveling to China!”
2. Olympics shows how wonderfully unique young Chinese people are
“Zheng Qinwen, who won the first singles gold in tennis for China at Paris Olympics, just came back to China, she said: “Young Chinese people now can look at the world with confidence, that shows how much progress China has made.”
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