With analysts predicting China's e-commerce market to double to $420 billion by 2020, up from $210 billion in 2012, the country has become the world's second-largest online shopping market. And it's bridging the gap between more and less developed cities in China.

What’s got so many Chinese thinking about themselves? Why are so many women filing for divorce? And how is China’s pollution problem fuelling on-demand culture? This Cultural Snapshot uses local statistics and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by China people in 2016.

The Chinese govenment is notorious for control and censorship. And new documents suggest that a ‘social credit’ system could see people’s ability to get a table at a restaurant, or even get their kids into the best schools, affected by data collected via the ubiquity of smartphones and social media.

China’s technology start-up scene is notorious for its long hours and high-pressure work. But as the health implications of this lifestyle become increasingly apparent, people are questioning whether a brutal work culture has a place in China’s future.