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China Permanent Residence Granted via Family Reunion Pathway

Client obtained China Permanent Residence via family reunion. Document review and step-by-step guidance ensured smooth approval without delays. For family reunion.

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Success Case | Permanent Residence Granted Through Family Reunion Pathway

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We are pleased to share that our client has successfully obtained China Permanent Residence through the family reunion pathway.

This case involved the preparation and verification of family relationship documents, along with various supporting materials required for a complete and compliant application. Given the sensitivity and detail required in proving family ties, we worked closely with the client to carefully review, organize, and refine each document to ensure consistency, clarity, and full alignment with official requirements.

Throughout the process, our team provided step-by-step guidance, ensuring that all materials were properly structured before submission. With systematic preparation and efficient coordination, the application proceeded smoothly through review and was successfully approved without delays.

The successful issuance of the green card represents not only a significant administrative milestone, but also long-term stability and certainty for the family’s future life in China. It marks the completion of an important reunion journey and the beginning of a more secure and settled chapter.

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China Official Responds to 'Natasha' Doll Abuse ： Violence Not Stress Relief

China Consumer Association rejects violent 'Natasha' doll trend. Warns marketing may violate laws, normalizes destruction, harms minors' mental health. Urges platforms to remove vulgar content.

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Source: OT-Team(G), 人民日报

A viral black baby doll called "Natasha" is being thrown, stabbed, and stomped for "stress relief." China's consumer watchdog says violence is not an excuse.

While the trend has boosted sales, it has also sparked growing concern among educators, parents, and child psychologists. Some primary school teachers report that students with weaker judgment are mimicking the violent acts seen online, warning that such behavior could fuel aggression and even trigger bullying among classmates. Child psychologists argue that this form of “stress relief” is not only ineffective but actively harmful—normalizing violence as an emotional outlet and distorting adolescents’ perception of empathy, particularly toward real infants.

Consumer Association: Destress Does Not Mean Destruct

In response to the trend, the China Consumer Association (CCA) has issued a firm statement rejecting the notion that violence can be equated with stress relief.

First, the CCA warns that violent and suggestive marketing content may violate Chinese law. Some promotional videos for “Natasha” feature sexually suggestive poses, adult-oriented props, or graphic violence—all designed to generate clicks. According to the CCA, such content violates the principle of public order and good morals under civil law, as well as provisions in the Cybersecurity Law and Advertising Law.

Second, the CCA criticizes the toy’s design as a fundamental value misalignment. While well-designed stress-relief toys can offer a healthy emotional outlet, the core gameplay of “Natasha”—smashing, stabbing, trampling, and cutting—turns destruction into entertainment. The CCA argues that such design abandons aesthetic, cultural, and emotional value, running counter to the civilized, healthy, and green consumption principles advocated under the Consumer Rights Protection Law.

Third, the CCA stresses the need to protect minors’ mental health. Given that many stress-relief toys are bought for or by children, the association invokes the Minor Protection Law, which requires that products for minors must not endanger their physical or mental well-being. The CCA specifically calls out marketing slogans such as “better to pinch a doll than raise a child,” which it says can easily mislead young consumers with underdeveloped judgment.

A Call for Responsibility Across the Board

The CCA urges all parties involved in the consumption chain to act responsibly. Online platforms, as gatekeepers, must reject vulgar marketing and remove content involving violence or obscenity. Manufacturers and sellers should comply with national standards and produce toys that balance fun with physical and psychological safety. Families and schools, meanwhile, are encouraged to guide minors toward healthy ways to manage stress and help them recognize harmful or manipulative content online.

“Do not let ‘stress relief’ disguise violence, and do not let online traffic reward vulgarity,” the CCA said in its statement, emphasizing that emotional consumption should never come at the cost of social ethics or children’s well-being.

Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025 ： 22 Bars, 5 Days of Guest Shifts (Jun 2-6)

Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025 runs June 2-6: 22 bars, 30+ guest shifts from Asia & Boston. 5-day marathon with seminars, mini-festival (RMB150), and closing party.

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By Heather Millet

We are fast approaching the second annual Shanghai Cocktail Week!

Running Tuesday, June 2 through Saturday, June 6, 22 of Shanghai's top bars will host guest shifts from 29 bars across Asia—plus one from Boston.

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Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025

A cocktail lover's marathon, each day features multiple events you'll want to run between as fast as you can.

Day 1 | Tue June 2

The race begins on Tuesday with Sugar Area and Asian Flush hosting bars from Taipei.

Asian Flush will host back-to-back sessions with bar UNCOMMON and LE ROOM at Mad House, known for their avant-garde cocktail creations.

Tue June 2, 7-11pm

Asian Flush, 592 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Ruijin Er Lu, Huangpu District 复兴中路592号, 近瑞金二路

Drizzle by Fourplay

Sugar Area will host Drizzle by Fourplay, a bar featured in Vogue Taipei for its unique Taiwanese-inspired drinks and focus on sustainability.

Consider this a gentle warm-up for the days to come.

Tue June 2, 8pm-Sold Out

Sugar Area, 171 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Jiashan Lu, Xuhui District 建国西路171号, 近嘉善路

Day 2 | Wed June 3

Wednesday immediately gets heavy. The uphill race starts at 1515 West Steakhouse with a double shift by Futura from Taipei and renowned mainland bar CMYK from Changsha, Hunan Province.

Cocktail by Futura from Taipei

Wed June 3, 7-11pm

The 1515 West Chophouse & Bar, 4/F, Jing'An Shangri-la, 1218 Yan'an Zhong Lu, by Tongren Lu, Jing'an District 延安中路1218号4楼, 近铜仁路

The entrance to Boo's

From there, it's a quick circuit—Boo's to A Bar Has No Name to Hanok—all within a 15–20 minute walk of one another, or a fast bike ride.

Boo's will host the St. Regis Bar from Macau.

Wed June 3, 9pm-Midnight

Boo's, 50-3, Ruijin Er Lu, by Gaolan Lu, Huangpu District 瑞金二路50号-3, 近皋兰路

Cocktails at Offtrack, Singapore

A Bar Has No Name will host Offtrack from Singapore.

Wed June 3, 9pm-Midnight

A Bar Has No Name, 1/F, Building 12, 287 Shaanxi Nan Lu, by Jianguo Xi Lu, Huangpu District 陕西南路287号12号1楼, 近建国西路

Cocktail by Villa Records, Seoul

Hanok will offer guest shifts from Obsidian from Shenzhen and Villa Records from Seoul.

Wed June 3, 10pm-1am & 1-4am

Hanok, 3/F, 46 Maoming Nan Lu, by Jinxian Lu 茂名南路46号3楼, 近进贤路

Cocktail at Suzu Bar

Suzu Bar will also host two outstanding bars from Osaka for a dual shift: Craft Room and Nayuta.

READ MORE: Shanghai Bar Review: Suzu Bar

Wed June 3, 9pm-Sold Out

Suzu Bar, 301 Huashan Lu, by Changshu Lu 华山路301号, 近常熟路

Day 3 | Thu June 4

On Day 3, the Long Bar at the PuLi Hotel will host an industry seminar early in the day, followed by guest shifts from Hope & Sesame from Guangzhou, which has landed on Asia's 50 Best list multiple years, plus Hanoi, Vietnam's own 50 Best Bar, The Haflington.

The Haflington of Hanoi, Vietnam

Thu June 4, 2.30-4.30pm & 8.30pm-12.30am

The PuLi, 1 Changde Lu, by Yan'an Lu, Jing'an District 常德路 1号, 近延安路

Bar Spirit Forward of Bengaluru, India

Sober Company will host a double guest shift: Bar Libre from Tokyo, Japan and Bar Spirit Forward from Bengaluru, India.

Both bars bring precision and bold flavors to the night.

Thu June 4, 8pm-Sold Out

Sober Company, F106, 109 Yandang Lu, by Nanchang Lu 雁荡路109号F101室, 近南昌路

BKK Social Club

Pony Up will host BKK Social Club from Bangkok.

Thu June 4, 9pm-Sold Out

Pony Up, 230 Jinxian Lu, by Maoming Nan Lu, Huangpu District 进贤路230号, 近茂名南路

Green Door Hong Kong

Hodala will have its grand opening during Cocktail Week, hosting Green Door from Hong Kong and Night 'n' Day from Taipei.

Thu June 4, 10pm-1am & 1-4am

Hodala: 3/F, 90 Shaanxi Nan Lu, by Jinxian Lu, Jing'an District 陕西南路90号3楼, 近进贤路

Day 4 | Fri June 5

Launching into Friday—breathless but steady—hit a far-flung array of bars: Cloud Su Lounge, Fix Point, Epic, LBT.co, and Bar S-Otto.

Cloud Su Lounge will first host The Runner's Hub, a mini-festival (within the weeklong festival) featuring 11 bar booths.

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From 8pm, they'll host The Baldwin Bar—all the way from Boston, USA—for the evening guest shift.

Fri June 5, 4-8pm (RMB150) & 8pm-Sold Out

Cloud Su Lounge, 4/F, 600 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, by Dongmen Lu, Huangpu District 复星艺术中心4楼, 中山东二路600号, 近东门路

Fixpoint will host four Taiwanese bartenders for a night of playful faux-competition they're calling 'Taiwan Bar Awards'—all in good spirits.

Fri June 5, 7.30-11pm

Fixpoint, 56 Yongkang Lu, by Jiashan Lu 永康路56号, 近嘉善

Long-standing, award-winning bar EPIC will host M+M from Seoul.

Fri June 5, 9pm-Sold Out

EPIC, 17 Gaoyou Lu, by Fuxing Xi Lu, Xuhui District 高邮路17号, 近复兴西路

LBT.co will host White Rabbit from Chiang Mai.

Fri June 5, 9pm-Sold Out

LBT.co, 164 Nanchang Lu, by Sinan Lu, Huangpu District 南昌路164号，近思南路

Filippo Sanchi of Bar S-OTTO

Bar S-Otto will host both Problem Child from Manila and Radio 3ammy from Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Fri June 5, 11pm-3am

Bar S-OTTO, inside ATELIER NO.3, 291 Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu 富民路291号, 近长乐路

Day 5 | Sat June 6

Finally, Day 5 is the closing Saturday—the finish line of this cocktail marathon madness.

Dentree will host a special Saturday gathering themed PEAT, PLATE & PALETTE — From Islay to Earth.

The experience features Islay-inspired food and drink pairings, including free-flow highballs, barbecue, and fresh oysters.

Guests can also join two immersive workshops: an urban farm sharing session in the library area, plus a DIY disc painting workshop.

Tickets are priced at RMB198 per person and include unlimited food, drinks, and workshop access.

Tickets are available for purchase at Dentree.

Sat June 6, 2.30-7pm; RMB198

Dentree, Lane 465 Zhengning Lu, No. 181, Building 1, 1BC, by Xinzha Lu, Changning District 正宁路465弄181号，1号楼1BC, 进新闸路

Reka Bar cocktail

Su Lounge 24 Bespoke will host Reka Bar from Kuala Lumpur and Asip from Guiyang, Guizhou Province.

Sat June 6, 8pm-Midnight

Su Lounge 24 Bespoke, 24/F, Pullman Shanghai Skyway, 15 Dapu Lu, by Zhaojiabang Lu, Huangpu District 打浦路15号近肇嘉浜路

Almost Famous cocktail at Gallows Humor. Photo by Maria Menand / That’s

Gallows Humor will host Bar San from Chiang Mai.

Sat June 6, 8pm-Sold Out

Gallows Humor, No.35-1, F/1 Shanxi Nan Lu, Huangpu 黄浦区陕西南路35号-1F-1

Cocktail at Bar Outrigger, Goa, India

UTC will host Bar Outrigger from Goa, India.

Sat June 6, 8pm-Sold Out

Union Trading Company, 306 Hengshan Lu, by Yongjia Lu 衡山路306号，近永嘉路

Cocktail at 12-Bar Blues

12-Bar Blues will host both Curator from Manila and Citrus from Wuhan.

Sat June 6, 9pm-Sold Out

12-Bar Blues, 2/F, 1331 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Fenyang Lu 复兴中路1331号2楼, 近汾阳路

Party time! Shanghai Cocktail Week 2025

Everything culminates after midnight with a closing party at Anthai, beside Asian Flush, raging until 3am!

Sat June 6, Midnight-3am

Anthai Bistro, 516 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Chongqing Nan Lu, Huangpu District 复兴中路516号, 近重庆南路

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