Over the past week, the topic has been trending on China’s social media and comes even as the company continues to see growth in sales, despite a weakening Chinese economy and lagging consumption.

says lead author and materials scientist Lei Jiang of the Chinese ... water has a low contact angle on a surface like glass, and so a drop of it will appear "bead-like," where a drop of high ...

It also noted that Covid flare-ups in October and November caused a sharp drop in banquets and other social gatherings, usually the peak fourth-quarter season for Chinese liquor consumption.