About r/Sino
r/Sino focuses on archiving *significant and verifiable* China developments. This means what we archive has actual long term ramifications and can't be ignored, whether this subreddit exists or not. Unlike others. There's nothing hidden, secret or subscription related about observable reality. Go visit China yourself as millions of others have done. Read the rules before posting. Some submissions may need manual approval.
The community at a glance
r/Sino is a Subreddit for Politics with roughly 118K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Politics topic page.
Roughly 10K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include China, Us, and Technology. Product recommendations often mention book, chinese dramas, and chinese food.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 4K members
- 2019: 21K members
- 2020: 26K members
- 2021: 19K members
- 2022: 12K members
- 2023: 8K members
- 2024: 8K members
- 2025: 10K members
- 2026: 5K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 739 members
- Sep: 932 members
- Oct: 788 members
- Nov: 835 members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 975 members
- Feb: 740 members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 691 members
- May: 632 members
- Jun: 471 members
- Jul: 271 members
Topics
- China314 posts in the past month#1314China
- Us63 posts in the past month#263Us
- Technology45 posts in the past month#345Technology
- Struggling29 posts in the past month#429Struggling
- Japan29 posts in the past month#529Japan
Flair
- news-scitech43 posts in the past month
- The global landscape of LLM token requests has witnessed a dramatic one-year reversal. 🇨🇳Chinese models jumped from 17% to 47% to become the world's top origin, while the US share fell from 72% to 33%, marking a fundamental realignment of global AI adoption.
- Omdia: China's semiconductor market is expected to exceed $800 billion this year, with the memory chip market surging by 262.9%.
- China has upgraded its J-15T fighter jet, enabling it to operate from all three of the country's aircraft carriers.
#143news-scitechThe global landscape of LLM token requests has witnessed a dramatic one-year reversal. 🇨🇳Chinese models jumped from 17% to 47% to become the world's top origin, while the US share fell from 72% to 33%, marking a fundamental realignment of global AI adoption. · Omdia: China's semiconductor market is expected to exceed $800 billion this year, with the memory chip market surging by 262.9%. · China has upgraded its J-15T fighter jet, enabling it to operate from all three of the country's aircraft carriers. - news-international11 posts in the past month
- Who still believes sport is fair when a phone call from Trump can overturn a suspension?
- WSJ: China Is Devastating the Last Stronghold of German Industry
- Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 23 killed in Kyiv region (running out for Iran AND Russia, no victory against either)
#211news-internationalWho still believes sport is fair when a phone call from Trump can overturn a suspension? · WSJ: China Is Devastating the Last Stronghold of German Industry · Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 23 killed in Kyiv region (running out for Iran AND Russia, no victory against either) - news-military6 posts in the past month
- On September 25 2024, China did a 11,500km ICBM test of its DF-31AG. It was mentioned here, but not what I found interesting. The flight path matched the NOTAM areas closely (accuracy) and it was a road mobile launch from Hainan (flexibility/survivability). FIRST PIC from today's dual submarine test
- The Chinese Navy has successfully conducted a test launch of a submarine-launched strategic missile
- Vessels in "Joint Sea-2026"
#36news-militaryOn September 25 2024, China did a 11,500km ICBM test of its DF-31AG. It was mentioned here, but not what I found interesting. The flight path matched the NOTAM areas closely (accuracy) and it was a road mobile launch from Hainan (flexibility/survivability). FIRST PIC from today's dual submarine test · The Chinese Navy has successfully conducted a test launch of a submarine-launched strategic missile · Vessels in "Joint Sea-2026" - video6 posts in the past month
- What impressions do people have when visiting Xinjiang for the first time?
- How do you build the world's longest expressway tunnel?
- George Galloway on UK political chaos & the fall of Western democracies
#46videoWhat impressions do people have when visiting Xinjiang for the first time? · How do you build the world's longest expressway tunnel? · George Galloway on UK political chaos & the fall of Western democracies - history/culture5 posts in the past month
- 中國最魔幻的建築，花12億用“黃金”打造了壹座雲頂天宮【花花樂遊記】Deep Mountain’s Real Cloud Palace: Made Entirely of Gold?
- Two volumes of 'world's largest encyclopedia' return to China after century abroad
- Chinese Designs That Shaped Western Luxury
#55history/culture中國最魔幻的建築，花12億用“黃金”打造了壹座雲頂天宮【花花樂遊記】Deep Mountain’s Real Cloud Palace: Made Entirely of Gold? · Two volumes of 'world's largest encyclopedia' return to China after century abroad · Chinese Designs That Shaped Western Luxury
Product recommendations
- book4 posts in the past month
- What’s the best book or source to understand how the Chinese political system works from the ground up?
- Can someone tell me why this books is in the recommended for this sub and if it’s worth reading?
- Currently reading :- The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State by Prof. Zhang Weiwei. Excellent book! Goes into details of China's rise as a superpower. Highly recommended !
#14bookWhat’s the best book or source to understand how the Chinese political system works from the ground up? · Can someone tell me why this books is in the recommended for this sub and if it’s worth reading? · Currently reading :- The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State by Prof. Zhang Weiwei. Excellent book! Goes into details of China's rise as a superpower. Highly recommended ! - chinese dramas3 posts in the past month
- What are your favorite Chinese dramas / what do you recommend?
- I highly recommend the drama, Ever Night 将夜. Epic fantasy story with fun characters, interesting lore, and excellent action scenes.
- Has anyone seen the drama Ashes of Love? Do you recommend it or is it more like a chick thing, like 10,000 miles of peach blossoms?
#23chinese dramasWhat are your favorite Chinese dramas / what do you recommend? · I highly recommend the drama, Ever Night 将夜. Epic fantasy story with fun characters, interesting lore, and excellent action scenes. · Has anyone seen the drama Ashes of Love? Do you recommend it or is it more like a chick thing, like 10,000 miles of peach blossoms? - chinese food2 posts in the past month
- Sichuan food #4 best food region in the world!!!
- Sichuan food #4 best food region in the world!!!
#32chinese foodSichuan food #4 best food region in the world!!! · Sichuan food #4 best food region in the world!!!
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Sino for?
- Best for Politics enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Sino free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Sino have?
- Roughly 118K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Sino on?
- r/Sino runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Sino cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Sino is organized under Politics.
- How do I join r/Sino?
- You can join r/Sino by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
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- Communities for political discussion covering elections, policy, and current events. Reddit has active communities spanning both general politics and specific ideological spaces, with Discord servers for cross-spectrum debate and Quora hosting large political discussion groups.
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