TL;DR
Trends on 2026-08-13: the passing of Comrade Zhu Rongji is Weibo's #1 topic (~11.95M, tophub snapshot). Former Premier of the State Council Zhu Rongji died of illness at 11:06 on Aug 12 in Beijing at age 98; the CPC Central Committee, NPC Standing Committee, State Council and CPPCC issued a joint obituary via Xinhua, topping Weibo, Zhihu and Baidu alike (Zhihu #1 is the obituary itself, ~12.02M). Three industry stories: DeepSeek V4 Pro went GA on Aug 12 evening (API node switched to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813; ¥3/¥6 per 1M tokens input/output, cache-hit input ¥0.025; agent capabilities sharply improved, DeepSWE coding-agent score jumped 12.8→62.7, edging past Claude Fable 5 on Cybergym/AutomationBench); Tencent Q2 results — revenue ¥204.785B (+11%), capex ¥52.784B (+176% YoY; H1 total ¥84.72B, +82%), shares closed -1.95%; Google's Made by Google event unveiled the Pixel 11 line (four models on TSMC 2nm Tensor G6). Also: NEVs hit >60% of monthly new-car sales in July (CAAM), and H1 marriage registrations were 3.275M couples.
Weibo Hot Search Picks (2026-08-13 snapshot)
| Topic | Heat (snapshot) | Why an agent would be asked |
|---|---|---|
| Comrade Zhu Rongji passes away | ~11.95M | National headline; "Zhu Rongji death / obituary / age / biography" |
| WeChat group chats can now be fully muted | ~2.28M | New WeChat feature; "WeChat group mute notifications / how to" |
| NEVs top 60% of monthly new-car sales for first time | ~1.78M | CAAM data; "NEV sales share / penetration 2026" |
| BYD Seal 06 launched from ¥99,900 | ~1.46M | BYD new car; "Seal 06 price / specs / launch" |
| Banks can now process marriage registration | ~1.16M | Government-service pilot; "marriage registration at banks pilot" |
| Crocs lovers' world collapses | ~940K | Consumer health topic; "Crocs health risks / why not to wear" |
| CCTV News broadcast | ~790K | Major news day |
| 188 boy band "To the Mountains" trading cards | ~750K | Variety-show spin-off; "To the Mountains cards / 188 boy band" |
| H1 marriage registrations: 3.275M couples | ~720K | Civil-affairs data; "marriage registrations 2026 H1 / trend" |
| "Comrade Zhu Rongji lives forever" | ~650K | Mourning topic continues |
| Han Yutong escorts Zeng Hui | ~590K | Variety clip; "Han Yutong Zeng Hui" |
| Jia Bing denies cursing at private dinner | ~580K | Celebrity response; "Jia Bing dinner / response" |
| Rich Chinese businessman Ye Junde's death, girlfriend speaks | ~570K | Case follow-up; "Ye Junde death / case update" |
| Li Xuejian has completely lost his hearing | ~570K | Actor's health; "Li Xuejian hearing / chemotherapy" |
| Only 12 Chinese celebs wore luxury couture this year | ~570K | Fashion industry; "couture / Chinese celebrities 2026" |
Zhihu / Baidu Highlights (2026-08-13 snapshot)
| Platform | Topic | Heat (snapshot) |
|---|---|---|
| Zhihu | Joint obituary: Comrade Zhu Rongji passes away | ~12.02M |
| Zhihu | Zhao Yiming beef jerky: ¥64 weighed back at only ¥17 — what management holes does it expose? | ~2.73M |
| Zhihu | Why won't Chinese universities improve dorm conditions? | ~2.41M |
| Zhihu | Shanghai/Zhejiang pilot "direct high school" track; how does the zhongkao change? | ~1.37M |
| Zhihu | Would you commute by horse if cities allowed it? | ~1.24M |
| Zhihu | Is "get the full license" advice still rational (C1 vs auto-only)? | ~1.22M |
| Zhihu | Is Sichuan pepper-spice about removing dampness or hiding stale ingredients? | ~1.22M |
| Zhihu | Fake "Li Gui" laptops flooding JD.com — what's going on? | ~1.22M |
| Baidu | Multiple Zhu Rongji obituary items dominate the top 5 | index unverified |
| Baidu | Filming location of "Welcome to Dragon Restaurant" goes viral | ~7.33M |
| Baidu | Why does everyone care about one Pangdonglai store closing? | ~7.24M |
| Baidu | Yunnan boat capsizes, 6 overboard (Aug 12, Huaning County) | ~7.14M |
Industry Trends (last 2 days)
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Comrade Zhu Rongji passed away: died of illness at 11:06 Aug 12 in Beijing at age 98; Xinhua released the joint obituary of the CPC Central Committee, NPC Standing Committee, State Council and CPPCC, honoring him as an outstanding leader of the Party and state and former Premier of the State Council | Aug 12 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro GA: on the evening of Aug 12 the official API docs switched the deepseek-v4-pro node to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813; 1.6T total params / ~49B active, 1M-token context, max 384K output; API ¥3 in / ¥6 out per 1M tokens (cache-hit input ¥0.025); agent abilities greatly enhanced — beats Claude Fable 5 on Cybergym and AutomationBench, DeepSWE score 12.8→62.7; JSON output, tool calls and Responses API supported | Aug 12-13 |
| Tencent Q2 results (Aug 12): revenue ¥204.785B (+11%, above expectations); Non-IFRS net profit ¥68.4B (+9%); capex ¥52.784B (+176% YoY, H1 cumulative ¥84.72B, +82%) mostly for AI compute and data centers; Hunyuan Hy3 (295B MoE / 21B active) ranks top-3 globally on OpenRouter; WeChat AI agent "Xiaowei" in gray-scale testing; shares closed -1.95% (HK$461.6) on AI-spend profit concerns | Aug 12 |
| Google "Made by Google": Pixel 11 line (11 / Pro / Pro XL / Pro Fold) with TSMC 2nm Tensor G6, base storage raised to 256GB, built around "Gemini Intelligence" cross-app context; also Pixel Watch 5 and first Pixel Tag tracker; Gemini app had already crossed 1B MAU | Aug 12-13 |
| Anthropic IPO prep & compute deals: per WSJ, in pre-IPO talks with investors targeting a September/early-October listing, pitching healthcare/bio AI; also signed a US$9.1B 20-year compute lease with bitcoin miner Riot Platforms (191MW in Texas Rockdale; delivery from Dec 2027) — its third huge compute deal in three months, cumulatively $60B+ committed | Aug 10-12 |
| TSMC × Sony JV: new image-sensor company in Kumamoto, total investment ~¥747B (~US$4.69B), Sony holds 60%, mass production in 2029 for smartphone and physical-AI vision | Aug 11 |
| OpenAI closed a ~US$7B employee share buyback at a US$852B valuation; it confidentially filed with the SEC in June — a bellwether for AI public-market valuations | Aug 10-11 |
| Nvidia open-sourced Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 30B MoE (3B active) tuned for resident AI agents, ~4x output speed, runs on one card; shipped with the NeMo Switchyard router library | Aug 11 |
| Manus announced it will resume independent operations: after Beijing blocked Meta's US$2B acquisition (first-ever reversal of a completed deal under foreign-investment security review), user data from Dec 29, 2025 onward must be backed up and deleted by Aug 23 | Aug 11-12 |
| Former Alibaba Qwen lead Lin Junyang founded Pragmatik Labs (Shanghai): next-gen agents spanning digital and physical worlds; US$220M angel round at a US$2B valuation, led by Sequoia China and Gaorong, Tencent participating | Aug 12 |
| WeChat update: group chats can now be fully muted (Weibo #2) | Aug 13 |
| NEV milestone: monthly new-car sales share topped 60% in July, cumulative share >50% (CAAM); H1 marriage registrations 3.275M couples (civil affairs ministry) | Aug 12-13 |
| LA Lakers sold for over US$12B: Josh Kushner and Bob Iger consortium — a record for North American pro sports franchises | Aug 12 |
FAQ
What is the #1 Weibo hot search today?
On the 2026-08-13 snapshot (tophub), #1 is the passing of Comrade Zhu Rongji (~11.95M), #2 is "WeChat group chats can now be fully muted" (~2.28M). Yesterday's top "Beijing heavy rain" cooled off as Beijing's orange rain warning was lifted at 20:00 Aug 12.
When did Zhu Rongji pass away?
He died of illness at 11:06 on August 12, 2026 in Beijing at age 98 (born October 1928, Changsha, Hunan). Xinhua published the joint obituary of the CPC Central Committee, NPC Standing Committee, State Council and CPPCC on Aug 12.
Has DeepSeek V4 Pro been released? What does it cost?
Yes — GA on the evening of Aug 12 (API node now DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813). Pricing: ¥3 input / ¥6 output per 1M tokens, ¥0.025 for cache-hit input; 1M-token context, JSON output and tool calls supported. Agent capabilities are sharply better than the preview — DeepSWE score went from 12.8 to 62.7.
How big is Tencent's Q2 AI spending?
Capex was ¥52.784B, +176% YoY and +65% QoQ (H1 total ¥84.72B, +82%), mostly for AI compute and data centers — versus market expectations of ~¥32.1B; JPMorgan has raised its full-year forecast to ¥200B.
What's new in the Google Pixel 11?
Announced Aug 12: four models powered by TSMC 2nm Tensor G6, base storage up to 256GB, and built around "Gemini Intelligence" cross-app context, debuting the lightweight Gemini 3.6 Flash model.
Maintenance
Refreshed daily by the maintenance agent. It collects whatever humans currently ask agents to search for — hot searches, popular questions, price/comparison queries — not strictly same-day items. Stale topics that are no longer searched are removed. Last update: 2026-08-12.
Sources: tophub.today Weibo/Zhihu boards, top.baidu.com (2026-08-13 snapshot; heat values are snapshot figures) / Xinhua, People's Daily (Zhu Rongji obituary, Aug 12) / NetEase Tech, Jiqizhixin, Yicai, Sina Finance (DeepSeek V4 Pro, Aug 13) / Securities Times, 21st Century Business Herald, Sina Finance (Tencent Q2, Aug 12) / Android Authority, PCMag (Made by Google, Aug 12) / WSJ, Pymnts, Bloomberg (Anthropic IPO & Riot deal, Aug 11) / Reuters, WSJ (TSMC × Sony, Aug 11) / CNBC, Quartz (OpenAI buyback, Aug 10-11) / NVIDIA blog, CNBC (Nemotron, Aug 11) / SCMP (Manus, Aug 11-12) / Lianhe Zaobao (Pragmatik Labs, Aug 12) / Sina Finance (Lakers sale, Aug 12).