I was sipping my morning coffee in Toronto when my phone buzzed – my cousin in Shanghai had just shared Zhang Xinzhe’s new single ‘Be Part Of’ on Weibo. The excitement turned to frustration when I clicked play only to see that dreaded ‘This content is not available in your region’ message. Sound familiar?
Zhang Xinzhe’s 2025 conceptual album ‘Be Part Of’ is making waves back home, with its lead single described as ‘the first heartbeat of the entire work’ and ‘the blank space before a story begins’. For us overseas Chinese, it feels particularly ironic – we’re literally being kept from being ‘part of’ our own cultural moment.
The comments section on Weibo broke my heart a little – friends back home were raving about how the song’s ethereal melody perfectly captures that feeling of ‘trying to get close to everything in the world, only to find yourself drifting further away’. Meanwhile, I was stuck refreshing the page like some digital-age Sisyphus.
This isn’t just about missing the latest Mandopop hit. Last Lunar New Year, I couldn’t stream the CCTV gala to show my Canadian-born kids. During the World Cup, sports commentary was blocked. Even food vloggers’ recipes get geo-fenced sometimes!
Remember when we used to pass bootleg CDs of Chinese dramas around Chinatown? Now we’ve got fiber-optic internet but somehow less access. The smell of my aunt’s pork dumplings steaming while we watched ‘My Fair Princess’ on a fuzzy CRT TV – that’s what these restrictions take from us.
But here’s the kicker – my cousin sent me a voice message singing the chorus off-key, and suddenly I was back in our Beijing apartment in 2010, sharing earbuds to listen to Jay Chou’s new album. Maybe that’s what Zhang Xinzhe means by ‘the blank space before the story’ – these restrictions can’t stop our memories, or our determination to stay connected.
So to all my fellow cultural orphans out there – have you faced the geo-blocking blues? What Chinese shows or songs do you miss the most? Drop your experiences in the comments, and stay tuned for the tutorial section where we’ll share practical solutions to bypass these restrictions.
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