China also mourns the death of Matthew Perry, who played the role of Chandler Bing in the TV series Friends. The US sitcom has a special place in the hearts of many Chinese. In the early 2000s, it was first introduced as a way to help people learn English. For the reunion special in 2021, major streaming platforms iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku immediately secured the broadcast rights. Chinese fans in Beijing and Hangzhou have even recreated the „Central Perk“ café from the series down to the last detail. All Friends episodes run on a continuous loop on a TV set there.