To appease those concerns, ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate TikTok from much of its Chinese businesses and has made several high-profile executive hires in recent months.

Some Weibo users worried that the apology was only meant to appease Chinese customers and will lead to no greater change in overall business practices.

"The fast pace of change in modern life makes middle-aged people yearn for a quiet place to take a rest and appease their soul," Peng said.

Anxiety tends to prevail as uncertainties in the macro environment linger, and talk shows as such manage to appease and address such anxieties, Sun noted.

Local Chinese companies including SAIC Maxus, WM and Nio are helping appease the victims in Henan province by helping them contact insurance companies to cover damages caused to their vehicles.

He said the decision to "significantly add" superchargers-Tesla's bespoke charging piles that allow faster charging-aims to appease potential range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers who fail to secure a permanent parking space for charging.

The decision to add 4,000 superchargers aims to appease potential "range anxiety" for electric vehicle drivers who fail to secure a permanent parking space for charging, according to a technology expert at Tesla China.

The problems are forcing carmakers to appease their customers with measures such as recalls.

Chen said the sales slump in the first two months was also a result of carmakers' intentional cuts in offer for wholesale to appease dealers.

The problems, especially those associated with faulty products, are forcing carmakers to appease their customers with measures such as recalls.

He also noted that digital means could help appease the issue of left-behind children and the elderly in the countryside, a phenomenon commonly seen in rural areas, where adults often leave hometowns and go to bigger cities for better job opportunities and money.