In anticipation of the TikTok ban scheduled for Jan. 19, hundreds of thousands of users flocked to the Chinese platform Xiaohongshu, or Red Note, making it the week’s #1 most downloaded app. This online migration sparked an unprecedented cultural exchange between Americans and Chinese people. Many Americans for the first time saw what life is like in China through direct communication, unfiltered by the U.S. government and corporate media. Amanda and KJ talk to journalist Ben Norton about what Americans and Chinese people are learning about each other, this shift in class consciousness among Americans, and what this means in light of Washington’s propaganda war against China.
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