China's state-run propaganda newspaper Global Times Anticipating the possibility of Tiktok being banned in the US, the Chinese social media application “Xiaohongshu'' (“Xiaohongshu'') celebrated a surge in US users downloading it.
The Chinese government has dubbed the “Little Red Book” the “Red Note” in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its overt actions. reference Support for communist mass murderer Mao Zedong exploded in popularity overnight among Americans who called themselves “Tiktok refugees.” Users obsessed with microblogging apps are looking for Chinese alternatives in case the Supreme Court upholds the ban on TikTok. application.
Approximately 3 million users in the US I participated According to Reuters, Xiaohongshu exclusively on Thursday.
The Supreme Court is considering an outright ban on TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Tiktok has close ties to the Chinese Communist Party, can be used as a foreign propaganda tool, and poses a national security threat to the United States. . The Chinese government has conducted extensive research into what it calls “information-driven psychological warfare,” and the Chinese military has repeatedly emphasized the importance of online propaganda aimed at American youth.
“Younger [People’s Liberation Army] “Propaganda activists are increasingly recognizing the popularity of short videos online, and TikTok is the best example so far,” said Peter Schweitzer, senior contributor at Breitbart and director of the Government Accountability Institute. The Communist Party magazine he unearthed suggests this.
Barring urgent intervention by the Supreme Court, the US will ban the application by January 19th. ByteDance was given time to sell its U.S. operations to a domestic company, but chose not to.
ByteDance operates the Chinese version of Tiktok. called “Douyin” is known for promoting academic, news, and other intellectual content as opposed to viral dances, dangerous “challenges”, and other questionable content on Tiktok. However, Douyin only allows Chinese users on its platform, leaving American Tiktok users to rely on Xiaohongshu.
of Global Times It was declared a victory for organic people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States, with the creation of millions of new American Xiaohongshu users. In particular, it omits that China bans its citizens from using American social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. In a column on Friday, the state propaganda machine urged American authorities to download Xiaohonshu and abandon their questionable attitude towards the genocidal Communist Party.
“The harm caused by the U.S. government's bias toward China is real, but so is the healing power of increased people-to-people exchanges.” Global Times he claimed. “The Red Note has now become a bulletin board for the peoples of China and the United States, reflecting the simple aspirations of both countries and the international community for a world of peace, prosperity and universal security.”
of times It highlighted impressionable young Americans using apps influenced by Mao Zedong, arguing that “the friendliness and tolerance of Chinese users eases their fears.”
“From sharing memes and 'cat taxes' to helping with homework and coordinating budgets, the enthusiasm for interaction between netizens from both countries is rapidly increasing.” times I thought about it. “Conversations are moving from casual to deep, resulting in 'cocoons of information' being squeezed into the cracks.”
“Cat tax” is a joke term used on Xiaohongshu where Chinese users are required to share cute photos of their cats as a “tax” to be welcomed onto the platform. .
of Global Times “Demonizing China's development and using China as a scapegoat for Washington's ineffective governance is a narrative that is increasingly losing its ability to deceive in light of obvious truths,” it concluded.
The “obvious truths” that Xiaohongshu allows users to share do not include any information about the atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party overlords. Americans who downloaded the app were reportedly bombarded with propaganda denying the reality of the genocide of Uyghurs in occupied East Turkestan. In East Turkestan, dictator Xi Jinping is using concentration camps and mass forced sterilizations to suppress the indigenous Uyghur population and replace them with Han Chinese. Users who tried to mention the 1989 Tiananmen massacre also found their posts quickly censored.
According to the Communist Party, Xioahongshu's policies prohibit opinions that go against a “correct historical view” and require users to follow rules such as adhering to “socialist core values” and promoting “collectivism and socialism.” are required to follow.
The application also moved quickly to suppress LGBTQIA+ content on the platform, which was rampant on Tiktok. Chinese users themselves have begun mocking Americans on the app, requesting that new users suppress their queer identities for the sake of Chinese audiences.
In another article, times celebrated “Tiktok Refugees'' as “brave explorers'' who carried out diplomatic activities rejected by American authorities. State broadcasters particularly highlighted left-wing U.S. comments about Xiaohongshu praising China and denying the reality of China's threat to the United States. For example, one user reportedly said that America is “slandering China” but that TikTok users rejected the slur as “ridiculous.”
“So, in protest, and in good humor, we collectively joined Red Note, willing to provide our information to China to show that we don't care and to challenge them. We have shown the government that we will,” said a user who identified herself as “Amy.”
