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‘Becoming Chinese’: foreigners adopt habits of drinking warm water, practising qigong

Trend signals shift from viewing Chinese culture from a distance to actively engaging and recognising it, according to Chinese state media Many overseas internet users have recently embraced a new ...
Time

Cultural Exchange Between the U.S. and China Before the Social Media Era

President Richard Nixon inspects Chinese troops upon his departure from Beijing, China in 1972. Prime Minister Zhou Enlai walks to Nixon's right. President Richard Nixon inspects Chinese troops upon ...

Chinese lifestyles increasingly gain global appeal, offer a steadier way of being

Foreigners shop for traditional Spring Festival decorations in a market in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, on February 1, 2026. Photo: VCG ...
China Economic Net

“Becoming Chinese” trend on social media reveals China’s growing cultural appeal

Soft power becomes persuasive only when it is grounded in tangible products. Over the past decade, “Made in China” has undergone a quiet transformation -- from a manufacturing label associated with ...
Morningstar

Finding each other through the algorithm: one year as a 'local' on China's social media: Global Times

BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Many American users who initially joined Xiaohongshu, a Chinese app for sharing daily life, a year ago following a looming TikTok ban - often referred to as ...