TikTok Ban Backfires: Americans Flock to Red Note, Question Propaganda on China

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. Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about. #BreakThroughNews