A Few Truths About China and the West
I have recently been watching the outpour of Americans flocking to Red Note (The Little Red Book), in their anticipation of Tik-Tok being banned in the US. Millions of Americans are turning to this other Chinese app in defiance of their government’s foolish attack on Tik-Tok, claiming the Chinese government is using it to harvest all the personal data of Americans. I was astonished to see the outpouring of friendship and affection between the Americans and the Chinese on this app, affection that was definitely a two-way street. That was one surprise, but there were two other larger surprises.