Social media users are “becoming Chinese” just in time for the Lunar New Year. But what’s behind the trend, and will it last?

Think of the meme as an absurdist joke, a wellness goal or an ironic expression of protest — or all of the above. Your ethnicity is beside the point.

The ‘Goodbye to My Chinese Spy‘ meme trend has taken TikTok by storm as the U.S. moves to ban the platform. It cleverly uses humor and satire to highlight concerns about TikTok’s Chinese ownership and ...

Chinamaxxing is adding more gloss to the recent flourish of Chinese soft power.

Chinamaxxing started as a meme about “being more Chinese” but now exposes how Western audiences consume and profit from Chinese culture.

Western social media trends paint ‘Chineseness’ in a positive light, but observers question whether Beijing will benefit.

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If you’re an artist living in China, take some advice from the example of Dai Jianyong: don’t make potty jokes about the president. Meme-ing by the Buddha (via) According to AP, Jianyong posted ...