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Xiaohongshu, China's answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown (techcrunch.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It may be a mild inconvenience at first, but the potential to grow a real understanding in the west to the truth about China and the rest of the world is massive.

I have an idea for a post on Red Note:

"Tik Tok Refugee here. Question for Chinese friends - How much is Insulin in China?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There's already quite a few posts about healthcare costs in America. Apparently some Chinese people thought we had free healthcare for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Maybe in addition to teaching Americans to respect and admire China and the Chinese people, this cultural exchange will also help to innoculate more liberal Chinese netizens against the late Soviet "communism in wonderland" style idea that you can trade in communism for capitalism and it'll be all upside.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Apparently some Chinese people thought we had free healthcare for some reason.

Sometimes (and I emphasize Sometimes) Chinese can be sarcastic in ways that are not going to translate into American English.

Even paying outright for healthcare in China is cheap. There was a youtuber living in KunMing who said she usually visits an english speaking GP paying a little under $10 because of the convenience rather than using her employer provided healthcare fund.

FYI. Chinese Insulin <$1. US Insulin $100.