The recent departure of TikTok creators from the United States has ignited a surge of cross-cultural conversations on Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media platform widely known as RedNote. This trend has intensified an ongoing \"audit\" of lifestyles between Chinese and American netizens on the platform.
Discussions range from comparing welfare systems to analyzing healthcare costs and educational expenses, challenging long-standing stereotypes about life in the Chinese mainland compared to that of the U.S.
One American netizen, Karen, expressed her views by stating, \"If ordinary people are not doing well, the United States leading the global economy is meaningless.\" She criticized the American welfare system as generally inadequate, highlighting a significant divide between different income groups. In contrast, she acknowledged that the Chinese mainland is not as negatively portrayed by Western media as commonly believed.
These unbiased exchanges between residents of the Chinese mainland and the U.S. are fostering a deeper understanding and breaking down preconceived notions about each other's societies.
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Chinese and U.S. RedNote users discuss social welfare system
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