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So many Americans have signed up for Xiaohongshu that Chinese people on the app are asking them for help with English

Xiaohongshu, often referred to as China's answer to Instagram, is fast becoming the site of a US-China cultural exchange as users anticipate an American ban on TikTok.Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesA Chinese social media app called Xiaohongshu is one of the biggest winners from a looming TikTok ban.It's so popular in the US that Chinese users have started a new hashtag to welcome Americans.The cultural exchange frenzy has birthed posts of people asking for help with English homework, among other requests.A Chinese social media platform has grown so popular in the US that it's this week's most downloaded iPhone app — and it's become the site of a sudden East-Meets-West cultural exchange.Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, hit the top spot on the US Apple store's ranking this week as a divest-or-ban law threatens to shut off American access to TikTok.The app, commonly referred to as China's version of Instagram, has been flooded with posts from Chinese users greeting the influx of US newcomers.One post titled "American please help me" went viral on Monday and received over 10,000 comments after its poster, from Zhejiang, requested help with their English homework.Other popular posts also featured users, who listed their location as being in the US, offering their assistance for Chinese users' homework."Ask me any questions!

 

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