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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  • What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to?
    A growing number of American social media users are moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a hugely popular social media app in China.
    01/13/2025 - 11:10 pm | View Link
  • US 'TikTok refugees' discover China's Xiaohongshu as app tops Apple's charts
    TikTok users fleeing the ByteDance-owned social platform ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision on its future sent a rival Chinese app to the top of Apple's charts in the US on Monday. While the ...
    01/13/2025 - 8:30 pm | View Link
  • So many Americans have signed up for Xiaohongshu that Chinese people on the app are asking them for help with English
    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, ...
    01/13/2025 - 8:15 pm | View Link
  • TikTok 2.0? Americans flock to another (heavily censored) Chinese app
    The social media app Xiaohongshu, literally “Little Red Book” but often called “RedNote,” has seen a sudden influx in American users as a TikTok ban looms.
    01/13/2025 - 7:59 pm | View Link
  • What is RedNote? TikTok replacement gaining popularity on App Store
    WITH a potential TikTok ban looming in the US, Americans have scrambled to find a new alternative to the popular app. The Chinese-owned app RedNote has unexpectedly seen a huge migration of US ...
    01/13/2025 - 6:31 pm | View Link
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