We’re Americans currently in China. We first visited Beijing for six days last December on the 144 visa-free transit scheme, and we were so impressed with the country that we flew to Vietnam and applied for our 10-year multiple-entry tourist visas. We’ve been back in China for a month now, and our experiences have been incredible and eye-opening. We wish more people would experience the country for themselves. ❤
Go Mike... Go Ashley... I am one of your many fans on your YT page and I am very happy to see you here... Do you two have a XHS page, so I can follow you on that app.
Hi Mike and Ashley! I subscribed to your channel awhile back. Really been loving your China travel videos! You're both so down to earth and genuine and it's so enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to your upcoming content! Love you both! ❤❤🎉🎉😊
I’m staying on Red note I deleted all my American accounts and apps. Everyone has been so nice they have welcomed us and are sharing their experiences with us it’s so refreshing to see how happy they are. It’s honestly so refreshing to be on social media without all the toxic drama.
It's absolutely refreshing! Unfortunately I can't entirely divest because my friends and family are on Western socials and for many of them I have no other form of contact info
@@hellohi8062 In China, there are at least five widely used social apps, and it is common for a user to use five different social platforms at the same time, because each social platform has a different content focus and community, which is not a zero-sum game.
Instead of arming Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel; US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness etc. Instead of pursuing delusions of grandeur, the US should seek mutually beneficial cooperation with the rest the world.
Would be ideal... Unfortunately, the people seeking for personal gain won't allow that. They go as far as suppressing and repressing their own people. That in itself, says a lot!
Why waste US taxpayers on the taxpayers? the purpose of tax is to collect from the people as payment to the government for allowing them to live, work, and survive on daily basis. The tax collected is better spent on advancing the cause of the empire and for the enrichment of the ruling class, who will ocassionally give some crumbs money to the paid and prostituting politicians they own. The taxpayers come and go. The can easily be replaced. Why waste money on them when their usefulness is finished :)
I’m a high school teacher and my fiancé is Chinese. I worked for a Beijing based education company for five years. China is near and dear to my heart. So, when I hear my students make discriminatory remarks about China, I call them out. I can’t begin to list the various nonsense absurdities that American youth believe about China. Here’s one I’ve heard: “If you post a photo of Xi Jin Ping as Winnie The Pooh, you get executed.” Yeah. Anyways, the most annoying form is Sinophobia I’ve encountered as a high school English teacher isn’t only engaged in by students, but also teachers. It centers around a Springtime component of 11th grade English- the required reading of George Orwell’s 1984. If I had a nickel for every time both students as well as my colleagues made a bogus comparison between modern China and the superstate of Oceania, I wouldn’t have to keep trying to teach these kids that Orwell was a fanatical anti-communist sex pest that was unconsciously writing with crystalline critique about the country he lived in rather than the Soviet Union he fantasized about.
If you post a photo of Sucker as a lizardman in US, you will be turned into a lizardman next day. If you post a photo of Elon Ma as a Nazi , the gestapo will knock on you door in 30mins. If you post any ridiculous photos of Trump and Biden, you will be ok, coz they are not the real boss.
He was conscious that he was writing about western country's. He has been proved to be a visionary in that respect .Just look at the eastern governments of today.you call Orwell a sex pest what is your evidence that that assertion is fact.?
The salient element of 1984 is "We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia." The way our government has programmed us to view China as an enemy is chilling.
I discovered 5 years ago how beautiful and advanced China is. Whenever our government tells us to fear someone or an entire country I always look into it for myself. I went through about a month of depression bc I wanted to move there immediately.
Most Western people said they don't trust their media and government on anything they said, yet most have been brainwashed to believe all the craps about China. Now reality is sinking in, in profound ways. What an irony!
I swear that Mexican mum asking help for some child friendly recipe for her austistic son on REDNote then got his comment section floooded with thousands of replies and cooking ideas is the most wholesome thing I witnessed in years.
All of those countries have class issues just as bad as Americans. Many Chinese citizens are overworked in sweatshops to keep up mass cheap production, and their corporations get rich off their labor, and their upper class ignores them. They have no choice and no voice.
The *Initial Genius* of TT is that they are *Very Young* . afa *Social Media Tech* is concerned. They appear to have Envisioned TT as a Surveillance Tool for Western Culture. This is NOT a Belittlement of the Oriental Craftspeople who have Designed & Built this Information Enterprise. Rather, the Concepts of *Mass Behavioral Control {Politics}* don't appear to enter the minds of TTs Developer Contingent. The *Contrasts* between Eastern & Western vision, here, are quite simple, & very *Stark* . *Freedom* will win here...
People all over the world are uniting for the first time in history at a level never seen before. My guess it's going to be massive amounts of mixed kids to solve the global birth rate crisis and to tie these different countries together threw blood.
@@Phoca_Vitulina This morning I saw a video in XiaoHongshu, a Chinese introduced a Huawei 100 inch TV, and attached the price, saying that it is only sold in Malaysia, there is a need to contact, the result of thousands of Malaysians came in to buy the TV and leave the contact address, I was surprised! Then I searched France. England. Germany. Canada. Denmark. And found out the world has gone mad. (I'm not advertising this, I read it in Little Red Book a few hours ago)
Welcome to Xiaohongshu! I am a Chinese living in the UK at the moment. Although I didn’t use RedNote 小红书 much, but I do now. I spend hours and hours, sometimes overnight to welcome friends from all over the world. It seems I feel I am obliged to do so, as I have a role to play in bringing this gap ❤ We all want to have peace. I used to be so worried as I have been witnessing how western media and their governments are dirty painting China, lying about China, this had shaped westerners view towards China significantly! I was so worried about the war between the two countries! But now, I can feel the peace and love, and a brighter future for our children.
@@sophia8376 you are right but wrong. There WILL be war. But not between China and the USA... But between USA and China citizens vs our oppressive dictator's. I Y'all have been so welcoming and friendly to me it's insane. In my own country they aren't this nice to me.
Duolingo is bombasted with people wanting to learn mandarin. Sign up to Red Note. No talking war, sex, fighting. Just clean fun and learning of cultures.
@@tealeaflist yes, it started as a joke because of how afraid some people are of communism. There's less censorship there than here tbh. Most of what America says about them is projection
Nobody understands China more than Ben, this guy is a legend in terms of geopolitics ! I have learned so much from his channel ! This culture exchange between Chinese and American people is most beautiful thing in 2025 !
There are definitely other names out there. But should you keep following him, you'd eventually find other names too (Nathan, Carl, and Daniel, for example)
I'm a part of this crowd. Me and my fiance are currently learning Mandarin on our phones. She's doing it right next to me in bed as I type this :) it's not as hard as it seems guys! getting a foundation is surprisingly easy!!
Welcome to Xiaohongshu! I am a Chinese living in the UK at the moment. Although I didn’t use RedNote 小红书 much, but I do now. I spend hours and hours, sometimes overnight to welcome friends from all over the world. It seems I feel I am obliged to do so, as I have a role to play in bringing this gap ❤ We all want to have peace. I used to be so worried as I have been witnessing how western media and their governments are dirty painting China, lying about China, this had shaped westerners view towards China significantly! I was so worried about the war between the two countries! But now, I can feel the peace and love, and a brighter future for our children.
@@leannefranson1198 Tiktok doesn't have those high tech and military information that China gov't wants. Most of the TikTok users are just ordinary people who have no access to confidential information.
The fact that American TikTok users didn't already know these things they're seeing on RedNote speaks to a profound level of ignorance, cultural arrogance and just plain hubris. It demonstrates tremendous lack of curiosity among Americans that never look at a foreign news service. China has 5 English language online news outlets which all follow party lines but how many Americans have even bothered to look at them? Americans are also equally fed lies about Russia where the economy is booming.
Wages in China might be lower, but the cost of living is also lower -- much lower. A few days ago I watched a video of an American expat living in Shanghai, renting an apartment that looks more like a posh penthouse. What's her rent? ~1,200 USD a month. And keep in mind Shanghai is one of the most expensive cities in China. Saw another video from a guy living in one of the suburbs paying around ~500 USD/month, but he still has all the necessities along with some luxuries like an appliance that's both a washing machine and a dryer.
The conception of China's low wages is just a myth, it's really the currency exchange rates making China's RMB worth less than some countries' currencies. The amount of time of work to buy a restaurant meal in China is about the same as that in some countries such as USA.
Yup, Americans are flocking to Red Note, and they bring the entire world with them. LOL. I never heard about Red Note or Xiaohongshu before. When I heard about Americans jumping ships to Red Note, I was like, "Oh, I got to see this." So I created my Red Note account and met many people from many different countries who are there for the same reason. LOL
I went to LA for concert & stayed up the road from the venue in Hollywood. Walked around, took it all in. Went down Hollywood Blvd etc. Saw Rodeo Dve, big deal. There were probably 20 tents on the 5 min walk to the concert venue. Homeless people all over the place. Every street you went down, more tents. Drugged out people everywhere. Filthy streets. Didn't feel safe anywhere. Couldn't wait to get back to my home country.
I also saw from Chinapp young Americans praised Mao and Xi chairmans. I was very surprised. Also a group of young Americans proudly raised Chinese flag as a symbol of freedom. You can tell what they really appreciate China in many ways.
@@fannyalbi9040 Yes! Register an Rednote and come to see with your own eyes. American soldiers also show their aircraft carriers etc etc etc - we are shocked! Is it appropriate? But they just shared!
Very well done. In America, you have to be a mental gymnast to navigate through the incessant propaganda to find a kernal of truth. Thank you, guys, for real journalism and analysis based on facts.
There’s absolutely no way in hell am I going back to TikTok and I deleted everything Meta. Red Note literally has everything you need and plenty more, EVERYTHING!
Shut up you are brain washed China red note all fake it is propaganda nobody there is happy they are all slaves don’t believe the lie they have social credit the city is AI
I am on the cusp of getting rid of most if not all US-based accounts and software and instead learning about what the other side of the world has to offer.
Welcome to Xiaohongshu! I am a Chinese living in the UK at the moment. Although I didn’t use RedNote 小红书 much, but I do now. I spend hours and hours, sometimes overnight to welcome friends from all over the world. It seems I feel I am obliged to do so, as I have a role to play in bringing this gap ❤ We all want to have peace. I used to be so worried as I have been witnessing how western media and their governments are dirty painting China, lying about China, this had shaped westerners view towards China significantly! I was so worried about the war between the two countries! But now, I can feel the peace and love, and a brighter future for our children.
The Chinese Government can present an alternative proposal to the Trump Administration requiring 50% Chinese ownership in Tesla in China ...... along similar terms and conditions as the US requiring the divestment of TikTok to American interests.
@@zainabzolita8436 To demonstrate to the US that what they don't want others do to them they should not do to others. They are NOT exceptional afterall.
@@zainabzolita8436 I have learned on xhs that Elon Musk is weirdly popular in China and they do have Tesla factories there too. It might just be the more Liberal types, but it sounded like they were all surprised many did not like him in the US
I hope Trump reverses his stupid ban on Huawei. Huawei is a great company and it deserves to be able to operate freely worldwide. I am an American, but I detest the ridiculous and unreasonable policies of my country!
@@VodeniZeka Huawei is not banned in America. It's more evil then that. The policy is that America will also punish any company that tries to work with Huawei. That's like your best friend not speaking to you and telling anyone that is friends with that they will be ostracized if they talk to you as well.
In Australia, we have these one-agenda anti-China press writers who pass themselves off as serious journos with high cred: Peter Hartcher, Matthew Knott, etc Everyone piling in to kick China
It was impressive that rednote was able to put the translation features in a few days when they got flooded by tiktok refugees, it would take months in the west to add major features like these
The Tik-Tok ban was no about China, but about limiting free speech to supporters of the Israeli apartheid state. It is critical that we all recognize that "Pro-Israel" necessitates supporting the abolition of free speech, freedom of information and the right to protest.
Xiao Hongshu also have posts by the young people living in rural areas who talk and try promote their grapes and other farm produce, art work etc. Not rich folks but just normal folks .
As a Chinese citizen of the Chinese CCP, I sincerely hope that one day, the American people too can also be free, just like us here in the Communist People's Republic of China!
Right now TikTok is in a strong position cause they know their followers will flock to another Communist site and you know what that's perfectly fine with me I seen what the CCP can do and they can do big and great things and they have done well for their people and their people look happy and well fed and properly housed
There was a comment on RedNote saying Americans think they're free because they can say whatever they want, but nobody is listening because they're either too busy trying to survive or so powerful they don't have to care.
It's because homeownership in China is different. The Chinese state owns 100% of the land. The dwelling or home on that land can belong to a homeowner, and as a homeowner you lease the land your house is on from the state on a 70 years basis. After 70 years the lease rights for the land reverts back to the state. So no property tax for the homeowner since the homeowner doesn't own the property. This is a very simplified explanation, but from what I've heard from foreign bloggers living in China this is what I've understood.
This phenomenon is heartwarming. I dont have neither TikTok nor Rednote accounts, but I hope people will start reaching out to the Russian and Iranian population as well, in the same way, if they are not already a blooming comunity on RedNote. If this takes off globally, it will truly be an accomplishment worthy of the Nobel Peace Price...
LOL! Caught me off guard. Made me think of "A Christmas Story". Ralphy, eat your cabbage. There are starving people in China, you know. (Ahh propaganda)
Best breakdown of this topic, by far. Appreciate hearing each panelist’s thoughts. How do we best help people unravel the conditioning and propaganda. We’re running out of time (ie climate chaos).
China's industrialization is a miracle in human history. The total output value of China's manufacturing industry accounts for 35% of the global total, which is equivalent to the sum of the next nine countries including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, etc. For example, in 2023, the delivery volume of China's civilian drones reached 3.17 million units, accounting for 80% of the global total, and the annual production capacity of civilian drones can reach 10 million units. Conservatively estimated, in times of war, we can produce 100,000 units per day. Remember, it's per day. China ranks first in the world in various fields such as robots, humanoid robots, automobiles, new - energy vehicles, ships, high - speed railways, home appliances, optical fibers, 5G, chips, machinery, photovoltaics, wind power generation, heavy machinery, mining machinery, etc. in 2025, the number of Chinese college graduates will be 12.22 million, among which 7.3 million are science and engineering students. China sincerely hopes to see developing countries around the world focus on domestic livelihood issues, alleviate poverty, develop the economy, and ensure that their people have enough to eat, warm clothes to wear, and a place to live. We all share the same planet and the same dream. Just use some common sense. If China were really as evil as the West claims, given that in 2024, the number of Chinese outbound tourists was 130 million and the number of inbound tourists was 150 million, wouldn't these people run away? And would those people come back? If China really didn't protect its children, could it achieve such accomplishments in education, economy, science and technology, etc.? My friend, pick up your visa and come to China to see for yourself. Besides, if you really don't have the time, you can download the app Xiaohongshu to see the real China. Tens of millions of TikTok users from the United States and around the world have already come to see China.
Ben Norton you are fantastic as usual but one small point, besides China there is another country that is not digitally colonised by the US, and that is Russia. They don't use Facebook or Google or RUclips much, they use VK and Yandex and RUtube.
Glad to see Ben again. For viewers who want to know more of China, I recommend Jerry's Take on China. Recently, they had a video where both of them appeared - I dubbed it the Ben & Jerry show (BTW, I prefer pistachio flavour).
we were told that Americans very conservative about their privacy which doesnt exist in RedNote.....as long as your are honest and sincere ,they are open to communicate
US imperialism and empire is more important to it than it’s people. Some financially benefit from the imperial actions and others are just propagandized into it through constant reinforcement saying “we’re the best country in the world”. The racism/xenophobia is another tool to make people not realize we are in a class struggle and not a culture war.
It's possible because the United States is a warmonger empire whose diminishing power rests now only on submitting other countries to her will while keeping her own people under control by heavy propaganda. America lost her glamour and her Dream a long time ago. They couldn't care less that TikTok breaches user data because Google and Facebook have been doing it for way longer. They went after TikTok because decades of pro-Israel propaganda went down the drain when users shared the truth about Israel and Palestine wars and history through TikTok videos.
Infact The communication between the people is the most effective way to expose American lies. Thanks Ben for bringing intelligence, ethics and honesty to journalism. Free US from AIPAC for better world and peace
When I left NYC Manhattan to college in Troy, NY and my first job in Owego, NY, I finally realized that US is not what I had seen on TV. There were many broken houses that needed repairs badly. This was 40 years ago. Now, homeless are everywhere in NYC.
We’re Americans currently in China. We first visited Beijing for six days last December on the 144 visa-free transit scheme, and we were so impressed with the country that we flew to Vietnam and applied for our 10-year multiple-entry tourist visas. We’ve been back in China for a month now, and our experiences have been incredible and eye-opening. We wish more people would experience the country for themselves. ❤
I have viewed a few of your videos and subscribed to your channel.
Enjoy your vacation.
Go Mike... Go Ashley... I am one of your many fans on your YT page and I am very happy to see you here... Do you two have a XHS page, so I can follow you on that app.
Hi Mike and Ashley! I subscribed to your channel awhile back. Really been loving your China travel videos! You're both so down to earth and genuine and it's so enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to your upcoming content! Love you both! ❤❤🎉🎉😊
Hi.... I am your subscriber from Indonesia.
A subscriber here. Loved your China series.
I’m staying on Red note I deleted all my American accounts and apps. Everyone has been so nice they have welcomed us and are sharing their experiences with us it’s so refreshing to see how happy they are. It’s honestly so refreshing to be on social media without all the toxic drama.
You should still keep both, because you have to have a pulse on what is happening at home too. 😊
It's absolutely refreshing! Unfortunately I can't entirely divest because my friends and family are on Western socials and for many of them I have no other form of contact info
@@noneoyb5793 Indeed.
@@hellohi8062 In China, there are at least five widely used social apps, and it is common for a user to use five different social platforms at the same time, because each social platform has a different content focus and community, which is not a zero-sum game.
What’s your name on RedNote? I will go to follow you 😊
Instead of arming Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel; US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness etc.
Instead of pursuing delusions of grandeur, the US should seek mutually beneficial cooperation with the rest the world.
Would be ideal... Unfortunately, the people seeking for personal gain won't allow that. They go as far as suppressing and repressing their own people. That in itself, says a lot!
Why waste US taxpayers on the taxpayers? the purpose of tax is to collect from the people as payment to the government for allowing them to live, work, and survive on daily basis. The tax collected is better spent on advancing the cause of the empire and for the enrichment of the ruling class, who will ocassionally give some crumbs money to the paid and prostituting politicians they own. The taxpayers come and go. The can easily be replaced. Why waste money on them when their usefulness is finished :)
@@bluemarlin9110 🎯
👍
The USA wants to be the controller of the entire world . they want to be the next Romans
I’m a high school teacher and my fiancé is Chinese. I worked for a Beijing based education company for five years. China is near and dear to my heart. So, when I hear my students make discriminatory remarks about China, I call them out.
I can’t begin to list the various nonsense absurdities that American youth believe about China. Here’s one I’ve heard: “If you post a photo of Xi Jin Ping as Winnie The Pooh, you get executed.” Yeah.
Anyways, the most annoying form is Sinophobia I’ve encountered as a high school English teacher isn’t only engaged in by students, but also teachers. It centers around a Springtime component of 11th grade English- the required reading of George Orwell’s 1984.
If I had a nickel for every time both students as well as my colleagues made a bogus comparison between modern China and the superstate of Oceania, I wouldn’t have to keep trying to teach these kids that Orwell was a fanatical anti-communist sex pest that was unconsciously writing with crystalline critique about the country he lived in rather than the Soviet Union he fantasized about.
Thank you for calling out those that dish out discriminatory remarks about China
If you post a photo of Sucker as a lizardman in US, you will be turned into a lizardman next day. If you post a photo of Elon Ma as a Nazi , the gestapo will knock on you door in 30mins. If you post any ridiculous photos of Trump and Biden, you will be ok, coz they are not the real boss.
He was conscious that he was writing about western country's. He has been proved to be a visionary in that respect .Just look at the eastern governments of today.you call Orwell a sex pest what is your evidence that that assertion is fact.?
The salient element of 1984 is "We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia." The way our government has programmed us to view China as an enemy is chilling.
Awesome. We need more amwricans like you.
I discovered 5 years ago how beautiful and advanced China is. Whenever our government tells us to fear someone or an entire country I always look into it for myself. I went through about a month of depression bc I wanted to move there immediately.
DO whatever opposite to what they say, this apply to all countries on earth IMHO
You're intelligent to have discovered the truth about China before most people 🙌
Most Western people said they don't trust their media and government on anything they said, yet most have been brainwashed to believe all the craps about China. Now reality is sinking in, in profound ways. What an irony!
Welcome to China
I swear that Mexican mum asking help for some child friendly recipe for her austistic son on REDNote then got his comment section floooded with thousands of replies and cooking ideas is the most wholesome thing I witnessed in years.
Russia is not our enemy. Iran is not our enemy. Chi na is not our enemy. Greetings from Australia.
The United States is everyone's enemy!!!
All of those countries have class issues just as bad as Americans. Many Chinese citizens are overworked in sweatshops to keep up mass cheap production, and their corporations get rich off their labor, and their upper class ignores them. They have no choice and no voice.
@@surreallane9730 class issues, sure. But ”just as bad as America”? That’s some claim. How about a source with some relevant data backing this up?
Governments all around the world are
We are all the same as we are all God's creation. We all love Peace and hate war. Please make all others our FRIENDS and not enemy.
I'm part of the "TikTok refugees" and now I have Chinese friends 😭
Chinese official press said you guys are not refugees but villagers who find new home in the Villages of World
中国人民欢迎你们的到来上帝保佑你 。
Glad to see you lead by God found red note , at least now you got the freedom to express yourself and see the world.
The *Initial Genius* of TT is that they are
*Very Young* . afa *Social Media Tech*
is concerned. They appear to have Envisioned TT as a Surveillance Tool for Western Culture. This is NOT a Belittlement of the Oriental Craftspeople who have Designed & Built this Information Enterprise. Rather, the Concepts of *Mass Behavioral Control {Politics}* don't appear to enter the minds of TTs Developer Contingent. The *Contrasts* between Eastern & Western vision, here, are quite simple, & very *Stark* .
*Freedom* will win here...
@@matkilau1320stop it 😂 the Chinese people aren't even allowed free *thought* and you know this.
Glad to see Ben Norton on the show. He is extremely knowledgeable on China and geopolitics . Thanks to you guys.
I've just subscribed to him. He is very informed.
The communication between the people is the most effective way to expose American lies.
The great awakening has begun 😊😊
Yes.
People all over the world are uniting for the first time in history at a level never seen before. My guess it's going to be massive amounts of mixed kids to solve the global birth rate crisis and to tie these different countries together threw blood.
Only Americans? I don't think so! The whole world is joing RedNote!
Israel is trying to take over Rednote and anyone who criticized Genocide is reported and banned.
I hope so! I've only seen a few French users, but hope every Westerner and all the world joins in!
@Phoca_Vitulina I hope so.
@@Phoca_VitulinaSaw a few from Moldova, Poland, UK, and France!
@@Phoca_Vitulina This morning I saw a video in XiaoHongshu, a Chinese introduced a Huawei 100 inch TV, and attached the price, saying that it is only sold in Malaysia, there is a need to contact, the result of thousands of Malaysians came in to buy the TV and leave the contact address, I was surprised! Then I searched France. England. Germany. Canada. Denmark. And found out the world has gone mad. (I'm not advertising this, I read it in Little Red Book a few hours ago)
Thanks for this report. I’ve seen it first hand on red note. Beautiful cultural exchange and massive eye opener.
Welcome to Xiaohongshu! I am a Chinese living in the UK at the moment. Although I didn’t use RedNote 小红书 much, but I do now. I spend hours and hours, sometimes overnight to welcome friends from all over the world. It seems I feel I am obliged to do so, as I have a role to play in bringing this gap ❤ We all want to have peace. I used to be so worried as I have been witnessing how western media and their governments are dirty painting China, lying about China, this had shaped westerners view towards China significantly! I was so worried about the war between the two countries! But now, I can feel the peace and love, and a brighter future for our children.
@@sophia8376 you are right but wrong. There WILL be war. But not between China and the USA... But between USA and China citizens vs our oppressive dictator's. I
Y'all have been so welcoming and friendly to me it's insane. In my own country they aren't this nice to me.
Duolingo is bombasted with people wanting to learn mandarin. Sign up to Red Note. No talking war, sex, fighting. Just clean fun and learning of cultures.
...isn't it True that the Translation is Actually *Little Red Book* , like the old song?
@@tealeaflist yes, it started as a joke because of how afraid some people are of communism. There's less censorship there than here tbh. Most of what America says about them is projection
So, young people have to stay away from situation in the world. Just fun and stupidity.
Better than cutting off penis to be lgbt
@@lidiyasimatovic1118 The situation in the world is only about US and its bullying. The world needs peace, which is exemplified by Xiaohongshu!
Thanks Ben for bringing intelligence, ethics and honesty to journalism.
Ben is really superb as he has never compromised his journalistic ethics; courageous & extremely well read/versed in geopolitics!❤
Nice to see Mr Ben Norton here
I’ve been following him as well
Now they get to see the real China
Nobody understands China more than Ben, this guy is a legend in terms of geopolitics ! I have learned so much from his channel ! This culture exchange between Chinese and American people is most beautiful thing in 2025 !
He is
There are definitely other names out there.
But should you keep following him, you'd eventually find other names too (Nathan, Carl, and Daniel, for example)
Just don't sell. Give them the middle finger. If they're as great as they claim to be.....they should create their own version of Tik Tok.
There is a rumor that the returned TikTok is not the real one - which USA can buy 😂
I saw that as well, good job, TikTok 😂, sell them the fake one
@@Mia3HD 狸猫换太子 新版
Democrats tiktok should be called "Dingdong"
It’s a matter of principle!
I'm a part of this crowd. Me and my fiance are currently learning Mandarin on our phones. She's doing it right next to me in bed as I type this :) it's not as hard as it seems guys! getting a foundation is surprisingly easy!!
you got talent
加油！
@everness7 谢谢 ! (i hope thats right)
Welcome to Xiaohongshu! I am a Chinese living in the UK at the moment. Although I didn’t use RedNote 小红书 much, but I do now. I spend hours and hours, sometimes overnight to welcome friends from all over the world. It seems I feel I am obliged to do so, as I have a role to play in bringing this gap ❤ We all want to have peace. I used to be so worried as I have been witnessing how western media and their governments are dirty painting China, lying about China, this had shaped westerners view towards China significantly! I was so worried about the war between the two countries! But now, I can feel the peace and love, and a brighter future for our children.
This requires a certain amount of talent, and you must be a talented person to be able to learn our writing so quickly.
The funny thing about the Tiktok ban was that why would the first world China spying on a third world country of Murica 🤣🤣🤣
because America has all the weaponry and the most insane right wing politicians, and happy to carry out wars anywhere and everywhere?
oh it hurts
ikr. the dumpster is already on fire, what more would they possibly need to do?
*Nahendra MODI* is Not a Religious NUT. Right?
@@leannefranson1198 Tiktok doesn't have those high tech and military information that China gov't wants. Most of the TikTok users are just ordinary people who have no access to confidential information.
Excellent reporting! Refreshing to hear guest get to speak without constant aggression and interruption. Now this is news!!
Ben you are a very good learner, your pronunciation of " small red book " in Mandarin is spot on 👍👍👍
The fact that American TikTok users didn't already know these things they're seeing on RedNote speaks to a profound level of ignorance, cultural arrogance and just plain hubris. It demonstrates tremendous lack of curiosity among Americans that never look at a foreign news service. China has 5 English language online news outlets which all follow party lines but how many Americans have even bothered to look at them? Americans are also equally fed lies about Russia where the economy is booming.
the propaganda runs deep, and many Americans are not raised to question things (because if they did the government would be in trouble)
This is more than 75 years, 3 generations of brainwashing. The hate toward China has became second nature to many Americans and people in the world.
@septanine5936 Well, they obviously haven't been raised to think for themselves.
I think I'm somewhat familiar with China now but I'm still shocked you don't have property taxes.
If people that have lived in China and Russia said how bad it is to live in China and Russia would u believe them?
It’s good to see Ben here. Your opinion is very valuable and easy to understand by the people from both sides of the continents. Thank you.
Ben? No offense but I saw the lady with translation of names lol
Naze west propaganda for decades was broken by a single app😂😂😂
...one that Dared to show *AntiZionist* content...
1.6 Billion USD down the drain too lol
We like Red Note. Its peaceful and kind over there
Awesome inviting Ben Norton 👆👌👍comprehensively knowledgeable. Well researched analysis 🙏🙏🙏🥂🍾
Wages in China might be lower, but the cost of living is also lower -- much lower. A few days ago I watched a video of an American expat living in Shanghai, renting an apartment that looks more like a posh penthouse. What's her rent? ~1,200 USD a month. And keep in mind Shanghai is one of the most expensive cities in China. Saw another video from a guy living in one of the suburbs paying around ~500 USD/month, but he still has all the necessities along with some luxuries like an appliance that's both a washing machine and a dryer.
外国人到了上海，用上douyin（titikok的爸爸）在上海能买到全国各地的农场主的水果和蔬菜，那个价格不是你们看到小红书上面的市场价格，会让你们更加疯狂，哈哈哈
The conception of China's low wages is just a myth, it's really the currency exchange rates making China's RMB worth less than some countries' currencies. The amount of time of work to buy a restaurant meal in China is about the same as that in some countries such as USA.
Yup, Americans are flocking to Red Note, and they bring the entire world with them. LOL. I never heard about Red Note or Xiaohongshu before. When I heard about Americans jumping ships to Red Note, I was like, "Oh, I got to see this." So I created my Red Note account and met many people from many different countries who are there for the same reason. LOL
Trump's attempted smash and grab of TikTok wouldn't work, because Bydance would rather shut it down than sell.
That cheap punk has learned a lot from the free shopping which is in fashion in most US cities.
Ben is one of the best geopolitical analyst out there, thanks for having him as a guest again.
Thank you Amanda, KJ and Ben. Independent journalists with journalistic integrity are the heroes of our time.
I went to LA for concert & stayed up the road from the venue in Hollywood. Walked around, took it all in. Went down Hollywood Blvd etc. Saw Rodeo Dve, big deal. There were probably 20 tents on the 5 min walk to the concert venue. Homeless people all over the place. Every street you went down, more tents. Drugged out people everywhere. Filthy streets. Didn't feel safe anywhere. Couldn't wait to get back to my home country.
...it is more *Efficient* to simply make Bad Folx Disappear, Correct?...
Same in NYC. The only place has no homeless is where the super rich people live.
I also saw from Chinapp young Americans praised Mao and Xi chairmans. I was very surprised. Also a group of young Americans proudly raised Chinese flag as a symbol of freedom. You can tell what they really appreciate China in many ways.
As a Chinese we are shocked!
seriously?
@@fannyalbi9040 Yes! Register an Rednote and come to see with your own eyes. American soldiers also show their aircraft carriers etc etc etc - we are shocked! Is it appropriate? But they just shared!
Just to spite the US government!
Very well done. In America, you have to be a mental gymnast to navigate through the incessant propaganda to find a kernal of truth. Thank you, guys, for real journalism and analysis based on facts.
Amanda, KJ you are the BEST!! thing to happen to the iNet, all the best and keep up the good werk.
There’s absolutely no way in hell am I going back to TikTok and I deleted everything Meta. Red Note literally has everything you need and plenty more, EVERYTHING!
Shut up you are brain washed China red note all fake it is propaganda nobody there is happy they are all slaves don’t believe the lie they have social credit the city is AI
I am on the cusp of getting rid of most if not all US-based accounts and software and instead learning about what the other side of the world has to offer.
They are so nice there. It's so refreshing. Also ZERO bots. Zero pseudoscience.
I'm getting the feeling the ClA trolls have infiltrated Red Note. I am starting to see troll comments about China posing as a Chinese
Chinese app users are insanely nice so far. Even the comedy of the videos translates well
Welcome to Xiaohongshu! I am a Chinese living in the UK at the moment. Although I didn’t use RedNote 小红书 much, but I do now. I spend hours and hours, sometimes overnight to welcome friends from all over the world. It seems I feel I am obliged to do so, as I have a role to play in bringing this gap ❤ We all want to have peace. I used to be so worried as I have been witnessing how western media and their governments are dirty painting China, lying about China, this had shaped westerners view towards China significantly! I was so worried about the war between the two countries! But now, I can feel the peace and love, and a brighter future for our children.
The Chinese Government can present an alternative proposal to the Trump Administration requiring 50% Chinese ownership in Tesla in China ...... along similar terms and conditions as the US requiring the divestment of TikTok to American interests.
Why would they want tesla? They have better electric cars that are banned here in america
@@zainabzolita8436 To demonstrate to the US that what they don't want others do to them they should not do to others.
They are NOT exceptional afterall.
@@zainabzolita8436 他是举个例子，打比方
@@zainabzolita8436 There's also Starbucks, McDonalds, KFC, and hundreds of other companies to choose from. Doesn't have to be Tesla only.
@@zainabzolita8436 I have learned on xhs that Elon Musk is weirdly popular in China and they do have Tesla factories there too. It might just be the more Liberal types, but it sounded like they were all surprised many did not like him in the US
Thanks🙏 China from Nepal 🇳🇵
Greatly and frankly thankful to Ben Norton to speak out the truth to the world! Hope American friends open your eyes and coming to see the real China.
I hope Trump reverses his stupid ban on Huawei. Huawei is a great company and it deserves to be able to operate freely worldwide. I am an American, but I detest the ridiculous and unreasonable policies of my country!
It does operate freely world wide, just not in the US
Yeah i'm My country is super popular, is just the usa propaganda yet the average american doesnt know is under propaganda 24/7
Ditto from me
他们不会，因为如果你用了华为，CIA、FBI就无法监控你了
@@VodeniZeka Huawei is not banned in America. It's more evil then that. The policy is that America will also punish any company that tries to work with Huawei. That's like your best friend not speaking to you and telling anyone that is friends with that they will be ostracized if they talk to you as well.
In Australia, we have these one-agenda anti-China press writers who pass themselves off as serious journos with high cred: Peter Hartcher, Matthew Knott, etc
Everyone piling in to kick China
They will never do anything that has no benefit. Obviously, they selfishly gain benefits while deceiving all kind-hearted people.
Ignore the mainstream crap. Check out 'Pearls and Irritations'. Some good Aussie journalism there.
@jesjes5255 yeah you have that crazy murdoch Channel sky news spreading the anti china propaganda every day.
攻击中国，不会让澳大利亚更伟大，希望澳大利亚的有识之士能站出来，揭露他们虚伪的一面，
Thanks for calling out the MSM.
It was impressive that rednote was able to put the translation features in a few days when they got flooded by tiktok refugees, it would take months in the west to add major features like these
The Tik-Tok ban was no about China, but about limiting free speech to supporters of the Israeli apartheid state. It is critical that we all recognize that "Pro-Israel"
necessitates supporting the abolition of free speech, freedom of information and the right to protest.
Silver spoon baby detected
Your content will be deleted immediately if I send it, can you tell me why.
Hong Kong Riots 2.0...same US playbook all over again
Good to see you KJ❤
Me personally not leaving RedNote.
Xiao Hongshu also have posts by the young people living in rural areas who talk and try promote their grapes and other farm produce, art work etc. Not rich folks but just normal folks .
Thank you for letting your guess talk and not interrupting them
Always good to see Ben Norton
As a Chinese citizen of the Chinese CCP, I sincerely hope that one day, the American people too can also be free, just like us here in the Communist People's Republic of China!
CPC
@@Andrearuch97 Officially, yes correct... CPC.
LOL
😂 💯
It is CPC.
great show today
Great work as usual but you gotta have Carl Zha on the show 😊
Great show as always. Thanks for the updates. Peace and love
Right now TikTok is in a strong position cause they know their followers will flock to another Communist site and you know what that's perfectly fine with me I seen what the CCP can do and they can do big and great things and they have done well for their people and their people look happy and well fed and properly housed
Great discussion with Ben Norton.
Look at how American treats the elderly compared to China
I hope Byte Dance and China government not bowing to US government about tik tok
There is a rumor that the returned TikTok is a fake one already 😂😂😂
The reason of my opinion is because nowadays China's and Byte Dance's profiles is TOO MUCH BIGGER than America
Chinese government will Never bowing to bully, but Byte Dance is private company whose back bone is not that strong!
There was a comment on RedNote saying Americans think they're free because they can say whatever they want, but nobody is listening because they're either too busy trying to survive or so powerful they don't have to care.
I’m enjoying the tea and calligraphy content 😊
Bisc on the facts! Thanks for all comments and information.❤❤
Thank you so much for having produced such a high quality video. ❤
The Chinese don't pay real estate tax?!!!!🤯
yes,for sure,I am chinese
Yup, No property tax. My parents own a home in Shanghai China currently.
It's because homeownership in China is different. The Chinese state owns 100% of the land. The dwelling or home on that land can belong to a homeowner, and as a homeowner you lease the land your house is on from the state on a 70 years basis. After 70 years the lease rights for the land reverts back to the state. So no property tax for the homeowner since the homeowner doesn't own the property. This is a very simplified explanation, but from what I've heard from foreign bloggers living in China this is what I've understood.
there are a lot of countries that don't pay real estate taxes!! Not just china!
No. Once you pay off the mortgage, the house is yours, no more tax.
Thank you for a great discussion.
Very educational, thank you BT news, 👌
This phenomenon is heartwarming. I dont have neither TikTok nor Rednote accounts, but I hope people will start reaching out to the Russian and Iranian population as well, in the same way, if they are not already a blooming comunity on RedNote.
If this takes off globally, it will truly be an accomplishment worthy of the Nobel Peace Price...
The Nobel Peace Prize can be won by President Obama who started the war. You😂
Chinese parents tell their kids to finish their meals because adults in the USA struggle to afford food
LOL! Caught me off guard.
Made me think of "A Christmas Story".
Ralphy, eat your cabbage. There are starving people in China, you know.
(Ahh propaganda)
这不是笑话，当中国人知道美国底层人民要卖血还贷款和给孩子买吃的，很多人都流泪了。包括我，当我知道一个美国黑人朋友，要卖血，还要打三份工，不然就会被赶出家门，成为流浪汉，我的心很痛，美国政府太残酷了。他不是不努力，这个黑人朋友很努力的工作，但是她的国家，她的政府辜负了她
warmly welcome American people to our country for a visit.
Great discussion! Thank you. 👍
Best breakdown of this topic, by far. Appreciate hearing each panelist’s thoughts. How do we best help people unravel the conditioning and propaganda. We’re running out of time (ie climate chaos).
One time for all my rednote and Chinese friends. We have been laughing, sharing information, and even chatting together live with no problem.
Great discussion. The West has finally opened their eyes to the truth! ❤
Beautiful China
China's industrialization is a miracle in human history. The total output value of China's manufacturing industry accounts for 35% of the global total, which is equivalent to the sum of the next nine countries including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, etc. For example, in 2023, the delivery volume of China's civilian drones reached 3.17 million units, accounting for 80% of the global total, and the annual production capacity of civilian drones can reach 10 million units. Conservatively estimated, in times of war, we can produce 100,000 units per day. Remember, it's per day. China ranks first in the world in various fields such as robots, humanoid robots, automobiles, new - energy vehicles, ships, high - speed railways, home appliances, optical fibers, 5G, chips, machinery, photovoltaics, wind power generation, heavy machinery, mining machinery, etc. in 2025, the number of Chinese college graduates will be 12.22 million, among which 7.3 million are science and engineering students. China sincerely hopes to see developing countries around the world focus on domestic livelihood issues, alleviate poverty, develop the economy, and ensure that their people have enough to eat, warm clothes to wear, and a place to live. We all share the same planet and the same dream. Just use some common sense. If China were really as evil as the West claims, given that in 2024, the number of Chinese outbound tourists was 130 million and the number of inbound tourists was 150 million, wouldn't these people run away? And would those people come back? If China really didn't protect its children, could it achieve such accomplishments in education, economy, science and technology, etc.? My friend, pick up your visa and come to China to see for yourself. Besides, if you really don't have the time, you can download the app Xiaohongshu to see the real China. Tens of millions of TikTok users from the United States and around the world have already come to see China.
Ben's speeches never miss a beat.
USA approach to diplomacy uses a club, and a gun. China approach uses trade, and dialogue.
Thank you. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🇵🇸❤️
I'm still on redbook or red note whatever the proper designation is
Ben Norton you are fantastic as usual but one small point, besides China there is another country that is not digitally colonised by the US, and that is Russia. They don't use Facebook or Google or RUclips much, they use VK and Yandex and RUtube.
By provoking China, S. Korea must have forgotten how to spell the word "Death". 😢😢😢
Glad to see Ben again. For viewers who want to know more of China, I recommend Jerry's Take on China. Recently, they had a video where both of them appeared - I dubbed it the Ben & Jerry show (BTW, I prefer pistachio flavour).
The rednote thing is what one would describe a culture victory by china in civilization 6 video game.
we were told that Americans very conservative about their privacy which doesnt exist in RedNote.....as long as your are honest and sincere ,they are open to communicate
Is this what they called the Great Awakening and the Red Wave? How ironic.
This whole thing has me feeling like I’m in the Truman show. 😂😅😢
The world leaders should collectively work towards a decentralized social media platform. Thats the only solution.
It won't come from the top
@@djdrogs True, maybe something like Linux OS, How it's made entirely by an open source community.
Great show!
I love listening to Ben, he speaks facts not lies!!
The United States has used prohibitions and sanctions to lead to no competition among its domestic enterprises, resulting in less and less innovation.
A spectacular story of people-to-people exchange in this early 2025!
800 billions budgets went to military...200 B only go to infrastructure ,social welfare,medical n health....how is this possible
US imperialism and empire is more important to it than it’s people. Some financially benefit from the imperial actions and others are just propagandized into it through constant reinforcement saying “we’re the best country in the world”. The racism/xenophobia is another tool to make people not realize we are in a class struggle and not a culture war.
This is murica
Also 1.6 billion dollars fund for anti-China propaganda to both domestic and abroad audiences
It's possible because the United States is a warmonger empire whose diminishing power rests now only on submitting other countries to her will while keeping her own people under control by heavy propaganda. America lost her glamour and her Dream a long time ago. They couldn't care less that TikTok breaches user data because Google and Facebook have been doing it for way longer. They went after TikTok because decades of pro-Israel propaganda went down the drain when users shared the truth about Israel and Palestine wars and history through TikTok videos.
War is it's greatest export
Infact The communication between the people is the most effective way to expose American lies.
Thanks Ben for bringing intelligence, ethics and honesty to journalism.
Free US from AIPAC for better world and peace
The economic term is purchasing power parity which refers to the goods you can buy for the same dollars
Oh my god thank you
Movies are also the reason why these illusions are seen! US movies show beautiful places and shows China during the period 1980's!
When I left NYC Manhattan to college in Troy, NY and my first job in Owego, NY, I finally realized that US is not what I had seen on TV. There were many broken houses that needed repairs badly. This was 40 years ago. Now, homeless are everywhere in NYC.