The China Show

Rednote - China is Scrambling to Keep Influence over Americans - Episode #246

Jan 18, 2025
The podcast dives into China's attempts to sway American influencers through TikTok, revealing the implications of potential bans. It humorously recounts absurd driving antics while critiquing reckless behavior on highways. A stark contrast between media freedoms in the U.S. and China is highlighted, alongside discussions on propaganda and human rights abuses. Cultural clashes with apps like Xiaohongshu and the nationalist indoctrination in China are explored, shedding light on the complexities of influence in the digital age.
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ANECDOTE

Chinese Protest

  • 100,000 people protested a student's death in China.
  • The area is under martial law, but Western media ignores it.
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Cashless Societies

  • China promotes its cashless society, but America rarely uses cash either.
  • Chinese propagandists portray their system as groundbreaking, ignoring decades of credit card use elsewhere.
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Easy Pass Scam

  • A thief used a device to steal money from a driver's easy pass card in China.
  • These devices act as toll readers, deducting funds from digital wallets.
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