• SexUnderSocialism [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    No matter whether you like Speed or not, I don’t think people here realize the effect this is having on his tens of millions of zoomer fans. Even if you just check the comments on his China tour videos that have millions of views, it’s very positive, and people realizing they had no idea China was like this, and adding it to their bucket list to visit someday. A year ago I could not have imagined that we’d see the beginning of Chinese soft power growing like this.

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      A year ago I could not have imagined that we’d see the beginning of Chinese soft power growing like this.

      Give the streamers profit to pursue and they’ll pursue it.

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        It’s why all those TikTokers went to see “the most viral city in the world” Chongqing last year.

        As soon as they realized Chongqing was the new hotness that could get them lots of views and money, they were like: