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![For ‘TikTok Refugees,’ a More Censored Chinese App Won’t Be the Solution For ‘TikTok Refugees,’ a More Censored Chinese App Won’t Be the Solution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-23-131741.jpg)
For ‘TikTok Refugees,’ a More Censored Chinese App Won’t Be the Solution
By Chauncey Jung
Unlike TikTok, RedNote primarily operates in China. As a result, concerns over content censorship, data privacy, and CCP control are even greater.
![When American TikTok Refugees Found a Home on China’s RedNote When American TikTok Refugees Found a Home on China’s RedNote](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-16-212233.jpg)
When American TikTok Refugees Found a Home on China’s RedNote
By Anna Ge
After the U.S. government threatened to ban TikTok, American users discovered an unlikely haven: Xiaohongshu, a Chinese social media app.
![For Discontented Chinese Netizens, the Charm of the Olympics Is Wearing off For Discontented Chinese Netizens, the Charm of the Olympics Is Wearing off](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-31-144524.jpg)
For Discontented Chinese Netizens, the Charm of the Olympics Is Wearing off
By Yaqiu Wang
Many users see little to celebrate amid growing social, economic, and political constraints at home.
![Watching Taiwan’s Free Elections, Chinese Internet Users Lament One-Party Rule Watching Taiwan’s Free Elections, Chinese Internet Users Lament One-Party Rule](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-23-130338.jpg)
Watching Taiwan’s Free Elections, Chinese Internet Users Lament One-Party Rule
By Yaqiu Wang
Quickly censored comments reveal a bitter rejection of Beijing’s official line on the Taiwanese balloting.
![Chinese Social Media Platforms Are Now Awash With Antisemitism Chinese Social Media Platforms Are Now Awash With Antisemitism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-23-130338.jpg)
Chinese Social Media Platforms Are Now Awash With Antisemitism
By Yaqiu Wang
The Israel-Hamas conflict has triggered a fresh outpouring of hate speech that aligns with Beijing’s policy aims.
![Canada’s Foreign Interference Inquiries Should Not Be Distracted by Diplomatic Struggles With India Canada’s Foreign Interference Inquiries Should Not Be Distracted by Diplomatic Struggles With India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-canada-1157521_1280.jpg)
Canada’s Foreign Interference Inquiries Should Not Be Distracted by Diplomatic Struggles With India
By Chauncey Jung
While Trudeau is correct in expanding the scope of foreign interference, it is necessary to distinguish the different tactics India and China have adopted in Canada.
![Why US Policymakers Must Take a Surgical Approach to TikTok Concerns Why US Policymakers Must Take a Surgical Approach to TikTok Concerns](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-30-3.jpg)
Why US Policymakers Must Take a Surgical Approach to TikTok Concerns
By Ryan Nabil
Wholesale banning of an entire social media platform could have serious implications for the future role of the government in regulating how Americans use the internet.
![The Unintended Consequences of China’s Stance on Ukraine The Unintended Consequences of China’s Stance on Ukraine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-02-145333.jpg)
The Unintended Consequences of China’s Stance on Ukraine
By Yimei Liu
China’s censored social media environment makes it difficult to judge public opinion. But the pro-Russia narrative that has emerged is having a real impact on ordinary people.
![Chinese Tennis Star Accuses Former Top Official of Sexual Assault Chinese Tennis Star Accuses Former Top Official of Sexual Assault](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-03-5.jpg)
Chinese Tennis Star Accuses Former Top Official of Sexual Assault
By Shannon Tiezzi
Peng Shuai's post broke new ground for the #MeToo movement in China: directly implicating a high-ranking CCP official.
![What Do Chinese People Think of the US Election? What Do Chinese People Think of the US Election?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-09-13.jpg)
What Do Chinese People Think of the US Election?
By Aadil Brar
Chinese state media call the U.S. election chaotic and costly, while social media users can't stop talking about it.
![China Isn’t Hiding the Border Tensions With India From Its Public Anymore China Isn’t Hiding the Border Tensions With India From Its Public Anymore](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-crowd.jpg)
China Isn’t Hiding the Border Tensions With India From Its Public Anymore
By Aadil Brar
China has loosened its restrictions on reporting about the border standoff, while still practicing heavy-handed opinion shaping tactics.
![What America Can Learn From Chinese Society’s Media Skepticism What America Can Learn From Chinese Society’s Media Skepticism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-08-3.jpg)
What America Can Learn From Chinese Society’s Media Skepticism
By Jasmine Chia
Many Americans have almost blind faith in their preferred media sources. Most Chinese have learned not to believe everything they read.
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