Young Western social media users are embracing a “very Chinese time” of their lives, and China’s government is keen to use this moment to boost the country’s cultural influence worldwide.
Videos proclaiming users are “Chinamaxxing,” or “in a very Chinese time of their lives”
This sounds like bullshit, of course we know people have clubs that are fans of country music or Star Trek or whatever cultural things people may find interesting.
But I never heard about USA maxxing, and I doubt there would be more reason to do that with China.
Some Chinese cultural elements may be fun, popular and interesting, but Chinamaxxing sounds more like a mental health issue than a cultural thing. And definitely not an element of soft power.
This sounds like bullshit, of course we know people have clubs that are fans of country music or Star Trek or whatever cultural things people may find interesting.
But I never heard about USA maxxing, and I doubt there would be more reason to do that with China.
Some Chinese cultural elements may be fun, popular and interesting, but Chinamaxxing sounds more like a mental health issue than a cultural thing. And definitely not an element of soft power.
“I’m at a very chinese time of my life” sounds like something out of trailer park boys or Broad City.