brb somehow i now have an urge to order and read Xi Jinping thought like a Blackrock China branch executive...It is actually no laughing matter. I think that Tiktok actually does open the eyes of Western millennials, albeit not in a heavy handed manner. The random dance videos and comedy skits do not preach Xi Jinping thoughts or Communist Manifesto, but the background — even in fifth tier cities/towns or even villages, show a modern, clean, well managed nation in which people are respectful to one another. There are cosplayers, video game culture, anime/animesque animation and other things that Western millennials enjoy. This makes them subconsciously challenge the image of a monstrous China projected by MSM for the past seven decades.
Case in point:
Funny how a silly dance video series by a Puyi cosplayer managed to sneak in so much Chinese propaganda.
But on a serieus point i find the LivingInChina youtube channel from that Jason guy really interesting because he doesn't lives in a tier 1 city. But the tier 4 or 5 city he does lives in already looks good. If what he says is true that the rent on his appartement is like $100/month, then im really jealous.
