TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in a new trend that’s part parody and part politics
- Written by Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University
TikTok“Drink hot water” has become an unlikely life philosophy on TikTok, as countless users track their journey towards “being” or “becoming Chinese”.
All of this is part of a broader social media trend dubbed “Chinamaxxing”.
Out of context it may seem strange: thousands of Chinamaxxing videos...





