“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 – often with the caption “you’ve met me at […]
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![China's President Xi Jinping, second left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, making bliny [Russian pancakes] as they visit the Far East Street exhibition on the sidelines of the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Sept 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office handout / Anadolu Agency](https://i0.wp.com/asiatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Putin-pancakes.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=89&ssl=1)
