The westerners on Rednote right now are radlibs and leftists who already hate the US and capitalism. Completely different from the kind of people that populate most US-based social media.
And that’s precisely the kinds of people who’ll want to interact with people living in China going forward. Also, as the article points out, the opening up is still going to be mediated. This may surprise you, but CPC actually thinks these things through before putting them into action.
Have you been following at all how interactions on XHS have been going?
the difference is that xhs is westerners entering chinese internet, not the other way around
The article mentions that moderation rules would still apply, there just wouldn’t be a blanket ban on foreign sites.
The westerners on Rednote right now are radlibs and leftists who already hate the US and capitalism. Completely different from the kind of people that populate most US-based social media.
And that’s precisely the kinds of people who’ll want to interact with people living in China going forward. Also, as the article points out, the opening up is still going to be mediated. This may surprise you, but CPC actually thinks these things through before putting them into action.
Yeah, I’m on there. It’s going great.