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Beyond K-Wave and J-Pop: The Surging Soft Power of “Chinamaxxing”
Image generated by AI using ChatGPT Gen Zs on social media are “Becoming Chinese”. The term “Chinamaxxing“ has recently exploded across social media, describing young Westerners embracing Chinese habits – from morning routines and tai chi to speaking Mandarin and sipping hot water – as part of a newfound fascination with “the Chinese way of life.” On TikTok and Instagram, videos tagged #Chinamaxxing shows Gen Zers donning Chinese street-fashion, practicing baduanjin exercise

Phoebe Chow
6 days ago3 min read


F1 Grand Prix cancelled in the Gulf States: Why Sport Matter in Geopolitics
Engines, luxury, branding and status, these are some of the words that come to mind when Formula 1 comes to conversation. If you know a little about F1 you will associate them directly to the Monaco Gran Prix with it’s street circuit, expensive hotels and yachts in sight, but with a deeper dive in the sport you’ll notice that actually, some of the really high prestige Grand Prix are the ones taking place in Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately on March 14t

Laura Tatiana Pérez Molina
Mar 294 min read
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