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‘Chinamaxxing’ is TikTok’s latest senseless trend — as young people romanticize living in a Communist society

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05.02.2026

America is out. China, of all things, is in.

At least on TikTok and Twitch, where a new trend called “Chinamaxxing” is taking the internet by storm, as young Americans declare they’re “becoming Chinese.”

They’re drinking hot water in the morning. They’re doing tai chi in their kitchens. They’re perfecting their chopstick skills and sporting Adidas track suits to achieve the elderly man in Beijing look.

But Chinamaxxing isn’t just a lifestyle trend. Many of the influencers praising Chinese culture are actively denigrating America. They’re aesthetically, morally and politically defecting to another superpower.

Young people are going crazy on social media, declaring that “you met me at a very Chinese time in my life.” Plenty of their newfound habits — like taking off their shoes before entering a room or getting into herbal remedies — are perfectly innocent.

There’s some cryptic Gen Z humor to it, too.

Odd memes, like a fortune teller delivering the verdict that “u will turn Chinese tomorrow” and blurry cats wearing conical straw hats, fit right........

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